Microphones Flashcards
RCA 77
- Ribbon Microphone
- Unidirectional
- switch between M,V1,V2 with high pass filter
- recognizable shape
RCA 44
- Ribbon Mic
- Bidirectional
- still in demand today
Neumann U47
- Condenser
- cardioid/omnidirectional
- tube amplifier
Neumann 47 FET
Answer to Sony and AKG Field Effect Transistor mics which have solid state preamps.
- fixed hyper-cardioid
- ability to take high SPL making it a go to rock kick drum mic
Neumann U 67
- “updated U47”
- 40Hz HPF, pad switch, 3-way directional switch
Neumann 49/50
- first electronically remote-controlled variable-pattern condenser
- the 50 is strictly an omnidirectional mic designed for orchestral recording.
Neumann KM 84
- 1966, first 48 Volt phantom powered mic
- 1988 the KM 100 series replaced the 80 series, but was too expensive.
Neumann KM 54/56
- 3 polar patterns
- less bass more top
- good for close miking guitars and acoustic instruments (reduces proximity effect)
Neumann U 87
- Best known Neumann studio mic.
- 3 pattern with a -10 dB pad
AKG 12/112
- d12 was the first dynamic cardioid mic.
- vocal standard and used for rock kick drums
- d112 is more fine tuned for bass and kick drum and can stand more high SPL
AKG C 12/ Telefunken ELA M 250/251
- C 12 was original and the rest being different body styles
AKG C451
-AKG’s first FET preamp mic featuring interchangeable capsules.
AKG 414 series
- basically the transistor version of the c12a
- the c414 b-uls has a flatter freq. resp.
Sony C-37A
- Sony’s answer the the U47.
- the U67 took its features like the high frequency resonance filter, windscreen shape, and the built in low cut filter.
- omni / cardioid by mechanical vent
Schoeps M 221B
- Interchangeable system to vary directional patterns and freq. resp.
- smooth sound especially off axis
STC/Coles 4038
- Ribbon mic designed by the BBC
- fragile
- excels in brass, perc., and overhead
Shure SM57
- 2nd most popular mic in the world
- live sound and recording.
- has not undergone any major change since first development.
Sennheiser MD 421
- great on toms or guitar amp
- cardioid with roll of switch
Sennheiser MD 441
- designed to have more upper midrange and extremely direction pick up pattern
- excels as a scratch vocal mic and top and bottom snare mic
Beyer M 160
- Modern dual ribbon mic
- Hyper cardioid
- used on acoustic instruments and some gtr amps
Electro-Voice RE20
E/V RE20
- large diaphragm dynamic mic
- E/V Variable Distance reduces proximity effect while maintaining flat freq. resp.
- vocal, kick, floor Tom
- favorite of Stevie Wonder
Audio-Technical AT4050/4033
- multi pattern condenser
- open and airy top end, low noise, takes high SPL levels b
- less expensive.
- 4033 is cardioid only but less expensive.
Heil Sound PR 40
- Kick drum mic
- handles very high SPL
- super cardioid
Royer R-121
- redesigned ribbon mic
- overheads
Shure Beta 52A
- B52
- competes with the AKG D112 as kick drum mic
- built in EQ curve for kick
- handles up to 178dB
Shure SM81
- Small diaphragm condenser
- flat from 20Hz - 20kHz, low noise
Yamaha SKRM-100 Subkick
- designed to give more bottom end of the kick drum without EQ.
- basically a reverse woofer
