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Coles 4038 - Passive Ribbon Microphone - Overview - Review - Samples

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In this video, veteran audio engineer Chris Giambelluca, of Pure Wave Audio, takes a close up look at the Coles 4038 studio classic passive ribbon microphone. https://www.purewaveaudio.com/shop-by-brand/coles-electroacoustics -- (520) 447-8116 Facebook http://bit.ly/PWA-Facebook Tech Talk Video Series http://bit.ly/PWA-TechTalk Microphone Shootout http://bit.ly/PWA-Shootout More on Recording, Setting Up A Studio, Selecting Gear and Everything You Need To Know About Drums with Jim Pavett’s, 5 Star Tutorial Series, The Studio Edge. Over 15 hours of video tutorial. The Studio Edge - Studio Concepts 501: Gear and the Physics of Sound http://bit.ly/TSE-501-Concepts The Studio Edge 101: Planning A Recording Studio http://bit.ly/TSE-101-Planning The Studio Edge 102: Constructing And Fine Tuning Your Studio http://bit.ly/TSE-102-Constructing The Studio Edge 103: Case Study: The Home Studio http://bit.ly/TSE-103-Case-Study The Studio Edge: The Anatomy of a Drum Kit for Engineers, Drummers & Studio Owners http://bit.ly/TSE-DrumAnatomy The Studio Edge: Drum Preparation and Tools for the Studio http://bit.ly/TSE-DrumPreparation The Studio Edge: Microphone Placement, Tracking and Mixing for drums http://bit.ly/TSE-DrumMicPlacement

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Got more requests to talk about my recording setups, so I thought why not make this a more regular topic, so here’s one more about drums: when it comes to overheads I normally like to use ribbons, different mics and models, but these 2 are my absolute favorite: the Coles 4038! The reason why I use them so much for OHs is how smooth and open the drums sound, due to it’s figure of eight polarity the Coles catch a bit more of the room which makes it ideal for me. This doesn’t mean I don’t use other microphones for OHs, again I use what’s necessary to get the sound the band and I have in mind. Let me know what’s your favorite OHs mics!