RCA 44-BX Vs. Melodium 42B Vintage Ribbon Microphone Shootout

today we're going to be listening to this rca44bx and milodium 42b ribbon microphones and while it's important to note that there are reissues of both of these mics out there both of these are completely original and from the early 1950s first up is this usa made rca44bx these are iconic for their big warm wush ribbon sound they've been used on recordings movies voiceovers etc and they're one of the most recognizable mics ever made next we have this french melodium 42b which is actually bigger than the rca44 this one has four giant ionico magnets a similar ribbon gap to the 44 and a transformer that gives it a little bit more high end than the 44. we're going to start by listening to the 44 on electrics [Music] here's the melodium 42b on electrics [Music] next we're going to move on to the rca44 on acoustic [Music] [Music] here's the melodium 42b on acoustic [Music] next we're going to move on to the drums starting with the rca 44 and the crotch position [Music] here's the rca 44 as a mono overhead [Music] here's the rca44 on kickout [Music] now we're going to move to the melodium 42b on drums starting in the crotch position [Music] here's the melodium 42b as a mono overhead [Music] here's the melodium 42b on kick out [Music] that's it for another mic demo with these two giant ribbon mics comment and let me know what mics you want to hear in the next video and thank you for watching

Channel: Cole Picks Vintage

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Keywords: ribbon microphone, rca microphone, rca 44, rca 44bx, melodium, melodium 42b, vintage microphone, cole picks vintage, microphone, 1950's, studio, music studio, recording, rca 44-bx, 44bx, 42b

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Length: 4min 47sec (287 seconds)

Published: Mon Sep 13 2021