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sE Electronics Rupert Neve RNR1

Item ID: RNR1

Rupert Neve Signature Active Ribbon Microphone with Extended High-frequency Response

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From Our Research Team:

A Revolutionary Ribbon You'll Love to Record with!

As you might imagine, there are a lot of professional audio engineers here at Sweetwater. We all have our favorite gear, from the mics and preamps we love to the DAWs and monitors we swear by. When it comes to ribbon microphones, few engineers are mild-weathered about the subject. Some of us love their transparent performance and incredible detail, whereas others complain about their subdued high-frequency response. Here's the mic that's going to end the debate once and for all! Designed and built by Rupert Neve and sE Electronics, the RNR1 active ribbon microphone is a total game-changer!

Sure the RNR1 has all of the great characteristics that ribbon mic lovers expect: impeccable detail, impressive sensitivity, and heroic SPL handling, but that's not all. As opposed to most ribbons, which suffer performance drops at around 7-10kHz, the RNR1 actually gains a mild presence boost in the upper mid range. The result is an amazing-sounding ribbon microphone with a nearly ruler flat frequency response that sounds perfectly natural. With an RNR1 in your collection, you'll be able to capture everything from instruments to vocals more realistically than ever before!

sE Electronics RNR1 Rupert Neve Signature Active Ribbon Microphone Features at a Glance:
  • Designed and built by Rupert Neve and sE Electronics
  • One of the few ribbon microphones on earth that can capture high frequencies well
  • All of the benefits of a ribbon microphone with none of the sonic drawbacks
  • Generating element: 2.5-micron aluminum ribbon
  • Polar pattern: Figure 8
  • Frequency response: 20Hz-25KHz
  • Sensitivity: -32dB (referenced 1v/pa +/-1dB)
  • Equivalent noise level: 15dB (A weighted)
  • Output impedance: 200 Ohms balanced
  • Rated load impedance: 1000 Ohms
  • Max SPL: Over 135dB

The sE Electronics RNR1 Rupert Neve signature active ribbon microphone will revolutionize the way you record music!
Specification Detail
Microphone Type Ribbon
Polar Pattern Figure-8
Frequency Response 20Hz-25kHz
Max SPL >135dB
Output Impedance 200 ohms
Self Noise 15 dB (A-weighted)
Ribbon 2.5-micron Aluminum Ribbon
Notes Active Ribbon Microphone
Manufacturer Part Number Ribbon RNR 1

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The Most Natural Sounding Mic

by James Louey from Hong Kong
September 2, 2010
Music Background: Trained as a traditional sound engineer turned hobbyist
I have used this mic on acoustic guitar, flute and vocals. This is so different to condenser mics. Lovely full bodied sound and "smooth" especially in the mids and low mids. There is enough highs for ... read more [+]male vocals to shine in the mix.
On Acoustic guitar is absolutely "God Send". My producer and I have never heard guitar sound so warm and beautiful.
I am still experimenting with it on different instruments but it is now my first "go to" mic. close [-]

Sweetwater Advice

Carson McClain
If natural sound is what you want, then natural sound is what you will get out of this Neve-designed ribbon mic. Never before has a ribbon mic like this allowed an engineer or musician to capture the lows and highs at the same time. Vocalists, guitarists, and orchestral musicans will absolutley love the sE Electronics RNR1!

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