While its competitors try to duplicate its most famous creations, Neumann is maintaining a steady balancing act of affordability, quality, and innovation...
Each side of the Crowley and Tripp Naked Eye ribbon microphone is voiced differently. The front of the mic has a darker sound than the rear, giving you two timbral choices in one unit....
Thanks in part to the popularity of Podcasting and of consumer-friendly recording applications, a number of manufacturers have added USB microphones to...
When it comes to live sound, few people possess the engineering pedigree of Bob Heil. With credits including the Who, the Grateful Dead, and Jeff Beck,...
Despite modern advances in the studio, the quest to capture quality audio often leads back to vintage technology, such as the vacuum tube. And as more...
Sennheiser is shipping the e 602 II cardioid dynamic microphone, the newest addition to Sennheiser's Evolution Series microphones. According to the manufacturer, the e 602 II is designed for use with low-frequency instruments such as kick drums, bass guitar cabs, and tubas.
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Telefunken USA's first success was a historically accurate replica of one of today's priciest vintage microphones, the Telefunken Ela M 251. Although...
Avant Electronics is a new company offering a variety of Chinese-made microphones and mic accessories, from tube and FET condensers to the subject of...
Although condenser and dynamic microphones still dominate most personal studios, ribbon mics are gaining in popularity. More products are now available,...
It's no secret that cardioid microphones are preferred for the vast majority of studio recording applications, particularly when tracking instrumental...
Capturing a stellar recording of a drum kit is rarely simple. Typically, it involves multiple mics, multiple tracks, and lots of processing afterward....
Red Microphones (a division of Blue Microphones) was originally created to serve as a source for vintage mic parts. The first branded mic from Red Microphones...
Ribbon microphones have become personal favorites of mine for recording electric guitar, brass and reeds, and bowed strings, among other instruments....
The C 542 BL ($320) is one of a handful of boundary-layer microphones made by AKG. Boundary-layer microphones are unique in their fundamental attributes:...
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MOJAVE AUDIO MA-200
NEUMANN USA TLM 49
CROWLEY AND TRIPP Naked Eye
The Direct Connection
HEIL SOUND
M-AUDIO Sputnik
TELEFUNKEN USA R-F-T M16 Mk II and AK 47
Ribbon Mic Summit
Mics of Many Colors
