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away from any hole in the front head.
Recording Loud or Plosive Sounds
To all ribbon microphones, wind is the enemy! Air movement is
far more damaging to ribbon microphones than high SPL’s.
Some sound sources can generate surprisingly powerful blasts
of air. Kick drums and electric guitar and bass amplifiers are
typical examples of instruments that can produce harmful air
currents. One way to determine if the air pressure is excessive
is to place your hand in front of the sound source (the kick
drum, the guitar cab, etc.) and see if you can feel actual air
movement.
If you feel air movement, do not put your ribbon
microphone there.
A simple technique that can avert damage due to overstressing
the ribbon is as follows: After choosing the optimum placement
for the microphone, slightly angle the microphone in such a
way that the percussive wave is not directed at the front of the
mic “head on.”
Often, a slight angular tilt (either vertically or
horizontally) is all that is required to prevent harm to the rib-
bon.
Example of the Vertical Positioning Technique
Slight off-axis
positioning will
minimize stress-
ing the ribbon on
loud sound
sources.
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