Johnny’s Mic For The Backing Tracks

[Mel]

Hello – probably was stated somewhere, but was wondering if that silver mic is a U87? Sure sounds good for the backing tracks! 🙂

[john]

No I wish! it’s Neumann TLM 107

[Mel]

I thought the shape was a little different. The TLM 107 is a nice mic though! Nice self noise and signal/noise. Nice flat frequency response with a little boost. Sounds great!

[john]

ya, when I used the AKG 10000 I always boosted some frequencies to make my sax sound right in the recording but with this one I rarely touch anything. It’s very good for sax. I figured any mic good for vocals will also work great on sax.

[Mike Potter]

If you’re looking for a very reasonably priced, large diaphragm condenser mic you might look at the Stellar X2 and/or X3. They’ve been compared with the Neumann U47 and are priced between $265 and $350 each.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the tip Mike! I’ve ordered the stellar x2 vintage, just to see what it’s like. I don’t mind paying those prices for my novice standard of playing.

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