LEM Ribbon (Unidentified)
Manufacturer:
LEMModel:
Ribbon (Unidentified)Country of Manufacture:
FranceMicrophone Type:
RibbonPolar Pattern:
Figure 8Production Start Year:
1930Rarity:
4
Audio Recording:
Nylon string guitar recorded with the LEM ribbon microphone.
Multiple quality options available
Impulse Response File:
Impulse Response file of the LEM ribbon microphone.
LEM_Ribbon_IR.wav
Frequency Response:
Microphone History:
We have two of these microphones in the museum, one painted brown with brass sides, and another that is fully chrome plated.
This beautiful and very old French LEM ribbon mic is probably from the late 1930s. Inside, it is very similar to the smaller Amperite ribbon mics, with a large fibreboard frame supporting the ribbon, and a pair of (rather weak) magnets behind.
It has a classic design, with brass sides, a folded steel grill and a cast steel yoke. These solid-sided microphones look strange now, but I guess the thinking at the time was that figure-8 microphones didn't pick up sound (or reflections) from the sides, which allowed for a very simple construction. The ribbon itself is positioned right at the front next to the grill, with a metal plate across the magnets at the rear, so there is some attempt at making the mic more directional.
