MXL R40, Good Deal at $70?

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Post by E-money » Mon Apr 06, 2015 10:43 am

I LOVE this mic on multiple sources. I haven't found anything that it sounds bad on. It really shines on heavy guitar, but also sounds great on mandolin, tambourine and banjo and harmonica. It takes eq well too.
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Post by The Scum » Mon Apr 06, 2015 12:15 pm

I'm presently mixing some stuff that used a stock R40 on female vocals.

A little compression, a little EQ, and it's working well.

It is a little dark, but that's why I picked a ribbon in the first place.
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Post by Andrew707 » Mon Apr 06, 2015 7:13 pm

ott0bot wrote:
My recomend is to avoid cheap ribbons unless you have the tools, patience, and skill to re-tension the ribbon. It's challenging.

just spend the extra hundred and pic up a mic from Cascade
I've come to the same conclusion. I got a Fathead II last week
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Post by ott0bot » Mon Apr 06, 2015 9:24 pm

Andrew707 wrote:
ott0bot wrote:
My recomend is to avoid cheap ribbons unless you have the tools, patience, and skill to re-tension the ribbon. It's challenging.

just spend the extra hundred and pic up a mic from Cascade
I've come to the same conclusion. I got a Fathead II last week
nice. I need to squeeze one in to my budget soon.
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Post by ott0bot » Mon Apr 06, 2015 9:24 pm

Andrew707 wrote:
ott0bot wrote:
My recomend is to avoid cheap ribbons unless you have the tools, patience, and skill to re-tension the ribbon. It's challenging.

just spend the extra hundred and pic up a mic from Cascade
I've come to the same conclusion. I got a Fathead II last week
nice. I need to squeeze one in to my budget soon.
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Post by Andrew707 » Mon Apr 06, 2015 10:02 pm

ott0bot wrote:
Andrew707 wrote:
ott0bot wrote:
My recomend is to avoid cheap ribbons unless you have the tools, patience, and skill to re-tension the ribbon. It's challenging.

just spend the extra hundred and pic up a mic from Cascade
I've come to the same conclusion. I got a Fathead II last week
nice. I need to squeeze one in to my budget soon.
Definitely. I had an Apex 210 for a while and it made me wondered why anybody would use a ribbon mic for vocals, but when I pulled the Fathead out of the box and sang some lines into it, just to make sure it worked, I was like--oh...wow! Totally different experience.
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Post by getreel » Mon Jun 29, 2015 8:37 am

I have an R144 and an R40, both modded with Edcor RMX-1 transformers. Now they are really good sounding. I agree they are pretty good stock as well.
Anyone that wants to mod these, check http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=3687

The R144 and R40 seem to be the same internally. The 144 has a chrome grill while the R40 is more brushed looking. The mod works the same for either. the R40 is a lot less but I really think they are the same. The internal wiring all the same colors for the mod.
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