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FAR-FIELD STEREO RIBBON MIC

AEA R88 SERIES

 OWNER’S MANUAL 

Summary of Contents for R88 Series

Page 1: ...FAR FIELD STEREO RIBBON MIC AEA R88 SERIES OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...ctions the R88 s Blumlein system is convenient to use and delivers a phase coherent accurate transient response With sense of depth the R88 puts the listener right with the performers in the recording...

Page 3: ...CONTENTS WELCOME INTRODUCTION SUPPORT GENERAL GUIDELINES APPLICATION ADVICE SPECIFICATIONS 2 4 4 5 8 12 3...

Page 4: ...41 dB SPL R88A or 165 dB SPL R88mk2 at 1kHz As a far field stereo ribbon microphone the R88 captures balanced sound from long distances From 16 inches to 20 feet the mic retains its full spectrum and...

Page 5: ...to Pin 2 or 3 Using phantom power with a faulty or mis wired cable or a defective supply can severely stretch or break a ribbon Since passive ribbon microphones or other transformer coupled microphon...

Page 6: ...e strong air movement also can stretch the ribbon and while it may not break it nonetheless could significantly degrade the microphone s performance The ribbon in the R88 is protected by multi layered...

Page 7: ...p with gain at least 60dB or higher To guarantee consistent full range ribbon sound we recommend AEA s RPQ2 RPQ500 and TRP2 preamps which were specially designed for ribbon microphones On quiet sound...

Page 8: ...d tutorials featuring the R88 stereo microphone along with a library of audio and video demonstrations of the R88 in action The stereo R88 is a coincident microphone system Coincident mic techniques u...

Page 9: ...and vertical marks with the instrument or ensemble you are recording The front quadrant pictured above is the positive polarity stereo image and the rear quadrant is the negative polarity stereo image...

Page 10: ...atibility of the microphone as switching to mono results in electrical destructive interference Prominent early reflections from these regions can cause an ill defined and inaccurate stereo image Take...

Page 11: ...ilable in hardware and software format The positive polarity of the Mid of M transducer is aligned on axis to the primary sound source The Side or S is oriented 90 degrees to this axis The positive po...

Page 12: ...an result from the masking effect on the treble due to excessive bass boost As a stereo far field ribbon microphone the R88 was designed to capture balanced sound from long distances Sound sources sho...

Page 13: ...the microphone Level changes with angle frequency re sponse is consistent 35dB null at 90 270 Level changes with angle reduced HF response above and below 0 180 25 dB null at 90 270 Aluminum corrugat...

Page 14: ...3 87 15 04 3 87 14 FIGURE OF 8 POLAR PATTERN...

Page 15: ...NSE 15 Data below 200 Hz omitted due to measuring room restrictions 0 dVB is equivalent to 2 5 mV Pa 52 dBV for the R88mk2 and 7 4 mV Pa 42 6 dBV for the R88A at 1kHz Normalized to 0 dB at 1kHz 1 3 oc...

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