Broadcast News

Bookmark and Share
07/10/2008

Steve Mac Buys First Big Ribbon A440 In Europe From KMR

News Image
Audio consultancy and equipment supplier KMR Audio have supplied Rokstone Studios with the first AEA high performance phantom-powered Big Ribbon A440 to be sold in Europe.
Rokstone is owned by producer Steve Mac who has achieved recent success with Il Divo and Leona Lewis.
KMR Sales Manager Keith Malin said: "Inspired by AEA's forty years of experience with ribbon mics, particularly 44s, this mic has the greatest useable dynamic range of any ribbon microphone manufactured today. The A440 is also the quietest ribbon microphone in existence."
Steve Mac adds: "I haven't recorded with any other mic since I started using the A440!"
The A440 has a flat frequency response and holds an accurate figure-eight polar pattern down to 20 Hz. The A440 has a smooth and articulate midrange, and at the high end, transients are quick and detailed without hard edges.
Also supplied to the studio by KMR was an AEA R88 Stereo Ribbon Microphone optimised for stereo instrument and ensemble recording and an AEA TRP Ribbon Mic Preamplifier, an ultra high-gain and impedance, minimal-path FET mic pre designed by Fred Forssell.
The R88's two ribbon motors are oriented at 90 degrees, and have excellent off-axis frequency response. The R88 uses the large ribbon configuration of the classic RCA 44 series mics, which gives the mic solid 20Hz bass response and a smooth high end which is flattering to complex tones such as cymbals, strings and woodwinds.
The AEA Ribbon Preamplifier low-noise two-channel preamp is for ribbon, moving coll, and tube microphones that do not use or want phantom power. This allows for improvements in minimal path circuitry and also rids the unit of phantom-power blocking capacitors. Zener diodes on the input protect the input stage if external phantom power is applied.
(KMcA)
Solidmate Ltd Memory Card Hire London

Top Related Stories
Click here for the latest broadcast news stories.

13/02/2023
Point Source Audio Unveils SERIES9 Subminiature Mic Collection
Point Source Audio has revealed its new SERIES9 subminiature microphone collection with a first-of-its-kind performance standard for professional user
04/08/2022
DPA Shares Newest Mic Solutions At IBC 2022
DPA Microphones will showcase its latest microphone offerings, designed to meet the growing needs of the entertainment and media markets, at IBC 2022
25/11/2021
Comica Audio Launches BoomX-D PRO Wireless Mic
Comica Audio has launched the BoomX-D PRO mini 2.4G dual-channel on-board recording wireless microphone with a long working distance of 100m (328 feet
03/11/2021
DPA Microphones Unveils The MS4099 Mic Stand Mount
DPA Microphones has unveiled a new accessory, the MS4099 Mic Stand Mount, for its renowned 4099 CORE Instrument Mic. The company has also begun shippi
24/02/2023
Tierra Audio Announces Offer On New Twenties Microphone
Tierra Audio has launched a month-long campaign celebrating its newest microphone - New Twenties. New Twenties is a large diaphragm cardioid FET conde
27/07/2023
Ultimate Support Systems Unveil New BCM-300 Deluxe Broadcast Mic Stand
Ultimate Support Systems, an ACT Entertainment brand, has released its new BCM-300 Deluxe Broadcast Mic Stand. Featuring a modern design, the stand br
13/07/2023
Palmer Digital Group Offers Optional Speaker-Microphone Enclosures
Palmer Digital Group now offers optional speaker-microphone enclosures for its entire range of outdoor digital menu board systems, covering single, do
31/03/2023
Digital Audio Denmark Introduces AX Center Thunder|Core Audio Interface
Digital Audio Denmark's new AX Center is a dedicated Thunderbolt modular audio interface with dual mic and instrument inputs, dual headphone and monit
11/05/2015
DPA Microphones Selected For Clarendon Hills
Looking for a solution that would allow to easily mic pastors and performers of all statures, the audio team at Christian Church of Clarendon Hills (C
04/02/2015
Source Distribution To Host RØDE, Genelec Product Debuts
Source Distribution, will be hosting product debuts from RØDE and Genelec at this month's BVE Show in London. Shown in public for the first time anywh
31/05/2019
PSA To Unveil New GO-8 Series Of Microphones
Point Source Audio (PSA) will unveil their new GO-8 Series of microphones featuring the GO-8WD, a revolutionary moldable microphone that shapes into a
09/07/2018
Unity Audio Unveils Boulder MKIII
Unity Audio has unveiled the Boulder MKIII with a faster, more accurate detailed sound and greater SPL. The new Boulder MK-III 3-way active monitor de
20/02/2024
NADiV Audio Introduces Range Of Dante Audio And Control Devices
NADiV Audio has launched its NADiV range of Dante-enabled audio interface and control devices for portable and installed AV and pro audio environments
30/03/2016
Red Box Media Reviews Sennheiser Mic
Liam Creagh, Director at Red Box Media Productions, reviews the Sennheiser AVX radio microphone. As a former TV news reporter, the hand held radio mic
14/03/2022
Nembrini Audio Unveils Faceman 2-Channel Head Guitar Amplifier Plugin
Nembrini Audio is continuing to expand its growing catalogue with the addition of the Faceman 2-Channel Head Guitar Amplifier plugin. It is based on t