Not all microphones are created equal, but few have reached rarified heights of Neumann’s U 67. It captured a sound that defined a generation and now it’s back in all its original glory.
Created in 1960, the Neumann U 67 was famed for its tube-driven sound and versatility. It’s set to return, built with strict adherence to its original specs.
The components of the original, including the BV 12 output transformer and EF 86 tubes feature here, just as they did in the first incarnation. Importantly, the reissue features the original K 67 capsule, which is largely responsible for the archetypal Neumann sound.
The features that found homes in subsequent large-diaphragm condensers contribute to the U 67’s versatility and makes it a top-of-the-line modern studio performer. Switchable polar patterns capture cardioid, omni-directional and figure-8 shapes and a low-end rolloff switch helps to mitigate the proximity effect on close-miked sources.
Visit Vintage King for more info and pre-order details.
Related Posts
Roswell Launches the Delphos II Large Diaphragm Condenser Large diaphragm condensers are typically the most expensive microphones in the studio. Some do come cheap, others really can break the bank. The Delphos II pulls off the rare trick of […]
Project Studio Essentials Part I: Choosing the Right Microphone Recording your own musical projects in the comfort of your own home. Sounds like a snap right? In many ways, it really is. Digital technology has all but wiped out the comparatively labour […]
Peluso Launches the P-414 Large Diaphragm Condenser American mic specialists Peluso have welcomed the new year with by taking us back in time. The P-414 definitely wears its influence on its sleeve - paying faithful tribute to the 1976 AKG […]
Engineering the Sound: Jack White’s ‘Blunderbuss’ “Technology is a big destroyer of truth and emotion” - Jack White, It Might Get Loud, 2008
From the raucous blues-rock swagger of The White Stripes to his endeavours with The Saboteurs […]
Keeley Unleashes the Retro Super Germanium Overdrive Pedal Oklahoma pedal masters, Keeley Electronics, have released the Retro Super Germanium Phat Mod. Ostensibly a distortion box, it covers everything from subtle drive to all-out fuzz, with a […]
Waves Dives Deep into the Subharmonic with Submarine Unlocking that bottom octave has long since been a challenge for mix engineers. Now Waves have come up with their own solution: the Submarine plugin.
Clarity and weight in the bottom […]
