Ribbon Microphone Prodipe R.S.L.

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. Using the famous microphones of the 60s as starting point, Prodipe has created a new generation of ultra-tough ribbon mics that because of their directivity in 8 are capable of:

• Stereo and simultaneous recordings that let you pick up the mood of the room from behind and almost completely isolate any sources that are on either side of the mic
• 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 close
• 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.

Tested by Yvon Guillard

"The RSL blew me away! When you compare it to classic ribbon mics, the Prodipe RSL offers a similar level of performance. It gives you everything you’d want from a ribbon mic – softness, roundness, warmth and a natural reproduction of the instrument sound, for example, with a guitar or any other harmonically rich acoustic instrument the RSL brings out the purity of the timbre and the presence of the instrument with incredible accuracy. The Prodipe RSL fills a gap in the market for this type of mic and my feeling is that no studio or home studio should be without one." – Yvon Guillard.

Yvon Guillard belongs to a class of musicians whose careers have developed through bold experimentation based on nonstop musical research. A classical training from a conservatoire combined with a natural affinity for jazz, rhythm and blues paved the way for Yvon Guillard to work with the likes of Weidorje at one end of the spectrum and Jacques Higelin at the other, not forgetting Bernard Lavilliers, Véronique Sanson, Bill Deraime, Serge Gainsbourg, Magma, Youssou N’Dour, l’Affaire Louis Trio, the Silencers, Eva Marchal and Claude Salmiéri in the middle.

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