Classic Microphones Flashcards
-Unidyne II cap
SHURE SM57
-common
ex/ Toms & Guitar
-Cardioid w/ Roll off
Sennheiser MD 421
- Ribbon
- 1954
- Designed by BBC
- Found in Britain in 50’s and 60’s
- Very Fragile
ex/ brass, percuss., overheads
STC / COLES 4038
- 10 interchangable capsules ranging in dynamic response & directional patterns
- Sweet and Smooth
- No longer manufactured
- replace by M-222
Schoeps M 221 B
- 1970
- FET
Sony C-37 P
- 1992
- clone of C-37A
- discontinued
Sony C-800
- 1955
- Answer to U47
- Hi Freq Res Filt Out
- 6AU6 Tube
- 37 Micron thick element
- Single Dia
- Omni / Cardioid
Sony C-37 A
- 1931
- Harry Olsen (audio scientist)
- Ribbon
RCA 44
- 1930’s
- Harry Olson
- A thru C had 2 ribbons to achieve uni direction
- C & D were multi pattern
- discontinued 1973
RCA 77
- 1948
- Dist. By Telefunken
- 1st multi pattern cond
- 12 micron thick M7 cap
- VF-14 Tube Amp
Neumann U 47
-cardioid/ fig 8 ver of U 47
Neumann U 48
- 1969
- FET (Field Effect Transistor)
- Hyper Cardioid
Neumann U 47 FET
- 1960
- Update to U 47
- Mylar Film Cap
- Internal 40hz hi pass
- Amplified pad to help over come overload and prox effect
- 3 way pattern
- Amp based around EF86 tube
Neumann U 67
- AC 701 k Tube
- Omni
- Designed for Orchestras
- hi freq boost (becomes cardioid)
Neumann M 50
- 1966
- best selling
- FET
- Cardioid
Neumann KM 84
- KM series
- Omni
- 1966
Neumann KM 83
- 1966
- Cardioid w/ Hi pass
- KM series
Neumann KM 85
- 1988
- Interchangable Capsules w/ AK30 (Omni) & AK40 (Cardioid)
- Extremely Low Profile (TV)
Neumann KM 140
- Cheaper Ver of KM 140
- No Pad
- Caps not interchangable
Neumann KM 184
- Small Dia Tube (AC701) Cond
- Dual Dia Nickel Cap
- Omni, Fig 8, & Cardioid
- similar to U 47 ( but less low and more detailed hi)
Neumann KM 56
- Small Dia.
- AC701 tube
- same as KM 56 but (cardioid / more bright and aggressive)
- stopped making all metal in 1969 (too fragile)
ex/ close miking guitar
Neumann KM 54
- Omni Ver. of KM 54/56
- Small Dia Cond.
Neumann KM 53
- Best known, most used
- 1967
- Large Dual Dia Cond
- Omni, Cardioid, Fig 8
- (-10 db) att
Neumann U 87
- 1953
- 1st dynamic w/ cardioid
ex/ Vox(before), kick (now)
AKG D 12
- descendent of D 12
- Hi SPL
- Low Freq Resp
- Hi Freq Tailored for Kick and Bass
AKG D 112
- CK12 capsule
- 10 micron thick PVC, later changed to 9 Micron Thin Mylar
- Amp based around 6072 tube
- Omni/Fig 8
AKG C 12
- 1959
- AKG was commisioned to develop Large Dia Cond
- CK12
- Thicker body & grill than c 12
- Omni & Cardioid
- 6072 Tube Amp
- Full Bodied yet crisp
- Very Similar to C12
Telefunken ELA M 250
- Resembles Large Cigar
- AKG’s 1st preamp mic w/ interchangable caps: CK-1(cardioid), CK-2(Omni), CK-9(Shotgun)
- 9-48v
- replaced by 452
AKG C 451
- Transistor ver of C 12A
- Nuvister Tube
- Early 70’s
- 1st to use 12-48v
- suseptible to radio freqs if not modded
- grill made of plastic
AKG 412
- lates 70’s
- Extended Bass
- All Metal Housing (silver)
- most desirable
AKG C 414 EB
- Early 80’s
- 48v phantom power ver of C 414 EB
- Black Housing
AKG P 48
-Same as 414 but w/ redesigned preamp that provide flatter freq response
AKG C 414 B-ULS
- Same as C 414 B-ULS but has transformerless output stage ie/ Lower Freq
- CK12 Plastic Injected capsule ie/ hi boost to emulate brass tone
AKG C 414 B-TL
&
AKG C 414 B-TL II
- For Bass & Kick
- EQ curve atten. @ 300-600hz (boxy freq)
- Boost around 4 kHz for presence
- Hi SPL
Shure Beta 52
- 1996
- radically redesigned ribbon
- higher output
- Hi SPLs
ex/OH, Brass, Kick, GTR amp
Royer R121
- Kick Drum Favorite
- Large 1 1/8” Dia for Ext Low
- Presence Bump 2.5 K - 4.5kHz
- Hi Spls
- Super Cardioid Provides extended backside rejection
Heil Sound PR 40
- Cardioid ver of AT 4050
- Less Expensive than AT 4050
Audio-Technica AT 4033
- Large Dia Multi Pattern Cond
- Open and Airy top end
- Low noise
- Hi SPL’s
Audio-Technica AT 4050
- Staple in Mic Locker
- Large Dia Dynamic
- Variable Distance or “Variable D” (reduces prox effect & gives flatter response)
- Favorite for broadcasters
ex/ Kick, Vox (Stevie Wonder), Floor Tom
Electro-Voice RE20
- modern ribbon mic
- dual ribbons to attain hyper-cardioid
- more rugged than pred
ex/ acoustics & GTR amps
Beyer M 160
- More Upper Mid Range Than MD 421
- extremely directional response
- a lot of gain before feedback
- super cardioid
ex/ scratch vocals, snare top and bottom
Sennheiser MD 441
- 1978
- small dia cond
- flat freq from 20hz- 25kHz
- low noise
- Radio Freq susep
- Rugged
- Pad and Hi Pass
Shure SM81
- designed for low end below 60 hz
- feel more than hear
- made by Geoff Emmerick
- Made from Yamaha NS-10 speaker (6.5”)
- Tunable
Yamaha SKRM-100
a transformerless, balanced head amplifier for the Schoeps “Colette” series of modular microphones. Although a newer version has been released
-20 different capsules
Schoepps CMC 5
