Artists
The [N22 and N8] seem to pick up pleasing character and intimacy to sources while leaving out the squirrely harshness of guitar amps and shrillness of cymbals.
Karl Latham
“AEA Microphones, specifically the N8 Stereo Pair, coupled with the RPQ2, give me the exact warmth, transparency and detail that I had been searching for!”
Greg Wells / Keith Urban, Katy Perry
“The R88 is a magic microphone and captures music in a unique way that I’ve come to rely on. I use it on drums, acoustic guitar, piano, and any instrument I want to sound like it’s in the room with the listener.”
Jacquire King / Dawes, Norah Jones
“I use my R88 on every record I make. It’s often found over or around the drum kit, on piano, used as an ensemble mic to capture a stereo spread, and even on acoustic guitar. I love it and couldn’t imagine not having it around.”
Ryan Hewitt / Avett Brothers, Red Hot Chili Peppers
“I love my R88! The stereo imaging is incredible and the depth of field I can achieve in my recordings is pretty stunning. The top end is beautifully natural sounding, especially for drum overheads and piano.”
Lynn Fuston / 3D Audio, inSync
“The R84 has made a ribbon believer out of me. Never before have I heard a ribbon mic sound so good on so many things: strings, brass, acoustic guitar, choir, even solo voice.”
Chuck Ainlay / Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler
“The R88’s got such a great stereo image without a hole in the middle, it just seems like its full all the way across and vibrant and lively sounding.”
Daniel Rosenboom / Star Wars, Orenda Records
“Whether I’m at any one of the major Hollywood scoring stages or in a small or home studio, I record with AEA ribbon mics in almost every session.”
Jacob LaCally / The California Honeydrops
“The 44 is easily my favorite mic for capturing a true representation of any instrument. I find that it has the ability to grab every detail of an entire drum kit without the need for any close mics.”
Jonathan Clay / Jamestown Revival
“We credit much of our sound in the studio to AEA microphones. They have shaped our sound from the very beginning, and without them our record wouldn’t have had quite the same character and earnestness. “
Mike Schuppan / M83, Paramore
“These have become my desert island ribbons.”
Julian Cisneros / RED Digital Cinema
“AEA Microphones, specifically the N8 Stereo Pair, coupled with the RPQ2, give me the exact warmth, transparency and detail that I had been searching for!”
Vance Powell / Jack White, The White Stripes, Chris Stapleton
“I’ve been using the R88 lately as a room mic out in front of the drums. I really like that a lot, it sounds really cool…”
Jason Elgin / Jerry Lee Lewis, Collective Soul
“I love the R88 on drums. Whether as an overhead or room, it pretty much was the only mic we needed. The long ribbon design makes the mic sound huge.”
Greg Curtis / The Bridge Recording
“What I like about the KU4s is that they are a rendition of the originals that leaves nothing to be desired.”
Don Zientara / Fugazi, Minor Threat
“[The N8s] are magnificent for guitar amps, vocals, brass, and stringed instruments! They have a good deal of top end, yet are never harsh. Smooth. Very smooth!”
Greg Norman / Electrical Audio
“Those [N8s] are getting tried on everything. I love the durability and eq of it. I’ve been a fan of using it on bass amps, and brass actually.”
Morten Lindberg / Lindberg Lyd, 2L
“The N8 provides the best focus mics I’ve ever heard; they blend into the main array as butter.”