Microphone
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- OBJECT TYPE
- RIBBON
- DATE
- 1963
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2008.0836.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Reslosound Ltd.
- MODEL
- RB
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- Ribbon Microphone
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- A metal body, perforated microphone head and hardware; a black synthetic connector with metal sockets.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 12.5 cm
- Width
- 3.0 cm
- Height
- 3.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Sound
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Reslosound
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Used as a personal recording device by Neil Chotem, most often associated as an arranger/producer for CBC radio in Quebec and for his association with the progressive/psychedelic rock band Harmonium - Function
-
Used to pick up sound, voice and music, and convert to complex alternating current. The alternating current would be amplified to drive a sound recording device. - Technical
-
This is an exampole of a ribbon microphone, In a ribbon microphone an electrically conductive ribbon[e.g. a metal foil] is suspended in the magnetic field permanent magent. As teh ribbon vibrates in resonse to sound waves, voltage in the circuit varies in proportion to the velocity of the ribbon. Ribbon microphones have a high sensitivity and smooth frequency response over a broad range of frequencies. They also have a bidirectional, or figure -8 pickup patter, being sensitive to sounds from side, top and bottom. These features make ribbon microphones well suited for use in recording, broadcast and film studios. - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Mfr's plaque:"RIBBON MICROPHONE/30/50 OHMS/MADE IN ENGLAND/RESOLSOUND LTD".
- Missing
- Missing the acoustic correction pads and cable set.
- Finish
- A metal body, hardware and a synthetic connector with metal sockets.
- Decoration
- None.
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Reslosound Ltd., Microphone, circa 1963, Artifact no. 2008.0836, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2008.0836.001/
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