GRAMMY-nominated producer, songwriter, and engineer Suzy Shinn has made AEA ribbon microphones a fixture in her recording process for more than a decade. Known for her work with artists including Panic! At the Disco, Weezer, and Fall Out Boy, Shinn uses AEA microphones to record drums, vocals, piano, strings, and acoustic guitar. At Treehouse, her home recording studio, the microphones help her capture performances the way they actually sound in the room.
Shinn was first introduced to AEA microphones while working with producer Jake Sinclair, who kept an R88 stereo ribbon positioned over the drums and an R44 in the center of his studio. She had never encountered a stereo ribbon microphone before, but quickly became drawn to the sound and flexibility of the setup.
When Shinn established her own studio, the R88 became one of her first major microphone purchases. Her collection has since grown to include an R92, a pair of N8s, an R44, and the TRP3 dual-channel preamp. What continues to draw her to the microphones is their natural sense of space, particularly the way the R88 captures acoustic instruments as she experiences them in the room.
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