The New RPQ Ribbon Pre with Curve Shaping
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The New RPQ
The RPQ with Curve Shaping and P48 power puts all the controls for ribbon mics at your fingertips: 80 dB of clean quiet JFET gain, P48 phantom power for active studio ribbons such as AEA’s A440, and LF trim and HF boost contols that are tuneable and defeatable so that you can tame proximity problems and/or add a little more to the top.
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NAMM Show 2009
See AEA at the 2009 NAMM Show Booth# 1863
KMR Audio Ltd supplied Rokstone Studios, owned by producer Steve Mac who has achieved recent success with Il Divo and Leona Lewis. Steve Mac said, "I haven't recorded with any other mic since I started using the A440!"
Find out more about NAMM 2009.
Steve Mac with his A440
Steve Mac buys First Big Ribbon A440 in Europe from KMR
KMR Audio Ltd supplied Rokstone Studios, owned by producer Steve Mac who has achieved recent success with Il Divo and Leona Lewis. Steve Mac said, "I haven't recorded with any other mic since I started using the A440!"
Read the press release.
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Presentation of PAR Excellence Award
for the AEA A440 Active Studio Ribbon
AEA A440 Active Studio Ribbon Wins 2008 PAR Excellence Award
AEA was presented with the PAR Excellence Award for the A440 Active Studio Ribbon Microphone at the 125th AES Convention in San Francisco. The A440 combines phantom power with the Big Ribbon™ sound for the first time. The A440 has its own personality, but visually and sonically shares a close kinship with the R44. With a sensitivity of –32.5 dBV per Pascal (94 dB SPL) and an equivalent noise level to 6 dB SPL(A), it has a dynamic range as wide as any microphone on the market.
The New A440
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The New A440
The quietest ribbon microphone ever produced. Finally, a high performance phantom-powered Big Ribbon™
AEA is proud to announce the A440, the quietest ribbon microphone ever produced. The A440 owes this to its stunningly hot output created by its phantom-powered Big Ribbon™ A440 yielding a signal-to-noise ratio of 88dB (A), combined with all the warmth of a classic ribbon. 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.
At the low frequency end the A440 delivers bass with effortless authority. It 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.
Find out about technical specifications.
Go to the A440 Active Studio Ribbon page.
Now Available. Contact your local dealer for more information.
AEA FW27 27' Flightweight Stand
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AEA FW27
The AEA FW27 is a 27 foot tall mic stand that is an ideal tool for all your recording needs. It is the stand of choice for those working in concert halls, churches, sound stages, and other large acoustical environments.
The FW27 collapses to just 5 feet for outstanding range and easy portability. It weighs only 9.5 pounds, making it the lightest tall stand available in the market.
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AccuSound Cable Co.
AEA R84 becomes more American by using AccuSound Cables
AEA Ribbon microphones is teaming up with AccuSound Cable Company in their quest for an all U.S. made product. AEA has begun using Accusound quad cable for their popular R84 microphone. AccuSound is known for making a great sounding top quality American cable. AEA recently began using the AccuSound Silver Studio Pro Cable on the high-end AEA A440 and R44C microphones and has made the Silver HD cable an option on the R88 stereo microphone.
Turtle Island with AEA Mics
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2008 Grammy award winner recorded with AEA microphones and mic preamps
"A Love Supreme" with the Turtle Island String Quartet was the 2008 Grammy award winner for Best Classical Crossover Album. AEA ribbon microphones and preamps were extensively used on this recording made at the Skywalker Scoring stage.
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Pete Townshend in EQ Magazine
Dateline August 1, 2007 – Pete Townshend's favorite microphone is the R84!
August 2007, EQ, By J.J. Blair
"Tracking Townshend"
Pete Townshend offers "the kind of perspective that can be gained only by years in the trenches writing, performing, and recording hundreds of songs...Townshend has stood at the epicenter of what is widely regarded by rock fans as one of the greatest, and most influential, acts of all time — The Who."
"My favorite mic...is the AEA R84...An emulation of an RCA ribbon mic is not going to sound like an RCA ribbon mic. Only Wes Dooley can come close today...Lately I’ve replaced the Neumann with the R84."
Even Blair himself confesses his appreciation, "I’m also a big fan of the R84, particularly on horns and on piano."
Plus, find out how Pete uses his R84's in the studio.
– Read the full article
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AEA's TRP Nominated for 2007 MIX Foundation TEC Award
Once again, an AEA product has been nominated for the Mix Foundation's TEC Award. AEA reminds you that the balloting takes place in August and ballots will be found in the August issue of Mix Magazine.
This one-of-a-Kind preamp was designed specifically for use with ribbon mics, moving coil and tube mics, has 83db of clean gain and no dangerous phantom power. The TRP is an ultra fast, two channel, minimal-path JFET preamp. It's designed to have one of the lowest noise floors available. Eliminating phantom power allows for advantages in minimal path circuitry and the elimination of electronics that induce noise.
Find out more about AEA's TRP...
Find out more about the MIX Foundation's TEC Award...
The AEA R92
R92 Review and Audio Clips
"AEA R92 Microphone"
by Tony Sanfilippo, April 22, 2007, StudioAuditions.com.
"The sound was absolutely perfect ... I didn't touch the EQ or add any processing at all ..."
Read this review or other reviews of AEA products
Also, see the Jam Room Sessions to compare the same short jam sampled from a range of different microphones, including the R92, the R84 and the R44.
See the Jam Room at StudioAuditions.com
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AEA TRP Reviewed in Mix and Pro Audio Review, April 2007
April 15, 2007, Pro Audio Review, by Dr. Fredrick J. Bashour
"[TRP] is destined to become a first choice preamp for engineers who use ribbon mics with quiet sources ... In other words, it's the first universal mic preamp for non-phantom powered mics! ... Since the Millennia Media preamp is such a standard around the world for classical recording, I'd consider that putting the TRP in the same category as the HV3C is giving it some pretty high-class company to keep."
April 1, 2007, Mix Magazine, by Joe Hannigan
"Several shoot-outs and tests against other preamps went about as expected: None had the flexibility for reliable, stable settings, nor had the kind of overall gain structure or repeatable results found in the TRP ... With such a smart blend of technology, it's difficult to tell where the beauty of the ribbon microphone experience ended and the preamp began, but the unit's lack of coloration and built-in features more than kept up with—and perhaps exceeded—the quality of the microphones I used."
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The AEA R92
AEA R92 & TRP Reviewed in Sound On Sound, April 2007
"The AEA TRP is an impressive preamp whichever way you look at it ... This classy ribbon mic doesn't just look great—AEA's thoughtful design means that it also offers great results ... If you are considering investing in the smooth natural character of a ribbon mic, this is certainly one worth auditioning first-hand. I've fallen in love with it!"
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AEA TRP Reviewed in Electronic Musician, March 2007
"I thought I had sworn off buying new preamps, but the AEA TRP is clearly a must-have to supplement my mic closet. It is an excellent mid-priced, 2-channel preamp that works wonders without breaking the bank. A staggering 84dB of gain makes the TRP one of the most potent preamps and one of the few optimized for ribbon mics."
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Biopic about Edith Piaf
Features AEA R44
AEA R44 Stars in Edith Piaf Biography
La Mome, a film biography about Edith Piaf premiered as the top grossing film in its opening weekend, February 14, in Paris. An AEA R44 is prominently featured with Marion Cotillard as Piaf. The film is expected to debut in English-speaking markets as La Vie en Rose.
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AEA's TRP Wins PAR Excellence Award
Pro Audio Review selected 38 products as recipients of the 2006 PAR Excellence Award, awarded at the 2006 AES in San Francisco.
This one-of-a-Kind preamp was designed specifically for use with ribbon mics, moving coil and tube mics, has 83db of clean gain and no dangerous phantom power. The TRP is an ultra fast, two channel, minimal-path JFET preamp. It's designed to have one of the lowest noise floors available. Eliminating phantom power allows for advantages in minimal path circuitry and the elimination of electronics that induce noise.
Find out more about AEA's TRP...
Find out more about the PAR Excellence Award...
AEA mics with Turtle Island
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TELARC International Chooses AEA Mics and Micpres
TELARC International recently recorded the Turtle Island String Quartet at Skywalker Scoring and used AEA ribbon microphones and preamps extensively.
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The AEA R92
R92 Review
"AEA R92 Ribbon Microphone" in the Sept '06 issue of Pro Audio Review
by Russ Long, pgs 40-41.
"The AEA R92 is a wonderful microphone ... If anyone ever told me that a ribbon could capture high frequencies the way the R92 captures high frequencies, I would have called them a liar ... Its top end is wonderfully pristine. You truly have to hear it to believe it."
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The AEA R92
R92 as EM November Cover Model
"Ribbon Revival" in the Nov '05 issue of Electronic Musican
by Miles Boisen, pgs 48-70.
Miles reviews 13 ribbon mics that deliver smooth natural sound. Includes the AEA R92, AEA R84 and the renowned Coles 4038. "Among the other premium mics, I was most excited about the AEA R92.The sweet highs of this pill-shaped transducer make it an ideal candidate for applications that have always challenged ribbon mics—namely acoustic guitar, percussion and modern pop vocals."
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The AEA R44
R44 as EM August Cover Model
"Ribbon Mic Summit" in the Aug '06 issue of Electronic Musican
by Gino Robair, pgs 44-62.
"Although condenser and dynamic mirophones stil dominate most personal studios, ribbon mics are gaining in popularity. More products are now available, covering nearly every price category, so it's not suprising that engineers at every level want to take advantage of the unique recording characteristcs that ribbon mics offer. The question most freqently asked is, how do you use them? ... Ten top engineers share their favorite techniques."
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The Ribbon Pre
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The Ribbon Pre
This new One-of-a-Kind preamp was designed specifically for use with ribbon mics, moving coil and tube mics and has 83db of clean gain and no dangerous phantom power. We know of no other preamp in the marketplace designed exclusively for ribbon mics. The TRP is an ultra fast, two channel, minimal-path JFET preamp designed collaboratively with Fred Forssell.This unit is designed to have one of the lowest noise floors available. Eliminating phantom power allows for advantages in minimal path circuitry and the elimination of electronics that induce noise.
Features include: No-Load mic inputs, balanced and unbalanced outputs, 300 kHz bandwidth, phase-reverse, low-cut filters, instant overload recovery, tri-color metering, a no-hum external transformer power supply, and a steel rack-shelf option.
See the technical onesheet.
Stereo Protractor
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Stereo Protractor
Read the review on page 78 of the March/April issue of Tape Op by John Baccigaluppi. "I love simple affordable gadgets that do something you never realized you needed until you see them, and then you wonder how you ever lived without one. This is one such device." For more on this and other products, see the Microphone Array Positioners product page.
