On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 12:53 PM, Al Thompson <althompson58@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 01/25/2013 09:20 PM, Len Ovens wrote: >> On Fri, January 25, 2013 5:56 pm, Bob van der Poel wrote: >>> Anyone used one of cheap ribbon mics I see on feabay for well under >>> $100? Yeah, probably get what you pay for ... but I don't have 2 to 4 >>> grand just to play with one. I'm doing some in-home recording of a >>> tenor sax and I've heard that ribbons are really good for this. >>> Comments appreciated. >> There are lots of different ribbon mics around. Some of them are not >> really ribbon mics in the classical sense. I don't think a Mylar skin with >> a ribbon printed on it will sound the same as the old ribbon mics. (they >> may sound good, but not the same) > > I'm surprised nobody has suggested a Beyer M500. I've used them a lot, > and like them, and they aren't very expensive. Nearly 3x what i just paid :) They are around the $300 mark on ebay, etc. Still a long way off the 4 grand unit I was recommended :) -- **** Listen to my CD at http://www.mellowood.ca/music/cedars **** Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA ** EMAIL: bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx WWW: http://www.mellowood.ca _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
