Electro-Voice
Electro-Voice RE320
Dynamic, cardioid (Variable-D), end-address mic with a two-position voicing switch (kick drum or general)
Power None: a dynamic mic needs no power. Low output: it needs a lot of preamp gain.
- Type
- Dynamic
- Pattern
- Cardioid
- Sensitivity
- −52 dBV/Pa
- Among 78 dynamics: more output than 75%
- Among 311 mics: more output than 26%
- Rated range
- 30 – 18k Hz
- Released
- 2011
vs 44 end-address dynamics
More output than 86% of 44 end-address dynamics.
Each stripe is one end-address dynamic with a published sensitivity, and each bar counts them; further right means more output. This mic is in blue.
Instruments sources recommend it for most
Proximity effect: the bass it gains up close
From the spec sheet (Recording Hacks copy), p. 2.
Titled "Frequency Response"; relative dB, 0 dB labelled; "AVERAGE RESPONSE" and "1 cm". Distance of the average curve, room and smoothing not stated.
Dashed: outside the rated range, or simulated (other angles and distances). Hover or tap the graphs for values.
Polar pattern
From the spec sheet (Recording Hacks copy), p. 2.
Titled "Polar Response": four full-circle plots, two frequencies each. Switch position and measuring conditions not stated.
In practice
All specs
| From the spec sheet (Recording Hacks copy) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capsule | Variable-D (proximity control), neodymium magnet, humbucking coil | p. 1 |
| Sensitivity | −52 dBV/Pa (2.5 mV/Pa)open circuit, 1 kHz. "2.5 mV/pascal"; converted (20 log10 0.0025). | |
| Output impedance | 150 ohmbalanced. "Impedance: 150 ohms balanced". | |
| Rated frequency range | 30 Hz to 18 kHzkick curve; also [45, 18000], general curve. "30 Hz - 18,000 Hz (kick curve), 45 Hz - 18,000 Hz (general curve)"; no tolerance stated. | |
| Switches | voicing: kick drum, general"Unique dual-voicing switch selects from two response curves": left-hand position the kick drum curve, right-hand position the general curve. | |
| Connector | XLR-3 malePolarity: "Pin 2 will be positive referenced to Pin 3"; connector type inferred from the pin numbers and the drawing. | |
| Weight | 681 gnet | |
| Dimensions | 216.7 × 54.4 × 49.2 mmLength 216.7 mm, widest diameter 54.4 mm, body diameter 49.2 mm. | |
| Finish | semi-gloss black | |
| Supplied accessories | 81715 stand clampOptional: WSPL-2 foam wind screen, SASM-20 isolation shock mount, 309A isolation mount; SAPL-2 stand adapter (page 2). | |
| Hum pickup level | -130 dBm typical (60 Hz, 1 millioersted field) | |
| Polarity | Pin 2 positive referenced to pin 3 with positive pressure on the diaphragm | |
| Case material | Steel | |
| Shipping weight | 1503 g (3 lb 5 oz) | |
| Kick drum curveA&E | Bandpass 30-18,000 Hz with a rise peaking at 125 Hz, a -4.5 dB dip centred at 380 Hz, and peaks at 2,800, 4,200 and 7,200 Hz | p. 2 |
| General curveA&E | Bandpass 45-18,000 Hz, virtually flat to 4,000 Hz, down 2 dB at 4,200 Hz, a gradual rise to +4 dB at 5,000 Hz, flat at 7,200 Hz, and another +4 dB rise centred at 10,000 Hz | |
| Rear rejectionA&E | More than 15 dB from 45 to 10,000 Hz; more than 10 dB above 10,000 Hz | |
| Pop filter | Integral blast filter over all acoustic openings, which also shock-mounts the element; dust filter | |
| Part number | F.01U.120.616 | |
| From the recordinghacks | ||
| Released | 2011 | |
Documents
- RE320 Variable-D Dynamic Cardioid Microphone, engineering data sheetLIT000355 Rev 1
- RE320 flyer, "premium performance – from the studio to the stage"LIT000542000
- Electro-Voice RE320 | RecordingHacks.com
Copies kept by Mic Archive (manufacturers move and drop their documents). Each is © Electro-Voice, unchanged, with its original address.
Recommended for
By recording guides, engineers and mic makers, for this mic or an earlier version of it.
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