Comments on: Ribbon mic mod - part 1 - Apex 205 http://www.hometracked.com/2007/08/17/ribbon-mic-mod-part-1-apex-205/ Home recording and project studio blog Fri, 16 May 2008 18:47:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: tommy martin http://www.hometracked.com/2007/08/17/ribbon-mic-mod-part-1-apex-205/#comment-53815 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:04:18 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2007/08/17/ribbon-mic-mod-part-1-apex-205/#comment-53815 does any one know if the stellar rm-1 is as good a value as the apex 205? does any one know if the stellar rm-1 is as good a value as the apex 205?

]]> by: Ribbon Mics: The Secret Weapon of the Mic Locker | The Stereo Bus Blog http://www.hometracked.com/2007/08/17/ribbon-mic-mod-part-1-apex-205/#comment-29425 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:44:07 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2007/08/17/ribbon-mic-mod-part-1-apex-205/#comment-29425 [...] Ribbon microphones provide a natural kind of compression that is extremely flattering to drums. Ribbon microphones work very much like our ears and, as a result, often are the most natrual-sounding microphone choice. Their quick release and neutral high-end tame strident cymbals. One of my favorite applications for ribbon microphones is as room mics for drums. In my experience, nothing sounds quite like a pair of Coles 4038 mics eight feet in front of a kit. Because of the roundness of the tone and their lack of distortion, they maintain their composure even under heavy compression. The Coles are an expensive option. There are more recent, very inexpensive, Chinese-made microphones designed after the Coles that do a good job of achieving much the same type of sound such as the Apex 205 (that people are modding to good effect). Also very popular are the active Royer ribbon microphones, which have their own internal preamps to achieve the sensitivity of condenser mics. [...] […] Ribbon microphones provide a natural kind of compression that is extremely flattering to drums. Ribbon microphones work very much like our ears and, as a result, often are the most natrual-sounding microphone choice. Their quick release and neutral high-end tame strident cymbals. One of my favorite applications for ribbon microphones is as room mics for drums. In my experience, nothing sounds quite like a pair of Coles 4038 mics eight feet in front of a kit. Because of the roundness of the tone and their lack of distortion, they maintain their composure even under heavy compression. The Coles are an expensive option. There are more recent, very inexpensive, Chinese-made microphones designed after the Coles that do a good job of achieving much the same type of sound such as the Apex 205 (that people are modding to good effect). Also very popular are the active Royer ribbon microphones, which have their own internal preamps to achieve the sensitivity of condenser mics. […]

]]> by: chris madl http://www.hometracked.com/2007/08/17/ribbon-mic-mod-part-1-apex-205/#comment-28771 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 04:18:50 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2007/08/17/ribbon-mic-mod-part-1-apex-205/#comment-28771 if I may ask, I've been searching for any details or pictures of a tranformer being replaced in a ribbon. I recently got 2 lundahl 2912's to replace the stock transformers in my stereo fatheads. much thanks for any info. best, chris if I may ask, I've been searching for any details or pictures of a tranformer being replaced in a ribbon. I recently got 2 lundahl 2912′s to replace the stock transformers in my stereo fatheads. much thanks for any info.
best,
chris

]]> by: vvv http://www.hometracked.com/2007/08/17/ribbon-mic-mod-part-1-apex-205/#comment-3405 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:43:05 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2007/08/17/ribbon-mic-mod-part-1-apex-205/#comment-3405 My NOS R2 ribbon appears to have a lot of "sag"; how do you tighten it? I know "carefully", ;-D , but... My NOS R2 ribbon appears to have a lot of "sag"; how do you tighten it?

I know "carefully", ;-D , but…

]]> by: des http://www.hometracked.com/2007/08/17/ribbon-mic-mod-part-1-apex-205/#comment-2844 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:28:47 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2007/08/17/ribbon-mic-mod-part-1-apex-205/#comment-2844 Thanks very much, Michael. I wanted to include a picture of a sagging ribbon in the "part 3" article I just posted, but I can't find one! And I'm not about to leave one of my ribbons at gravity's mercy for the sake of an example :-) (I'll definitely expand on the wiring phase, though, when I get around to posting about the xfmr upgrade.) Cheers. Thanks very much, Michael.

I wanted to include a picture of a sagging ribbon in the "part 3″ article I just posted, but I can't find one! And I'm not about to leave one of my ribbons at gravity's mercy for the sake of an example :-) (I'll definitely expand on the wiring phase, though, when I get around to posting about the xfmr upgrade.)

Cheers.

]]> by: Michael Joly http://www.hometracked.com/2007/08/17/ribbon-mic-mod-part-1-apex-205/#comment-2833 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:38:39 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2007/08/17/ribbon-mic-mod-part-1-apex-205/#comment-2833 Nicely detailed instructions and photos Des - especially helpful are your cautionary statements about potential ribbon damage. The only minor details I would add would be a caveat to maintain the correct wiring phase if a new transformer is installed and to check and correct (if necessary) proper ribbon tension. 30% - 50% of the hundred or so Chinese ribbon mics I've seen have had ribbon so slack in the magnetic gap that about 80% of their length is sagging out of the magnet gap (reduces output level and introduces distortion and a mechanical "clanging". Best, Michael Joly - OktavaMod Nicely detailed instructions and photos Des - especially helpful are your cautionary statements about potential ribbon damage.

The only minor details I would add would be a caveat to maintain the correct wiring phase if a new transformer is installed and to check and correct (if necessary) proper ribbon tension. 30% - 50% of the hundred or so Chinese ribbon mics I've seen have had ribbon so slack in the magnetic gap that about 80% of their length is sagging out of the magnet gap (reduces output level and introduces distortion and a mechanical "clanging".

Best, Michael Joly - OktavaMod

]]> by: thehipcola http://www.hometracked.com/2007/08/17/ribbon-mic-mod-part-1-apex-205/#comment-2760 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:36:23 +0000 http://www.hometracked.com/2007/08/17/ribbon-mic-mod-part-1-apex-205/#comment-2760 As a fellow 205 owner, I can't wait to hear the before & after samples. Great article Des! As a fellow 205 owner, I can't wait to hear the before & after samples. Great article Des!

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