News Pro Audio Engineering the Sound: Shure SM7dB by Oliver Ashby If you’ve ever had the pleasure of working with an SM7B you’ll know exactly why this is a huge deal. In case you missed it, this year is the 50th…
Features Pro Audio The Neumann U 87: the microphone that should be in every locker by Dan Shaw Approaching a hundred years as a company, Neumann has solidified an unmatched reputation in the studio, especially at the business end of the signal chain: the microphone. They’ve released several…
Features Pro Audio The evolution of the Neumann U 47: the most copied microphone in history by Dan Shaw Not only does it look like a silver bullet, but generations of engineers have also treated the Neumann U 47 as such. Let’s take a closer look at this classic’s…
Features Pro Audio Excellence on all fronts: a brief history of the AKG C414 by Dan Shaw From the ashes of war emerged the Austrian company AKG. They’ve elevated the microphone arts throughout the decades, the C414 being their most celebrated. There are many pieces of studio…
