RM8 Room Microphone

The RM8 is a large diaphragm condenser designed specifically for drum room. What makes it a room mic? Switchable polar pattern: Cardioid / Figure 8. This means a pair of RM8 microphones can be used for every possible stereo configuration: XY, AB, ORTF, Mid-Side, Blumlein. Low-pass filter and carefully tuned frequency response curve: the RM8 has a flat frequency response to 4000 Hz, and a first-order filter (-6dB/octave) above that point, in both Cardioid and Figure-8. The high-frequency rolloff is intended to reduce the amount of cymbal wash in a drum room recording. Low-noise circuit with fast, clean transient response: we chose a neutrally voiced circuit topology to capture ambient sound with high resolution and fidelity. Because room tracks are often heavily compressed, we opted to reduce circuit distortion as much as possible. Applications The primary application is of course drum room. Customers tell us the mic has become a go-to favorite for guitar cab and bass cab.  The RM8