Prodipe Ribbon 1 Ludovic Lanen Microphone

Warm sound for purists

These ribbon mics boast a modern design and exceptional quality at an affordable price. They’re perfect for smaller studios, home studio users and musicians.

“The ribbon mic has amazing qualities that have made it a benchmark for sound professionals. It largely contributed to the success of the crooners, who enjoyed its especially warm and natural pickups.

But as with tube mics, their high price, size and relative fragility meant they were replaced by more practical equipment - only a few purists have continued to work with them, deciding not to sacrifice sound over ease of use.

Ludovic Lanen – Sound Engineer

With the now affordable price of the Ludovic Lanen Ribbon 1, you will finally be able to rediscover:

• The warm and natural sounds of the 50s and 60s (jazz, rock and roll, and early pop).
• The speed of response obtained from the lightweight nature of a ribbon that comprises 2.8 micron width aluminium.
• A respect for the timbre of each instrument and a very natural reproduction of their respective sounds.
• An ability to manage very high sound levels (for example, guitar amplifier at full blast).
• High-pitched sounds that are never aggressive (brass, metal percussion), even if the pickup is nearby.
• Directivity in 8 so you can capture the atmosphere of the room from behind and almost completely isolate any sources that are on either side of the mic.

In particular, the ribbon mic demonstrates its qualities when recording:

• Electric guitar amps
• Drum kit overheads
• Percussion instruments
• Brass and woodwind
• Horn sections
• Acoustic piano
• Acoustic guitar Stringed instruments (solo)
• String sections Choirs and orchestras Voice

The Ribbon 1 mic is supplied with suspension in a hard case.