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Matsushita / Panasonic CE-501 Omni + Ribbon microphone

Matsushita  / Panasonic CE-501

This is a similar concept to the STC 4033A and Western / Altec 639 microphones, with both a ribbon element and dynamic capsule inside.

Originally the two elements combined to give a fixed cardioid pattern, but I have wired the outputs from the two transducers separately to a breakout box to give the choice of polar pattern. You can even send both ribbon and dynamic to separate channels for stereo recording.

Fun!