sE Electronics Voodoo VR1 - Manual

VR1 – Technical Information
The Voodoo Ribbons from sE are new for 2010 and mark a new era for Ribbon mic technology –
until now the only Ribbon mic in the world to perform across 20Hz-20KHz was our own Rupert
Neve collaboration, the RNR1, critically acclaimed as the best Ribbon mic in the world. This was
achieved using state of the art transformers and a Rupert Neve designed circuit board to reveal HF
usually absent.
The Voodoo mics however achieve full frequency response using a new mechanical device (patent
pending), designed by Siwei Zou, the company CEO. This extraordinary technical achievement
allows the traditional Ribbon capsule to develop and capture frequencies from 20Hz to 20KHz like
no other Ribbon on the planet.
The sound is revolutionary; where the RNR1 is simply a stunning mic in its own class entirely, the
Voodoo range brings traditional ribbon sound to the project and commercial studio, but extends
it to perform as well as most condensers do. The result is superbly detailed and wonderfully open
and natural sounding recordings of acoustic instruments and guitar cabs.
These mics’ unique ability to perform, coupled with searingly good looks, is sure to make the VR1
and VR2 classics of their time.
Technical Specifications
Acoustical operating principle
Electrodynamic pressure
gradient
Rated Load Impedance: >1500 Ohms @ 300 Ohms
Directional pattern: Figure-8 Maximum SPL: >135dB
Generating Element:
2.5-micron aluminum
ribbon
Matching connectors: XLR3F
Magnets: Rare Earth Neodymium Weight: 235g
Frequency range: 30 -18,000 Hz Diameter: 40 mm
Sensitivity at 1 kHz: 1.8mV/Pa Dimensions:
33mm L X 17mm W X
123mm H
Output Impedance: 300 Ohms @ 1K (nominal)
1) According to IEC 60268-1; CCIR-weighting acccording to CCIR 468-3, quasi peak; A-weighting according to IEC 61672-1, RMS
2) Measured as equivalent el. input signal
Polar pattern and Frequency Chart
Figure of 8
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