User Manual

UNPACKING, INSPECTION STORAGE AND
TRANSPORT
The R2 was carefully tested and packed at the fac-
tory. The wooden box has been designed to protect
the mic when you ship or move it. Please retain the
shipping box in case you will need to transport the
R2 for service or for any other reason.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
The ribbon assembly in the R2, as with all ribbon
microphones, is very sensitive and fragile and can
be easily damaged if handled the wrong way.
That is why it is important that you immidiately
aer you have received the R2, veries that it is
working properly and that it has not been damaged
during shipping.
The warranty of the ribbon assembly in the R2 does
not extend beyond this initial inspection, since it can
be damaged so easily if it isn´t handled properly.
In the rare case that the R2 is not working properly
when receiving it, please contact your dealer.
FEATURES
- The unmatched natural and musical sound of a
classical ribbon microphone.
- A stunning realism with the feeling of “being-
there”.
- The typical large and mellow ribbon sound quality
with a very smooth top end and an extended
low end.
- A fast and life-like transient reproduction.
- A high SPL capability, 137dB SPL (1% THD @ 1000
Hz) and a good sensitivity for a ribbon mic of this
type.
- A Figure-8 directional paern for wide sweet spots
both in the front and in the back of the microphone.
Zero spots towards the sides. This gives you the
ability to separate sound sources by placing the
unwanted ones in the side zero pick-up directions.
Placing the unwanted ones towards the sides of the
R2 will remove most of the direct sound from the
sound source. The R2 will still pick up that source
from the reverberant eld in the recording room
though.
- A 42mm long ribbon made of 2,5 microns thick
aluminium foil.
Due to the small width of the ribbon, the horisontal
pick-up paern is very wide. It is much wider com-
pared to a large capsule condenser microphone.
The vertical pick-up paern is narrow at the higher
frequencies though due to the lenght of the ribbon.
This is due to the fact the the wavelenght at higher
frequecies is much shorter than the ribbon lenght.
If you want a maximum top end response from the
R2, it is important that the R2 is mounted so that it
is paralell to the sound source.
If it is vertically angled against the sound source,
then there will inevitably be a loss of top end.
This can sometimes be a good thing
so this eect can be used creatively.
The narrow vertical pick-up pat-
tern will lower the eect of high
frequency sound reections.
- An internal shock mount for
the ribbon and magnet assem-
bly.
- Manufactured of the nest
materials for a great performance
and long-term reliability.
- The R2 can be used with any stand-
ard mixer or preamp, preferably with a
balanced input.
Since the sensitivity of ribbon mics in
general is quite low compared to con-
denser microphones,
you will need a preamp with some extra
gain available when you record quiet
sound sources.
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Classic Ribbon Microphone
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on choosing the Golden Age Project R 2 microphone!
The R2 is a high quality vintage style ribbon microphone with some modern developments. It
oers the unique and natural sound that has been available in classical microphones that are
still used to make high quality recordings today aer almost 70 years.
The R2 is very well suited for the recording of most sound sources like vocals, acoustic instru-
ments, strings, horns, orchestras and choral groups and many live sound applications. In spite of
its low cost, the R2 meets the stringest demands.
For maximum benet and trouble free use of the R2, please read this manual carefully.