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How-to and why pieces: ribbon technique, placement, and what makes these microphones behave the way they do.
October 27, 2026
R-12 Acoustic Micro-Sessions: One Ribbon on Steel-String, No Laptop
The first time I put the R-12 on my Martin, I fell in love. It sounded like the guitar sounds when you're sitting in front of it, full in the low ...
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Ribbons on Strings, No EQ: Inside the Pentavirate Sessions
Most microphones add something you spend the rest of the session taking out. We went to Pentavirate Studios in Nashville to see what happens when a ...
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Royer Ribbons on Drums: Bobby Holland's Mic-by-Mic Tour
Ribbons on drums isn't new. Ribbons on every part of the kit, compared side by side, is a different afternoon. At Pentavirate Studios in Nashville, ...
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