#R44 series

In the early days of recording and broadcasting, ribbon microphones reigned supreme. To this day, studio engineers and broadcast professionals continue to turn to ribbon microphones for their unique sonic signature. Few ribbon microphones have had the same impact on recorded music as the original RCA R44. Now immortalized in the modern AEA R44 Series,…

Trevor Lawrence Jr. is the featured artist in this drum-centric AEA Sessions.

Olivia Kuper Harris covers the Jorja Smith song "Where Did I Go", with her own unique spin on it. She delivers her incredible rendition into an AEA KU5A.

"They rarely get unplugged, but instead move around the room as tracking happens..."

"...I suspect there isn’t a sound an AEA can’t conquer. I won’t do a session without them."

The AEA R44C is an exact replica of the vintage RCA 44BX ribbon microphone, considered the most musical sounding microphone ever built and used on many of the most iconic recordings of the 20th century.