Neumann u47 fet full#

The sound of 'magic' was required for the stage production, and Hazel handed me her baby chime/rattle that she thought would fit the bill. I typically end up recording many of the sound effects myself rather than downloading them from iTunes. It would make for an excellent broadcast mic (although you'd better be doing one hell of a podcast to justify the cost).Įach year I get roped into doing the audio, sound effects, and music for my daughter's school play. It delivered a nicely balanced warm tone without any hype and was extremely quiet. The mic had to be out of the shot, away from her mouth, and I needed some meat on the bone in terms of tone. We had to record an on-camera interview with a female subject. The U 47 fet had just arrived, and although it's not the normal choice for a location recording, I thought I'd put it into service in a non-traditional way. In addition to recorded music, I do a fair amount of audio for film and video.

But what else can it do? $4000 is a lot of bread for mid-level studios and weekend warriors who need their mics to excel in more than one application. Like an Oxford-educated playboy Paul Bunyon in a Jil Sander suit - tough, articulate, well-toned, immaculately presented, and smooth.

This reissue delivered the sound this mic is 'known' for. Timpani? Wurlitzer through the Kustom? Killing. I looked around the studio to see what else I could throw at it. It was easy and fuss-free to get to a great sound and tone.

Neumann u47 fet full#

Not surprisingly, the U 47 fet delivered a big, fat truckload of goodness to kick drum, and it made life easy when planted in front of an Ampeg B-15 cabinet as well as my acoustic bass - full bodied and extended, with nice clarity on all of the above. Recording bottom-heavy sources was my first stop. On the bottom is an output level switch (-6 dB). On the back of the mic, there are switches for attenuation (-10 dB) and low-cut filter (40 or 140 Hz). A swivel mount is fixed on one side of the mic, and the XLR connector sits at the bottom of the mic body. The mic comes in a cherry wood box with dense foam lining for a snug fit. Even the outer cardboard packaging has a slick, faux leather finish. Out of the box, the reissue product says quality. Great studios around the world likely have at least one vintage U 47 fet in their mic locker, and with good reason. This is how I had come to know and love this mic's ability to capture the full picture of sources heavy in low-frequencies. Many did find, however, that it worked beautifully in front of a kick drum, an acoustic bass, and later electric bass cabinets. The original U 47 fet was intended to recreate the sound of the tube-based U 47 in a solid-state model, but initially, it was not nearly as popular a mic. It has a fixed cardioid polar pattern and employs a K 47 capsule and the same head grill and nickel finish as the original U 47 fet, as well as the classic Neumann badge on the front of the mic. The U 47 fet reissue from Neumann is a faithful recreation of the solid-state version of the U 47 manufactured from 1972 to 1986.