Neumann M147 vs U47 FET at ZenPro Audio
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- We take both of these brand new, cardioid only K47 capsule mics and compare them side by side on drums, acoustic and electric guitar, grand piano and female vocals. You can easily discern the differences in audio and tone they deliver! We are your authorized Neumann microphone dealer, check us out at www.zenproaudio.com.
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I definitely prefer the U47 FET
Between these two, the mic I would prefer would definitely depend on the genre I am recording it for/how I plan to mix each instrument.
On piano, the M147 seemed to have a darker tone, and its dynamic response seemed to blend a lot of the upper harmonics together, while the U47 FET had a brighter tone as well as a more drastic dynamic response. My choice would depend mostly on whether I would want the piano near or far in the proximity field (M147/U47 respectively).
Drum overheads was an exception; the non-linear dynamics and dark tone, in my opinion, did not serve the M147 there. U47 FET all the way.
Electric guitar cab is the other exception, but in the other direction! Especially with the beefy low-end, I LOVE the M147 on this tone. Perhaps, if I wanted a very bright, spanky guitar tone, I would reach for the U47... but unlikely in most other scenarios.
For acoustic guitar, my opinions are very similar to piano. The one other thing I noticed is that, even though both are recorded in mono, the U47 FET seems to have a much stronger center in the stereo field than the M147. The differences in tone could make either mic more suitable depending on the desire of the engineer in the final mix.
In my opinion, female vocals is the instrument that made both these mics shine. I could only describe the dynamic response of the M147 as intriguing. I loved the tone, and could see myself recording vox with this mic for a jazz ballad, acoustic singer/songwriter piece, or for folk. When listening to the U47 FET on the vocals, all I could think was pop/EDM music. The presence peak exaggerated by the FET circuit would really help a female vocal cut through something as heavily arranged and busy mix-wise as those two genres.
Just the opinion of a 21-year-old Sound Recording Technology major. I have always enjoyed using Neumann microphones when I've had the opportunity. My university actually has two M147's for the senior students to use. Should I be so fortunate, I would love to see either of these microphones in my locker one day.
U47 Fet on vocals and M147 on the rest!
Warren Dent is so casual... Jamming away like a boss! Thumbs up for the mics too.
Well done, nice shootout. I´ll go for the U47FET, as it seems a liitle bit clearer and less phatt
thanks, great comparison - to be honest, i can barely hear the difference but prefer the U47
Definitely the m147
I think I've changed my mind regarding my post below regarding the subjective preference for the 147 on the electric guitar. I think maybe the ruthless raw aggro that the U47 FET captures is just too compelling to ignore...it's a tough one though...be interested in others thoughts...
U47 FET on everything except electric guitar - on that one source, the creamy warmth of the M147 was just phatter and funkier and a nicer "wall of sound"...the FET was just too revealing and had too much fidelity for that one application. On the rest though, the FET all the way. It was just spooky real on vocals...the vocals were just out of the speaker and floating in mid air! It's clearly in a class above the M147, and probably almost anything else...
Nice comparison Warren!
+Jesse Gimbel Thanks Jesse, hope all is well up there with you!
M147 guitar !!! u47 Vocal!!!
Warren, do you mind me saying that the electric guitar part of this clip rocks harder than a Wahhabi stoning?...and that's saying something considering I've been watching ACDC clips all night
+Huxxy I had to Google that I will admit, but I take your compliment and say life to hi-fidels!
+ZenProAudio "life to fi-fidels"...Genius!
+ZenProAudio Warren, I was wondering if I could plant the seed in your mind of what I think would be a very interesting video mic demo. I propose the following 3 mics being demoed in a similar way to this clip. The mics are: Neumann U47 FET...Neumann M 149...Neumann M 150. As I think you might recall us discussing via email, the U47 FET definitely has some real mojo happening. However, the M 149 I would say is widely considered Neumann's ultimate current vocal mic (and by the way the circuitry of the M 149 is different to the M 147 so even when the M 149 is in cardioid mode it's a different animal to the M 147, and generally regarded as far superior). But most interesting of all would be to have the M 150 in the demo...as although it isn't a widely used mic for vocals, some reviews I've read have described it as "jaw-dropping" on vox and on basically...anything! Also, the M 150 is not a mic that many people have heard or have much experience with, so a demo of it compared to the two heavy hitters rocking K47/K49 capsules would be fascinating! Any chance???
+Huxxy Not sure, I don't normally have those around and there's a ton of stuff to get to...not a bad suggestion though.
Is it modern 47?
+ingoodmusic Yes, both mics are brand new. We sell and stock both, happy to sell you one!