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TELEFUNKEN U-48 Microphone

Name: TELEFUNKEN U-48 Microphone
Brand: TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik
SKU: 2442
Price: 9995.00 USD
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Tube Condenser Microphone

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TELEFUNKEN ELEKTROAKUSTIK Multi-Track Session with The Olympic Ass Kicking Team

Also in this recording TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik ELA M 260 Microphone Master Set TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik M81 Dynamic Microphone TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik M80 Dynamic Microphone TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik AR-70 Stereo Tube Mic Telefunken Elektroakustik AR-51 Microphone TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik R-F-T- AK47 MKII TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik CU-29 Copperhead

Terry Anderson and The Olympic Ass Kicking Team (or The OAK Team for short) recorded their new song "Girls with Glasses" during a weekend session with Fletcher at Sound Pure Studios for TELEFUNKEN'S multitrack session mix contest. Girls with Glasses was recorded with all TFunk microphones including: M80, M81, M82 prototype, ELA M 260 with both omni and cardioid capsules, AR-51, AK-47 MkII, AR-70 Stereo mic, U48, and U47. Check out the full version of "Girls with Glasses" by watching our video of the session. The session was was engineered and mixed by Fletcher. If you have any questions about the gear used in this recording, call the engineers at Sound Pure today. Or, if you would like to enter T-Funk's mix contest, visit their website and download the multitrack files to mix the song yourself!

$30,000 Mic Shootout : Bock 407 vs. Telefunken 251 E vs. Manley Reference Gold vs. Telefunken u47

Also in this recording Bock Audio 47 Tube Condenser Microphone TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik ELA M 251E Microphone TELEFUNKEN U47 Tube Condenser Microphone Manley Gold Reference Multi-Pattern Microphone

In this shootout video, SoundPure Pro Audio Expert, Travis Hall, compares four of our top-tier microphones in this blind shootout. Email us at proaudio(at)soundpure.com to get hi res files or to get the results! For this shootout, we will be comparing the Bock 47, the Manley Reference Gold, the Telefunken u47, and the Telefunken 251 E. All these mics are available for SoundPure’s "Try Before You Buy" program, so if you want to hear how they sound in your studio with your gear, shoot us an email at ProAudi(at)SoundPure.com. If you like what you hear, you can check out all the gear used in this video at SoundPure.com or give us a call anytime at 919.682.5552. Thanks for watching!

Terry Anderson and the Olympic Ass Kicking Team - "Girls With Glasses" Session

Also in this recording Vintech Audio 573 500-Series Mic Preamp Pork Pie 3pc Maple Shell Pack Pocaro Blue / Curly Maple TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik ELA M 260 Microphone Master Set TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik M80 Dynamic Microphone TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik CU-29 Copperhead TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik C-12 Microphone Telefunken Elektroakustik AR-51 Microphone TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik AR-70 Stereo Tube Mic

The OAK Team came to Sound Pure for a recording session led by Fletcher. The "Girls With Glasses" session was sponsored by TELEFUNKEN ELEKTROAKUSTIK for their mix contest (go to TFunk's website to download the tracks and enter the mix contest). The session was also sponsored by A Designs Audio, Avid Nolatone Ampworks, Phoenix Audio, Pork Pie Percussion, and Vintech Audio. Check out our other demo videos from this session to learn about the specific gear and equipment used. If you have any questions about specific recording chains, signal paths, or gear, please give us a call at 888.528.9703 or 919.682.5552. Thanks to the Olympic Ass Kicking Team - Terry Anderson (Drums/Vocals), Jack Cornell (Bass/Backup Vocals), Greg Rice (Keys), and Dave Bartholomew (Guitar/Percussion).

Recorded with this gear

Jazz tenor saxaphone solo

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Tenor saxaphone solo into the TELEFUNKEN U47

From TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik

10 years subsequent to the release of the ubiquitous U47, the U48 was released with one variation to the U47; it had "bi-directional" (figure 8) capability. While the head assembly from a U47 can be fitted to a U48 amplifier, the same does not work in reverse.

According to the book Recording the Beatles, the U48 was one of George Martin's favorite microphones when actually "recording the Beatles". The bi-directional capability can be very useful in more "ambient" recording environments where the engineer recording the sound does not want hear as much of the room ambience as might be recorded with an omni-directional or cardioid pick-up pattern.

A microphone's capsule is often made of two sides. The front diaphragm will produce a cardioid response, as will the rear. When the two diaphragms are polarized in the same polarity an "omni-directional" effect is achieved. When they are polarized in opposite polarity a figure 8 pattern is created.

This is not an acoustic pattern creation; it is an electronic pattern creation. All microphone capsules are omni-directional in the low frequency regions of their response. As you climb the frequency spectrum the capsule will have a more directional response.

When you have two identical diaphragms with identical voltage to those diaphragms you will have a smooth "omni-directional" response. When those voltages are reversed, an electronic cancellation of common information is achieved; the result is two "lobes", one on the front of the microphone, one on the rear of the microphone, with full frequency cancellation through the frequency range achieved through electronic cancellation.

Type: Condenser Pressure Gradient
Capsule: M7 - dual sided gold sputtered center terminated
Frequency Range: 20Hz / 20kHz
Polar Pattern: Cardioid and Figure 8
Sensitivity: approx 1.2 mvolts per dyne / cm sq
Impedance: 200 ohms stock / 50 ohms switchable
SPL: 138 dB
Non Linear Distortion: less than or equal to 0.5% at 100 dyne / cm sq
Equivalent Noise: 24 dB
Tube Type: TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik VF14K metal tube
Power: Dedicated Power Supply
Weight: 22oz (624g)
Size: 9 3/4" (248mm) length x 2 1/4" (57mm) diameter
Extras: Locking Case, NG Style Power Supply, Shock Mount, Wooden Box

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