MXL R40 Ribbon Microphone  

Since I received it I had used it 3 times already and works perfect. The sound is extremely good and I  have not notice any distortion, even when I used my voice ,  about  ten  inches away from it. Very good microphone for the price.

Ribbon mics don't have any features to really comment on.

Quality is sufficient considering the price, which is extremely low.

I got lucky and got one with a decently tuned ribbon.  For the price, it's a nice entry point into ribbon mics.

It's a bit dull of a sound and I expect I will replace the 6 micron ribbon at some point with something more like 2 microns.  I may eventually swap out the transformer to see if that gives an even better sound.  For the price it does the job.  Sounds great as overhead for tuba and does fine as overhead for trumpet.  Close miked for trumpet I'm not as fond of it and it's very bass heavy on guitar and a little dull for my voice.

Just hooked it up last night and WOW! My guitar has NEVER sounded so good. It is a little bassy, but paired with an SM57, its perfect!  It really sounds clear, and has a unique texture.

The main feature's are that it'll take an spl poundin' up to 130 db and its a figure 8 pattern, which is nice if you need front and back isolation with it picking up on the sides..It does however pick up the sound of whatever room it's in.

You really can't expect alot at this price, but it seems pretty rugged and the shock mount is built pretty well.

Incredible value, as a beginner mic it will add another variable to your equation. Its the cheapest, yet most significant mic I now own.

Just to have on the shelf...you should have this mic. I have always used LDC and the SM57 to record guitar. But last night I hooked em up next to this ribbon in a large room, with some sound panels around. The LDC always has seemd kinda grainy to me, and the SM57 has a TON of mids....but the ribbon, EQ wise....nearly flat!   It had no spikes in the spectrum, and PLENTY of bottom end........not flubby either. This mic is very smooth and very flat.  I probably am just over exaggerating its performance because its my first ribbon but WOW you gotta get a ribbon!

MXL continues to design microphones that work well and don't break  the bank. The R40 is no exception. The two sides of this ribbon mic have  different response....being a figure 8 pattern mic

this is not  unusual and turns out to be an assett. Too boomy in the mid-low end?  Turn the mic 180 degrees and try the backside for a brighter response.  I've used $10,000 ribbon mics over 35 years of engineering and quite  honestly they are no better than this cheap unit. Musicians Friend comes  through again.

I've tried a few mics in this price range, can't really afford the high dollar stuff, and this one is WAY beyond and above anything else I've tried. I'm recording myself playing tenor sax and getting a good sax recording is no easy thing but this mic makes it possible. Nice full sound. A bit on the bassy side but that can be cut out a bit with EQ. I EQ this mic flat across and take just a little off the lower frequencies. NICE full sound, rich tone, WAY less of the "I'm playing in a barrel" sound like every other mic I've tried. I LOVE this mic!!!!!!!! I'm no expert but I know what sounds right and what doesn't and this mic records it right!

Nice, strurdy feel, shock mount is solid and easy to adjust.

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