Who uses Telefunken U47?

The U47 was especially popular in US studios. Frank Sinatra owned his own U 47; Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Tony Bennett and the Beatles also used it.

What tube is in a U47?

Accessories. Each U47 microphone comes complete with M 940H power supply, M840TH 25′ Sommer tube microphone cable, M740 shock mount, FC40 locking flight case and WB40 wooden microphone box.

How much does a U47 weigh?

Weight: 1.375 lbs.

What mic did Frank Sinatra use?

His vocal mic was the Shure SM53. His stage monitors were Shure VA301-S loudspeakers. Later in the 1970s, the SM58 became Sinatra’s primary microphone for performances.

When was U47 released?

The U 47 was first debuted at the Berlin Radio Show of 1947, hence the model number became 47, (though production delays postponed the manufacture until 1949).

Is Neumann Telefunken?

At the time Neumann had a worldwide distribution deal with TELEFUNKEN GmbH, as TELEFUNKEN had already established a powerful global distribution network. All microphones sold for broadcast or for export were badged with the TELEFUNKEN diamond logo, while domestic products were badged with the Neumann logo.

What was the Frank Sinatra microphone?

What is a Telefunken U47?

The Classic Telefunken Tube Mic! Few microphones are as iconic as Telefunken’s U47 tube condenser microphone. This vintage-style tube studio microphone gives you the smooth and sweet sound that made the classic crooners of the 1950s come to life all around the world.

What’s new on the Telefunken f-14k?

Its matte nickel finished body houses a new BV8 output transformer and a newly developed VF14k vacuum tube; a “plug and play” replacement for the rare VF14M tubes found in the original. The classic “TELEFUNKEN” diamond logo proudly adorns the front of the body tube. All of these accoutrements show that this microphone means business.

Is the Neumann U 47 still relevant today?

And for many engineers and musicians, the Neumann U 47 still stands as a seemingly insurmountable peak of microphone design. Remarkably simple by today’s “everything-must-do-everything” standards, the U 47 housed fewer than 20 electrical components – minus the power supply – in a simple tube circuit.

What is the tonal property of the Gibson U-47?

Nonetheless, there is a world of objective analysis around the U 47’s tonal properties. The U 47 has an enormously deep bass pickup that’s only accented as you move it closer to the sound source, which arguably made this microphone the gateway drug to close-micing – the technique that shaped the sound of all recordings after the U 47’s release.