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R44C/CX

Quickstart Manual

changes had altered the microphone during the production years of 1936 through 1958. We con-

sulted many engineers and users and decided that the earlier versions from the 30’s to mid-40’s

were the all-around favorite, the ones with the ‘magic sound.’

The AEA R44C/CX is a faithful reproduction, down to one ten-thousandth of an inch. The parts

are completely interchangeable with a real 44, the only difference being the magnets. Our modern

AEA R44C/CX uses Neodymium magnets, which are more powerful than the Alnico originals.

This produces an output level that is about 1 dB higher than the original microphone, while our

R44CX High Output version is about 5 dB higher. The ribbon is made from the original RCA rib-

bon stock! Yes, some of the real stuff had been stored for all these years after RCA discontinued

that arm of its business. We also were able to garner some help from one of the original RCA engi-

neers. With their invaluable help, we were able to make this legendary microphone available again.

THE RESULT IS THE AEA R44C and CX.

Painstakingly crafted, and hand-assembled, it looks, feels, and sounds EXACTLY like the original.

All of us at AEA are extremely proud to be involved in the reissue of this beloved microphone.

But ﬁ rst, there are a few things you should know about your new R44…

CONGRATULATIONS on your purchase of an

AEA R44 Microphone!

The AEA R44 is an exacting reproduction of the RCA 44B/BX Ve-

locity Microphone, circa 1936.

Audio Engineering Associates had already been buying, selling,

and repairing vintage RCA and other ribbon microphones for two

decades, before deciding to reissue the RCA 44. The ﬁ rst question,

however, was “Which model should we rerelease?” Many design

A Eudio ngineering

Associates

1029 N. Allen Ave., Pasadena, CA 91104 www.ribbonmics.com Phone: (626) 798-9128 Fax: (626) 798-2378

It’s big and heavy!

Yes. About 13 ½ inches (34.3 cm), and about 8 ½ pounds (3.8 Kg).

Remember that we are working with 1936 technology. In order to create a magnetic ﬁeld powerful

enough to yield a useable output, the magnets and the framework to support them had to be big and

heavy.

It’s bidirectional!

True. With the magnets and their support and focusing structures wrapping around the sides, top

and bottom, the ribbon, which is about .2 inches (.5 cm) wide and about 2 inches (5.08 cm) long,

is exposed front and rear. The microphone is therefore, is inherently bidirectional, with the only

difference between front and rear response being polarity (phase). The strength of a bidirectional

microphone includes the excellent null rejection that naturally occurs at the plane of the ribbon

providing good isolation of signals approaching 90 degrees off-axis.

So, how does it work?

The 44 is a ribbon microphone. An extremely thin aluminum ribbon is placed within a powerful

magnetic ﬁeld. Any sound energy, which moves the ribbon, causes it to travel within the magnetic

ﬁeld. This generates a tiny electrical current within the ribbon, which is an exact analog of the

sound. It is called a velocity microphone because its output is a function of particle velocity. Next,

there is a transformer, which converts the extremely low impedance of the ribbon to a more useable

level. And that’s it, no power supply, no pad, and no pattern selector.

The most elegant things in life are always the simplest, don’t you think? But it is precisely this

simplicity that leads to the character of sound that has been cherished for so many years. No damp-

ing, no uncomfortable resonances in the audible range, and no active electronics preserve more

sonic accuracy than most or all microphones because no external features are introduced to the

signal. This accounts for the “truthfulness” of the sound that has made the 44 a classic.

It’s delicate!

The ribbon has to be able to respond to the tiniest amount of acoustic energy in the air. To do this,

it must be ‘air-like’, or low mass. Low mass means thin, and the ribbon in the 44 is 1.8 microns

(1.8 uM) thick, or about one-ﬁftieth the thickness of a human hair! The ribbon is as thin and deli-

cate as it is because it must be able to react to the air mass around it. It cannot be protected and iso-

lated, but must be exposed to all the extremes that a noisy and sometimes careless world can inﬂict

on it. This is the strength, and the weakness, of all ribbon microphones. The low mass of the ribbon

results in an excellent transient response because it is able to “pretend that it is air.”

Because the ribbon is supposed to register every tiny movement of air, this makes it extremely sen-

sitive to moving air. There is a big difference between air that is moving in a pressure wave, which

is energy moving through air in the same way that waves move through the ocean, and , which wind

is a current, or mass of air, moving from one place to another. Wind is a tremendous stressor to a

ribbon and you should protect your microphone from it. Wind can stretch the ribbon which effec-

tively detunes it and will change the character of your microphone.

It is best to store it vertically.

The case provided with your R44 is speciﬁcally designed to store it in the recommended vertical

position. The ribbon, which is about 2 inches long (the longest of any microphone), could be de-

graded by long-term storage in a horizontal position. Gravity will cause the ribbon to sag, and can

lead to stretching over time.

Store your microphone in a plastic bag.

Remember what lies at the heart of this microphone….an ultrathin wisp of metal that, except for

the outside grill and some internal blast shields is completely exposed to the air around it. HVAC

vents, swinging it in your hand as you walk across the studio, excessive SPLs, things like this can

damage or destroy the ribbon. Some engineers feel that it should ALWAYS be bagged except when

in actual use. Your R44 has been provided with an exact reproduction of the gray twill bag that

RCA shipped with their mics. Any plastic or paper bag will do. Besides protecting the microphone

from stray air currents, the bag also protects against against tramp iron.

‘Tramp iron’

The horizontal surfaces in any technical space are likely to have microscopic bits of metal on them.

If you put your R44 down on such a surface, the powerful magnetic ﬁeld will pick up this ‘tramp

iron’. That is bad, but it gets worse. As time goes by, these tiny bits will work their way inside the

microphone, and eventually get to where the magnetic ﬁeld is the strongest, which is the gap where

the ribbon is. Now, they will start to combine and build ‘whiskers’ across the gap, following the

magnetic lines of force. These whiskers will interfere with the functioning of the ribbon.

We have seen this many times with the old RCA mics. The ribbon is OK, but it is impossible to

clean out the whiskers without removing the ribbon. Unfortunately, it is also impossible to remove

and then reinstall the same ribbon without damaging it, so a good ribbon must be replaced because

of tramp iron.

It doesn’t need, want, or like, phantom power!

What happens when this mic is connected to phantom power? Well, the answer ranges all the way

from ‘nothing’ to ‘total disaster.’ If the phantom power is perfect, and the cable is perfect, and the

connection transient isn’t too severe, ﬁne. But a bad cable, or unbalanced voltages, or bad patch-

point, or large transient can damage or destroy the ribbon. It is much better and safer to not connect

this microphone to phantom power!

A little extra care in the use and handling of this microphone is all that is needed, and it will give

you decades of service. The 44 has been the favorite of recording engineers for nearly as long as

there have BEEN recording engineers! Its warm, rich, powerful voice is unmistakable, and irre-

placeable.

ENJOY!!

Produktspecifikationer

Varumärke:	AEA
Kategori:	mikrofon
Modell:	R44CX
Färg på produkten:	Zwart
Bredd:	180 mm
Djup:	270 mm
Höjd:	44 mm
Användarmanual:	Ja
Kraftkälla:	AC
Medföljande kablar:	AC
Nätverksstandard:	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Förvaringstemperatur:	-40 - 70 °C
Förvaringsfuktighet:	5 - 85 procent
Rackmontering:	Ja
Strömförsörjning ingår:	Ja
Auto MDI/MDI-X:	Ja
Växlingskapacitet:	48 Gbit/s
MAC-ställbar:	8 entries
Antal grundläggande switchande RJ-45 Ethernet-portar:	24
Antal Gigabit Ethernet (koppar) portar:	24
Typ grundläggande switchande RJ-45 Ethernet-portar:	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
AC-ingångsspänning:	100 - 240 V
Strömförbrukning (typiskt):	15 W
Drifttemperatur (TT):	0 - 40 °C
Relativ luftfuktighet i drift (VV):	10 - 85 procent
Lagra och vidarebefordra:	Ja
Paketöverföringshastighet (10 Mbps):	14.88 pps
Paketöverföringshastighet (100 Mbps):	148.8 pps
Sändningsavstånd (max):	0.1 km