ASHLAND, MA — American ribbon microphone manufacturer Crowley and Tripp has announced that they will be introducing a new type of ribbon microphone at Audio Engineering Society (AES) that uses their proprietary Roswellite material as the ribbon element.
"The invention of Roswellite is definitely a breakthrough and could replace the traditional aluminum leaf used in ribbon mics," Bob Crowley says.
Roswellite material was developed at Soundwave Research Laboratories, Inc. in Ashland, Mass. Crowley and Tripp hold patents and have additional U.S., European, and Far East patents pending covering their proprietary Supermatter materials and Roswellite materials.
According to the company, the new nanotechnology-based materials exhibit properties that have previously not been possible with conventional composites and alloys. Roswellite is an acoustic nanomaterial that has applications in medical ultrasound and sound recording equipment, such as ribbon microphones, which the company currently manufactures in its U.S. facility.
Crowley and Tripp Microphones, along with Soundwave Research Laboratories, Inc., will be commercializing certain products containing the technology beginning in 2007 and will be offering licenses to the technology, supply agreements, and other rights to qualified manufacturers.
Crowley and Tripp ribbon microphones are hand-built in the company's Ashland, Mass. facility. Models include Studio Vocalist, Soundstage Image, Proscenium, Naked Eye, Recordist and SPLx Custom.
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For information, please visit www.soundwaveresearch.com.
