"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Keith G wrote:
OK, thanks for all the interesting and helpful replies - it's put
ribbons nicely into perspective for me. My own ribbon mic is an 'active'
and uses 48V phantom power; I won't be using it out of doors and I
certainly won't be using it with a kick drum!

As with any mic it *could* be used outdoors with a suitable windgag.
Rycote being perhaps the most famous maker. But they are very expensive so
it would make more sense to start off with a mic better suited anyway.
As regards kick drums many won't use any 'decent' general purpose mic on
them preferring (usually) a moving coil type which will handle a very high
SPL. The ancient AKG D12 is still kept for this specific purpose by some
studios.

Indeed the D12 is still a good mic.
It was used also extensively on vocals (Dusty Springfield etc)
It had a two colour cage. Silver on the front and black on the back.
Due to its pleasing physical appearance it was also popular
on photo shoots. There was a famous sleeve photo of Francoise
Hardy (Ooooh!!) singing on the back of the mic. It was quickly
changed.

Iain.