Mic Du Jour w/Sylvia Massy - RCA Jr Ribbon - Episode 1

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  • Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
  • In this episode, Sylvia describes the origins and evolution of the RCA Jr ribbon mics. For more info visit www.SylviaMassy.com.
    Brought to you by Genelec, Dangerous Music, Cordial Cables USA, Looptrotter and Focusrite Audio.

Комментарии • 87

  • @planetpjr
    @planetpjr 4 года назад +16

    I like when she opens the car door and mics spill out like she's the mad mic lady, that is funny. She is very good at parodying herself, that's a healthy sense of humor.

    • @Leo_Berger
      @Leo_Berger 3 года назад +1

      I was more like...WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!

  • @DavidDiMuzio
    @DavidDiMuzio 3 года назад +13

    How can you not fall in love with a lady who loves microphones, history, rock'n roll, and wears a jacket like that!

  • @PrinceWesterburg
    @PrinceWesterburg 4 года назад +8

    That mic just had the creamy, dulcet tones of 1940's movies - now you sound and look like a movie star! :o)

  • @TheGuitologist
    @TheGuitologist 2 года назад

    Thanks for showing these. Great video.

  • @JohanSegeborn
    @JohanSegeborn 3 года назад

    Thanks, great video!

  • @stevenmgyori3826
    @stevenmgyori3826 4 года назад +4

    Hi Sylvia! What a great tutorial and demonstration of Vintage RCA!
    Well done and easily understandable. Thank you so much for All You Share!
    Be Well All!

  • @jargero8203
    @jargero8203 4 года назад +4

    I absolutely ADORE this series of videos! Huuuge fan!

  • @huemorris6099
    @huemorris6099 4 года назад +3

    Thanks Sylvia! Your energy is truly inspiring!
    Everytime I watch one of your videos, I get reminded of 'just' how fun it is to record.
    Sometimes I do need reminding, so a big thank you for your precise amount of awesomness!

  • @freesouljah
    @freesouljah 4 года назад +2

    I cracked up at the intro! 🤣
    Thanks for sharing your vast knowledge and collection, it is much appreciated!

  • @curtvincent3728
    @curtvincent3728 3 дня назад

    Hi Sylvia! Glad you are doing a great job taking care of the Paquette Mic collection and adding it to your own incredible collection! OK, RCA 74B. LOVE THEM, I have 4, I use either a Royer 122 or an RCA 74 on guitar cabs. The ribbon is almost as wide as the 44 so due to the mass (unlike the 77's tiny ribbon) is has a fatter sound. Love these things! (And you heard Clarence Kane of ENAK passed away, right? I had the honor to speak at his funeral. Sent you an email....

  • @tanushmy
    @tanushmy 4 года назад

    Hi Mam...
    You are great.
    I love you Mam.
    Love you from India..💜💜💜💜💜🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

  • @BlueBeeMCMLXI
    @BlueBeeMCMLXI Год назад

    I found out about Ribbons from a Chris Whitley recording, but no way I will ever own a vintage RCA. That's OK, there are many people who are making "replica" mics with good specs. Thanks, Sylvia. Funny intro. This explains why my fave older movies sound so great, music and dialogue.

  • @blakeoms
    @blakeoms 4 года назад +2

    I remember you mentioning you had a big haul of classic mics incoming, that was months ago. Now we can all ooze over some history and some interesting pieces of technology.

  • @steveg219
    @steveg219 4 года назад +3

    Do the magnets loose strength over the years??

  • @fredleimberger4512
    @fredleimberger4512 4 года назад

    Jezus phucking internet. Now gear reviews are even just only fans. 0:13 push the back button.

  • @dennerjd
    @dennerjd 3 года назад

    What mic is it that Thom Yorke uses? He's an amazing singer of course but that beautiful soft analog sound he gets is amazing.

  • @trillxsebs
    @trillxsebs 2 года назад

    please make a vid about ur energy and beliefs I feel like people could learn a lot from u, the way you vibe Is unique

  • @AdamSpade
    @AdamSpade 3 года назад

    You ever dress them up like Barbie and uh... perhaps Michael?

  • @dennerjd
    @dennerjd 3 года назад

    I never gave a flying fish about mics before. But this is honestly fascinating.

  • @TheFakeNewsFrog
    @TheFakeNewsFrog 4 года назад +2

    That’s the best intro I’ve heard in a long time!😂

  • @Not-Only-Reaper-Tutorials
    @Not-Only-Reaper-Tutorials 4 года назад +1

    The 44 at that time, costed less than the AEA R44 today.

  • @LaTigerGenesis
    @LaTigerGenesis 4 года назад

    they'll have the spaghetti and i'll go with the mic du jour and salad bar, please

  • @seanemmettfullerton
    @seanemmettfullerton 4 года назад +1

    Oooooooh, it's Sylvia !!! :) Bless you!
    (sigh) You are a ray of light in a somber
    and drab world. Teach us more, teacher!

  • @EAPoeProductions
    @EAPoeProductions 3 года назад

    As a producer of audiobooks i´m pretty fascinated by your microphone collection Mylady. I couldn´t resist subscribing.

  • @blakepotter7937
    @blakepotter7937 4 года назад +1

    What a babe!

  • @anthonysilva5312
    @anthonysilva5312 4 года назад

    Super interesting! Subscribed.

  • @NotTheBot
    @NotTheBot 4 года назад +1

    Product Demonstrator Barbi rocks \m/

  • @LearnAudioEngineering
    @LearnAudioEngineering 4 года назад

    Nice intro, good history lesson, great mics! Can't wait for the next one.

  • @zanderiffic84
    @zanderiffic84 2 года назад

    Silvia, you are a national treasure!

  • @bill2p
    @bill2p 4 года назад

    At one of my very first jobs in the early 70s, I worked as Summer Relief Technician at CBC Radio in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A lot of the equipment there dated back to the 1950s or even 1940s, McCurdy consoles with rotary pots and such. Studio C was equipped with a big old dented RCA 44. I thought at the time that the sound was warm but had a slightly muffled quality compared to the modern condenser mics in use in the rest of the station. (For Canadians, legendary announcer Max Ferguson first started his long-running “Rawhide” show from Studio C in Halifax- probably on that same RCA 44.)

  • @joelstephens9311
    @joelstephens9311 4 года назад

    WHAT IS THAT POPPING SOUND

  • @Electricowlworks
    @Electricowlworks 4 года назад

    Thanks for sharing the video, Sylvia! Really great stuff and looking forward to your future episodes. Hope you're all safe and well! - chaz

  • @bullfunkstudios3856
    @bullfunkstudios3856 4 года назад

    This is awesome!! Very informative and insightful, thanks Sylvia you are the best!!

  • @Ollie00000008
    @Ollie00000008 4 года назад

    I love this lady

  • @vizurrr
    @vizurrr 4 года назад

    dear Sylvia... i read in some page that you work on some mixes for "One Hot Minute"(RHCP)... did you have anything to show us? its my favourite album ever, and people dont realize how good is... ¡saludos desde Chile!

  • @facteurkaloun
    @facteurkaloun 4 года назад

    Awesome episode!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience with us. And yes that ribbon mic fits your voice so perfectly, must admit it gave me goosebumps lol

  • @saintjames7387
    @saintjames7387 4 года назад

    hello amazing

  • @TheGotrooss
    @TheGotrooss 4 года назад

    Love your Videos, it's allways inspiring! thank you very much for all the knowledge

  • @c03x157
    @c03x157 2 года назад

    00:08 jajajajja

  •  4 года назад

    thanks for this video, I love the way you produce and record music. A great friend recommended that I follow you to learn about music production. and there is nothing to regret !!! genius!!!
    I don't know English but I needed to express it, hehehe rock and roll forever !!!

  • @ThomasAntoniusOlsenJr.333
    @ThomasAntoniusOlsenJr.333 3 года назад

    Must have an obsession in music to grasp its vastness... I too am a melomaniac, just wish I had a tenth of the gear you have. I am a firm believer in analog mixers and recording, something about the organic luscious buttery smooth richness verses digitals tinny glassy sound. You have an amazing studio and even more of an amazing vast collection of dreamy gear Ms.Massy!🤘

  • @spatuloso
    @spatuloso 3 года назад

    Even with youtube compression its stil incredible the quality difference between a lav and an old ribon, so so warm.

  • @melodyfrench9576
    @melodyfrench9576 4 года назад

    Nobody like you, you explain everything so perfectly, your the business🤘🏻⚡️🤘🏻

  • @glitchunicorn
    @glitchunicorn 3 года назад

    nice!

  • @thejawshop-AdventureRecording
    @thejawshop-AdventureRecording 4 года назад

    Sylvia inspired me so much, that I have been taking my Airstream rig to the wilds of Canada to record the beyond; from cuverts to creeks to forest reverbs. She's my sister from another mother. Thank you Sylvia.

  • @marmaladecream2233
    @marmaladecream2233 3 года назад

    Very cool! I love how soft and natural those old ribbons sound. Do these mics have the original ribbon elements?

  • @nonesovile8812
    @nonesovile8812 3 года назад

    This wouldn't normally fascinate me but hearing the history and specs from none other than the queen of engineering herself is much more intriguing to learn. I can listen and learn anything she has to say.

  • @jackdeidolci
    @jackdeidolci 4 года назад

    Holy smoke, that focusrite Isa preamp... o.O lovely video!

  • @MikeGervasi
    @MikeGervasi 4 года назад

    I prefer the back of the mic. It seemed to have just enough mid scoop. What kind of connectors do those have?

  • @MikeGervasi
    @MikeGervasi 4 года назад

    I truly hope selling that sweet desk to fund this collection takes you to the next level. I'm not sure what that level would be considering you don't travel in any straight line ever :)

  • @pp-ff6bk
    @pp-ff6bk 4 года назад

    I just discovered your channel a few days ago and I'm soo in love with your content! Thanks for sharing all that cool stuff! (:

  • @crowkangi
    @crowkangi 4 года назад +1

    the legend

  • @rasheedthomas1249
    @rasheedthomas1249 4 года назад

    Love this! Thank you for demonstrating the sound of the mic. More please :)

  • @CatoNoise
    @CatoNoise 4 года назад

    Love this! Thank you!

  • @todddammit4628
    @todddammit4628 4 года назад

    Okay AEA... I think you've got your next project!

  • @Douglas76235
    @Douglas76235 3 года назад

    top! merci!

  • @thechrisricci
    @thechrisricci 4 года назад

    I love every RCA ribbon mic I've heard so far. Looking forward to more episodes.

  • @ZeeKat
    @ZeeKat 4 года назад

    The large one probably gives you transatlanic accent. I assume the hiss is due to its age?

  • @nuke97
    @nuke97 4 года назад

    I have to be honest, you're a stunner. Your videos and topics are always great but that comes as no surprise.

  • @benniecampbell3973
    @benniecampbell3973 2 года назад

    Sylvia Massy 😘🥰😍😇

  • @CrisXsorcery
    @CrisXsorcery 4 года назад

    A mic a day keeps the silence away! Looking forward to episode 2 ♥️✖️

  • @Frank55
    @Frank55 4 года назад

    The microphone sounds a bit like my telephone...

  • @hendrickvalera
    @hendrickvalera 4 года назад

    thank you so much! so educational :)

  • @brockdinbarr
    @brockdinbarr 4 года назад

    Sylvia you're awesome! I love these videos.

  • @julianorelli9423
    @julianorelli9423 4 года назад

    Sylvia is just my favorite person

  • @Not-Only-Reaper-Tutorials
    @Not-Only-Reaper-Tutorials 4 года назад

    That junior is amazing

  • @chaosandorderstudio
    @chaosandorderstudio 3 года назад

    My heart broke when Sylvia opened the car door and those mics fell down 😭

  • @LasseHuhtala
    @LasseHuhtala 4 года назад

    Thank you Sylvia. :-)

  • @soulsonic
    @soulsonic 4 года назад

    You had me at the intro song...

  • @coolbro6969
    @coolbro6969 4 года назад

    you rock

  • @BrianMcDermottChannel
    @BrianMcDermottChannel 4 года назад

    First woohoo 😊

  • @steveg219
    @steveg219 4 года назад

    This is so much fun!!

  • @metalmaniac2010
    @metalmaniac2010 4 года назад

    You rule.

  • @EqDior
    @EqDior 4 года назад

    She is so awesome!

  • @1fattyfatman
    @1fattyfatman 7 месяцев назад

    Can you make more of these. It is fascinating.

  • @Pure_KodiakWILD_Power
    @Pure_KodiakWILD_Power 4 года назад

    There she is 😍

  • @mixinginthebox
    @mixinginthebox 4 года назад

    nice ty.

  • @mudkip4633
    @mudkip4633 4 года назад

    Thank you

  • @luminositymusicbrianpricka6357
    @luminositymusicbrianpricka6357 4 года назад

    Oh yeah!