jack0554 wrote:
Try some ribbons. Great stuff. If you have to have condensors, I like
the 103's in a good big room. JJ
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I fooled around with some ribbons once at another studio and was not really
into what they were doing for drum ambience at least per my taste... I
realize I should not judge all ribbons based on just one pair, but I like a
lot of articulation and clarity (like what a TLM103 can do)... the ribbons i
tried were more "earthy" or "grainy" which was cool, but just not what I am
after personally... but I know I should listen to some more ribbons before I
fully dismiss them... can you recommend any ribbons that provide good
clarity and articulation?...hey, I noticed at your website that you have a
TLM103, U87i and AT 4050...how would you compare these three mics?..thanks

What ribbons did you try?

I'd suggest the Beyer M160 as a good first start. None of the ribbons will
give you a huge amount of bite to the snare and cymbal sounds, but sometimes
that's a great thing. The M160 will give you more top end than most of them,
as well the Coles 4040.

I'd tend to go with a good pair of small diaphragm condensers that are as
neutral as possible, but a lot of folks would disagree with that.

I think the 414s are overrated and I have never really liked them for
anything, but they are worth trying out, and they will look good on your
mike list. Same goes for the U87.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."