This week we're looking at the AEA R88 Stereo Ribbon Microphone! This is one of our favorite mics in the studio. We'll take a look at the history of AEA and its founder, Wes Dooley as well as the mic itself on piano, drums and guitar.

**CONTENTS**
00:00 - Intro
00:23 - Wes Dooley
01:58 - AEA: The Company
03:32 - The R88
04:29 - Near-Field Ribbon Mics
04:50 - Proximity Effect
05:39 - Far-Field Ribbons
06:39 - R88 Specs
09:14 - R88 - Piano Blumlein (XY)
10:00 - R88 Piano M-S (even)
10:21 - R88 Piano M-S (M -2dB / S +2dB)
10:42 - R88 Drums Blumlein (XY)
11:07 - R88 Drums M-S (even)
11:27 - R88 Drums M-S (M -2dB / S +2dB)
11:48 - R88 Acoustic Guitar Blumlein (XY)
12:23 - R88 Acoustic Guitar M-S (even)
12:52 - R88 Acoustic Guitar M-S (M -2dB / S +2dB)
13:21 - Conclusion