Have you ever wondered if ribbon microphones could be used with portable recorders? Take a listen to the seaside session we've recorded with my friends Angela and Alexander. The duo of an acoustic guitar and vocals was captured by a Blumlein pair of Bumblebee RM-7 DIY Ribbon Mics with 1.2u ribbons. A deadcat wind protection was used on the setup. We've scheduled a session at the sunset time and the day was perfectly still until the moment we've started recording. Then the wind started blowing with up to moderate blasts. You can even hear some wind blasts on the recording, but we've decided to keep it anyways, as it was a cool experiment. Moreover, the question about using the Bumblebee ribbon mics with portable recorders pops up from time to time from my customers. Now you can evaluate how Bumblebee RM-7 DIY ribbon mics work with Zoom H4n. I've used a modified pair of Bumblebee RM-7 DIY Ribbon Mics for this session. The default gain of an internal preamp is 20 dB. However, as you can read in the description of kits, you can increase the gain up to 34 dB simply by replacing a single resistor. This pair was set to the gain of 30 dB. The post processing was a standard one I use - just some multiband compression and a bit of digital reverb. No EQ was used. The compressor gets engaged only during the loudest moments and cuts no more than 4 dB. You can order the Bumblebee RM-7 DIY Ribbon Mics here: https://www.bumblebeepro.com/rm-7-active-diy-ribbon-mic-kit/