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Old 08-11-2022, 12:25 PM
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Always love learning about mics. To me they are like guitars with different back and sides, bracing and body shapes. Each has its own reason for using. Each has its own sound.

Can you Identify this mic?



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Old 08-11-2022, 12:41 PM
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At first glance it looks like a Nude Ribbon...but looking closer it's slightly different. I'm trying to think of who else makes rectangular bodies like that.
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Old 08-11-2022, 02:15 PM
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That's a Sontronics ribbon mic. I'm not sure what model because I think it's an older version and I'm not all that familiar with their lineup.
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Old 08-11-2022, 02:53 PM
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Always love learning about mics. To me they are like guitars with different back and sides, bracing and body shapes. Each has its own reason for using. Each has its own sound.

Can you Identify this mic?



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut5t...&start_radio=1

Wow, that is beautiful!

One thing thing that I do in my video work is to use black and white like that when there is a happenstance of lights with unmatched color temperatures. I’m not saying that this is why they went black and white, but I would bet it was a consideration!

Nonetheless, what a gorgeous recording!
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Old 08-11-2022, 03:25 PM
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That's a Sontronics ribbon mic. I'm not sure what model because I think it's an older version and I'm not all that familiar with their lineup.
Good eye Jim1960!
Reading about it ---it is an Active Ribbon. Looks like you can get it from Thomann brand new for under $800, here is the latest version




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Wow, that is beautiful!

what a gorgeous recording!
And they had quite a line up of Neumann mics in the video as well. I guess the engineer thought this mic was good enough to sit in the company there of. That in itself is an impressive endorsement.

It does look like the guitar also has active electronics on board. So the sound was probably a combination there of.

I have always wondered about Suntronics. Years ago when I looked into them It seemed like they were only designers.

But upon reading there latest info looks like they are much more than just that. Seems they have a few awards to go with there products as well.

From their webpage.
"The majority of our microphones are also made here in the UK with all of our top-end mics fitted with circuits made to our proprietary designs and hand-wound transformers manufactured within 2 miles of our door.

We are proud to be spear-heading innovations in electronics engineering and product design right here in Dorset."

*The Big Question still lies in their Capsules and bodies and where they are made. With some indication from others, that many of the parts are made in China. Which for some, including myself, always leaves lots of questions & doubts.
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And they had quite a line up of Neumann mics in the video as well. I guess the engineer thought this mic was good enough to sit in the company there of.

I couldn't help but notice that his tone had a lot of snap to it. I wonder if the ribbon mic was a choice to help tame the guitar's top end & transients to sit better in the mix/song.
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Also, the positioning of the mic would also be effective in reducing a lot of bleed (being a figure-8).
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