@@ChristopherHallett for sure great price for it's worth but still out of my reach so all I can do for now is drool unless I can add it to my home loan in equity 😉
Honestly the LCT 441 FLEX is an amazing option for just $400 that has a ton of flexibility. If you're in the market for a new home studio condenser then I couldn't recommend it enough.
As someone who was fortunate enough to get early time with the 1040 prototype, it is worth more than they ask retail for. In my almost 14 years recording experience I can say that the diversity you can get with the control panel will make up for the price easily. It replaced 4 mics in my studio (total cost a bit more over 5000 dollar) and I am planning to get more for a stereo pair. It is always worth getting 1 excelent FET or Tube mic for any studio (normally a Neumann, old Telefunken or these days SE Electronics RTN), so if you treat the 1040 in this category, its quite competitively priced imho.
Martin? .. Interesting I dont know enough about 6 strings to comment, but Gibson have been relying on same old same old for DECADES, whilst treating thier stuff like s... Near-zero innovation and ever rising prices for the same products, never even fixing the limitations (like Gibson's tunng and Rickenbacker's bridges) doesn't sould a great way to keep people keen
I had a chance to work with that Lewitt mic about two weeks ago. The studio we were at called Seeflection Studios has a lot of different mic's. I believe they said they have about 150 when we were going through the tour before choosing them. We listened to the Neumann 149 and that 1040. For violin and vocals there really was no comparison. Very different microphones. The violin had much more life and was amazingly clear sounding with its tone on that Neumann. The vocals sounded more "open" and like unmuffled especially when Teresa pushed hard. We did blind ABC, ABCDE, etc for each person and instrument and we never wound up choosing the 1040. Probably because their studio had a lot of amazing mic's. I can certainly see great uses for the 1040. Especially if the studio has a somewhat more limited budget than the one we chose.
You have no idea how much I wish I had 3500 bucks for this. Unfortunately, most of us bedroom creators probably don't. I will just have to stick to buying kits and building my own.
@Joe also in regards to the China comment, I've had one for 10 years and it's never had an issue. The build quality is so high, when their microphones were recommended to me by a studio in my college days, I didn't even think they were made in China. It's a "hand made" (in China) product, according to the paperwork that came with mine... 😁😁😁 But as far as my experience goes, it's a quality product...
@Joe it's true, but if he wants to show off "affordable" products, how about something that's not $3,000+? He mentions it's "affordable" in the video. I'm just giving a actually affordable multi pattern tube mic suggestion. I'd need a lot of convincing the this thing is actually 3x better than the SE. 🤣🤣🤣
@Spiderhands Productions yes we pay big here. I got the Rode NT1. About 7 years ago Wife was on holiday in Australia she got Mic for $NZD 325 new and when she told the guy about 550 in NZ he could not believe it. I think rip off was what he said to her lol.
Lewitt showed in their own video that the normal pop filter they provide is too close to the microphone to be as efficient as it can be. I wonder if they'll make a new version of that old pop filter that fits their current microphones, but has more distance (or just another layer farther out like this new one has).
Oh dude, if changing the brand of tube makes no difference in a guitar amp it also makes no difference in a mic. Tubes do not have a sound (which is why in the entire history of vacuum tubes no manufacturers have ever produced frequency response curves for them - because they do not have a sound). The circuit they are in has a sound and the tubes will have variations in gain/volume from brand to brand (and maybe even from tube to tube) which some people will interpret as a small change in sound. But a tube does not know if it's in a microphone or guitar amp, it just does a thing. But you know this because you have done the science already.
@@vinnyg411 QUOTE: "switching brands of tubes may not change the sound of the guitar amp but they do add a certain flavor when it comes to amps and especially microphones". Many will interpret that exactly as I said. And no matter how you want to interpret that, a *circuit* has a sound, chosen by the circuit designer, and the tubes do NOT have a sound.
I'm a big Rode fan myself. The NT1000 is a gem for the price. Oh, and I also once recorded acoustic guitar tracks with the stupid thing backwards. It didn't sound like I wanted, but I used it and exploited the sound. Call it anti-production (Breeders/Ramones/Brain Brain).
Shure SM7B… because that’s what I can afford. SM57 is my guitar mic…because that’s what I can afford. Love your content Glenn, but I think most of us are rag-tag home studio musicians who don’t mind throwing part of our paycheck away on gear, but throwing down that kind of money down in Guitar Center… that mic better come with 6+ strings and an attitude. 😂
Yeah 1- Glenn, Hows about reviews on some of Lewitts more affordable guys? Like you did on the Roswell 47's ? (There may be some that I missed I'll look in a mo) 2- bearing in mind how the cheaper guitars seemed WAY better then Gibson - I'd never pay over a grand for stings and attitude ;)
About the carbon fiber... yes it is a lighter material for making frames. HOWEVER, it is brittle. Carbon fiber structures are far less impact resistant. HOWEVER #2... maybe they also put some kevlar in the frame, which would fix the impact vulnerability issue. This is how F1 race car chassis are made to be crash resistant.
Glenn - this is pro level shit 99% will never use/be able to afford. It's cool but I'm not sure this is for your audience, brother. Again, the mic is amazing but I suspect this thing cost more than the totality of most home recorders entire set ups. How about a demo of those 89 dollar tom mics? I'd like to see that of it truly competes with the 421!
@Joe Yes, this video specifically comes off this way. His praise is out of character. I'd like to try one myself and give a completely unbiased opinion, but I don't think I ever will. Lewitt mics have always seems very gimmicky to me. I'm sure they rock, but still.
Also, isn't the control unit basically just an analog preamp? I mean, the capsule doesn't change, the control unit is just flavoring the sound differently. I may be wrong though.
@@SpectreSoundStudios Listening on headphones (Yamaha HPH Mt5s) and everything else sounds really good! To me it sounds like there was some conversion problem or something. The most similar sound I know is of something going through excessive de-noising, so the audio's there, but it sounds pretty thin and there are some artefacts. That's to my ears anyway. EDIT: Checked on my monitors and on 4k video, it's still there
I inherited several various Neumanns (primarily two 87's) and am always really nervous about doing my filming work recording people perform acoustically out in nature. I will definitely look into these to maintain sound quality and lift some tension off my shoulders if there is ever a freak accident and something tips over while on the edge of a stream.
This mic is for professionals or mommas boys with a deep bank balance, for us mortals who have jobs and have to pay bills would you recommend the Lewit 240 pro for guys on a budget, I currently have a couple of thomann sm57 rip offs tbones and would like to get a condenser mic, don't get me wrong if I ever come into a wad of money I'd buy this but way out of my league sadly
I have the M149 and numerous Lewitt’s, including the 1040 that we worked with this past week. The 1040 is a very decent, extremely flexible, mic, but sadly it is nowhere close to the M149 in terms of clarity, dynamics handling, or overall tone. However, it is a lot more comparable to a slightly upper-midrange dulled U87.
If amps and designed to amp signals, mics are supposed to capture sounds the closer to reality they can. Any change to the source sound is an effect or filter, in theory there shouldn't be better sounding mics than others, they should be judge on how faithful they are to the source they are capturing. In the end, like with all audio equipment, the main question is, does it make any sense to pay such X amount for any filter or effect?
Politicians are also "supposed" to tell the truth; then, reality Preamps and amps have electrical in, electrical out - making a 'clean' one doenst stretch engineering too hard Speakers and Mics however are way more physical with a bunch of tradeoffs for HOW you cross from acoustic to electric domain In the case of the 'classics' theres also thousands of hours of engineer experience of how to squeeze the best out of them, a familairty with thier 'sound' - meaning new things have a bit of a hill to climb ... Some are saying the Lewitt lacks SOME of the shine of a Neumann - but I know whch one I'D like to have bagged up, ready to rock...
@@petegaslondon Mics are very basic stuff, the ones used to record on the human hearing frequencies, Its not like we have hyper technology or research on mics, that is just BS, most of the mics are different because brands use filters to sculpt the sound, not because they are using rare materials, or ultra advanced tech on the parts. Same goes for speakers by the way, its not like the tech has advanced that much, because there is not so much tech in them to start with.
Well Jose, I look forward to seeing your technical papers and designs Talk is cheap ;) Speakers require a 3 order of magnitude bandwidth, which is usually too much for a single element (also the average motor efficiency of a dynamic speaker of any quality is
@@petegaslondon Open a mic, open up a laptop or a cell phone... voila... Truth is most of the audio brands do not manufacture nothing, they just assemble parts.
Yes Jose, they're transducer systems OTHER people have designed with the limitations you seem to imply are easily surmountable; so I await your new approach/es? You say "not much tech IN them" - yet for decades many bright people, industry and enthusiast alike have sought BETTER methods Do you have some ? ;)
Glenn. When are you finally going to address the 10S issue? I'm glad that you and other privileged content creators are enjoying your custom guitars, meanwhile just about everyone else are suffering the blunt of the SCAM that is 10S. Their model reminds me a lot of the TTM Guitars. Look them up. Nothing personal, though. I really enjoy your content, but 10S are the worst.
@@SpectreSoundStudios cool Mic totally but for guys like myself that's way outta my price range sadly, and from the look of things prices are looking like their going to be an issue from the noise in the music world, prices only look to be being increased on musical equipment
I can't really justify spending $3500 on a microphone, but thanks for helping me decide on a microphone. I just ordered the Lewitt Audio Microphones LCT 440 PURE. I was trying to filter through the large diaphragm microphones in the $200-$300 range, and you just made up my mind. Awesome!
Hi Glenn, do you have any video with the Lewitt Tom Mikes in use? I was a bit surprised that first you told us how good those Tom Microphones of Lewit are and in the demo video I see the Sennheiser 421. This is just a curious question, no criticism at all. Regards from Germany, Hajo
"Drum sample replacement is lame" and "I always reamp guitar tracks that were recorded direct" is a weird hill to die on. I get the distinction, but the only real difference is that you spent a lot of money on amps. I guess it matters more if you only ever record Canadian metal.
Your analogy would be right if all notes were replaced with other notes from another guitar, played by another guitarist on another amp, recorded with another mic in another studio. No points for originality.
Can we hear you singing when you review a microphone? You could sing Theme song to Shaft, Feelings, 1-877-kars4kids, etc .. but seriously great review!
Love your videos. But totally do NOT agree. We just sent back the 1040. Really good mic. But NOT at all up to our high end microphones. If you are comparing it to a great dual capsule tube like that, either you are not hearing like you used to or you have a mic than needs some work. The L1040 is a very nice, very flexible mic. It is NOT comparable to a great tube dual capsule like the 149 from Lewitt. Period. Seriously guy, either get your mic checked if you have an M149, or get your hearing checked. It is like completely beyond obvious!!!
I'm somebody who almost always prefers a vintage look and feel (not to mention sound) when it comes to gear. But I've gotta say, there's nothing about this design I don't love. Carbon fiber body, innovative mic cradle design, magnetic pop-stopper mount. And the detachable remote? You gotta be kidding me! I also REALLY like the tube window. That's a nice touch for the vibe's sake. Nothing like the nice warm glow of a vacuum tube to get you in the right headspace. Great video, Glenn! P.S. Don't panic, and always know where your towel is.
GLEEEEEEN, GLEN, GLEN, GLEN, GLEN. Something that occurs to me as I've watched your vids and comments on speakers, etc.: Has anyone ever done tests on speaker placement within the cab? Eg. physical separation. Two speakers mounted toward the back of the cab and two in a normal position in the front, perhaps. Nice mic, too. Expensive as hell, so it's a hard pass for me, but it would be a hell of a mic to have.
What you're suggesting about placing 2 speakers toward the back of the cab and 2 mounted normally would seem to be a recipe for phasing problems and comb filtering.
@@ivandubinsky1857 I wondered. I'd have all 4 firing forward, and was thinking it might give a depth or deeper resonance to a degree, but I can see where that could cause phasing issues. Thanks for bringing that to my attention.
Someone left a Rider MC-85a and my house about a year ago after doing a set up (probably fill out of the gig bag or something, I do a lot of setups for people that hit me up right after they find a good guitar at the pawnshops and sometimes dont realizet to check the gig back for extra inclubed suprises) and I've been using it to record lately. For a mic I've never heard of it sound pretty good. I can easily get the sound I'm looking for right away from my bugera 4x12 cab and I cant complain about the fact that it was basically free. Any one have any info on this mic?
I think this would only be good in the home studio or especially in the budget studio business. A real studio would want something that sounds more unique and well... better. All those very cool analog components create impeadance loading on the circuit that makes it a little dull to me. I'd rather just have the one magic mic for each instrument (2-3 HQ mics? and a bunch of lower mid tier mics for the band).
so cool mic , yee ok 3400 , yes i know get a job ha ha !!! , so grate to see review on shit only the 1% can afford , like watching a review for the new ferrari
Hahaha. I'm an ex gigging bass player, in my new band I play harmonica and sing but the bass guy is a metal guitarist who swapped over to bass for this band and I'm always showing him how to play a damn bass line that actually fits the song
I was the same way up to the price. To be fair, it's a shit ton of bang for the buck. For instance, it's barely more than an 87. But it gives you so much more than an 87. Even though, it's still too high for most people. Only production studios that actually book time and make money will be buying this. That is me, but I still won't be spending $3500 on a new mic and time soon. And the center of my studio is already a restored Tele251. I had to bring it back from the dead (looked like it was literally ran over by a car). But it's put an end to spending thousands on microphones. This looks good though, maybe on the used market in a couple years.
Glenn, What lavalier mic would you recommend for on the go and outdoor settings? I'm looking to do some live streams in the outdoors with my laptop, guitar isn't a concern as it'll be running though asiolinkpro drivers -> ampsim-> obs. The use would be primarily voice Thanks 😎
Not glenn, but really any lavalier mic should do, although I’d recommend a dynamic mic as well, something like a good ol’ SM58 for its damn near indestructibility and ease of use. It’s also got a very short range for what sound it picks up, so rest assured it won’t catch too much noise. Lav mics can be a touch delicate with clipping and boomy as they’re right on your chest where a lot of the voice resonates, so that’s why I’m suggesting a standard dynamic mic. Anyways, happy recording :)
Also not glenn, i use the Olympus ME-52 when recording Meetups for work. Nice clear voice even from a distance, i plug it in a zoom h1, perfect every time no wierd noise.
Hey Glenn, this may be common knowledge but idk the actual answer. If I were to buy a nice mic, I would want a nice preamp. Can I run a nicer preamp into my focusrite 18i20 and get the benefits of the nicer pre without ruining the signal in my focusrite?
The fact that you can control 2 mics with one remote is also amazing, and every 1040 is already stereo matched. I mean c'mon I love this mic. Now... about that u87 you're selling....
That is a good looking mic! Have to win the lottery to buy it, but I will happily settle for one of the "lower class" Lewitts while waiting🤘 Think they all sound awesome compared to whatever they are compared to, looks good to😊
I want that nice mic and a basic power supply. No remote, none of those features. But i still couldn't afford even that, if they offered it. That's why I'm building my own with a clone of the u87 element and a custom circuit.
Shout out to your drummer. He's been contributing some stellar performances the past few months. And feels like he's getting better by the week! Great stuff. Also, lol at the hitchhiker's guide excerpt.
@@ChristopherHallett I do not know. And I didn't mean this comment to suggest he wasn't good before, not at all! I just think the performances in the last few months have been getting better and better.
GLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENN!!!!!!!!! How do I improve the mix for listening on the cellphones? I know that music should be listened in stereo but every time people are lazier and only use the speaker of their phone. Personally I try to mix in mono and then switch to stereo, since most cellphones are mono so I try to get the best result in both systems. But is there a better method for this? Because sometimes I listen to famous songs that sound good in both systems and then I listen to my mixes and I miss instruments or others stand out a lot. Greetings from Chile.
Recently i got a pair of AT 2020, the standard ones, for 100$, so 50$ a piece. They sound great. How does a Neumann mic that costs 5000$ justify the price difference? Seriously. That's why I liked the Lewitt 1040, 3500$ is a reasonable price for a mic that is a game changer.
That mix at the end sounded absolutely fucking amazing! The playing on that was really fucking cool all around. Oh and pleeeaase get that guy in for voice overs more often!
I’m changing my bass strings as I watch. I’m not a metal player, but I find a lot of value in this channel. I recently recorded some solo demo stuff and the studio had one of these mics. I accidentally bumped it when I was rocking out and I heard Glenns voice screaming out the back of my head to keep my bassy booger hooks off the equipment. I’ve grown here.
This was a great infomercial 😉
From the photo you would get the impression that Glenn was being sarcastic ...completely opposite of what I was expecting
Had me drooling until the price tag reveal. Sounds incredible!
It's almost $2k cheaper than the Neumann.
@@ChristopherHallett for sure great price for it's worth but still out of my reach so all I can do for now is drool unless I can add it to my home loan in equity 😉
Honestly the LCT 441 FLEX is an amazing option for just $400 that has a ton of flexibility. If you're in the market for a new home studio condenser then I couldn't recommend it enough.
Glenn - Tell them to stop using national stock numbers as names for their mics.
Dude you had me sold…right up until the end. Price unfortunately will be an object. Great review though, definitely something to think about I think.
If you want to get the essence of the microphone sound a 440 pure is amazing for $250 US
@Joe “ The best microphone is the one you have “ Which ever one that might be
As someone who was fortunate enough to get early time with the 1040 prototype, it is worth more than they ask retail for. In my almost 14 years recording experience I can say that the diversity you can get with the control panel will make up for the price easily. It replaced 4 mics in my studio (total cost a bit more over 5000 dollar) and I am planning to get more for a stereo pair. It is always worth getting 1 excelent FET or Tube mic for any studio (normally a Neumann, old Telefunken or these days SE Electronics RTN), so if you treat the 1040 in this category, its quite competitively priced imho.
Maybe you buy through something like Afterpay where you only pay a quarter of the price every fortnight
Welp, $4559 is the cheapest I can find here in Australia, I might be waiting a while!!!
Its the Gibson les Paul of mics over here, except with the mics they are quality and don't suck ass 🤣🤣
@@6NZTrucking Their range seems to start at around $199, so that's not too bad.
@@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn would be interesting to see if the quality carries through from the high end to the budget friendly range
If Glynda starts trashing Martins I'm going to burn this channel down
Martin? .. Interesting
I dont know enough about 6 strings to comment, but Gibson have been relying on same old same old for DECADES, whilst treating thier stuff like s...
Near-zero innovation and ever rising prices for the same products, never even fixing the limitations (like Gibson's tunng and Rickenbacker's bridges) doesn't sould a great way to keep people keen
Day 2 of asking what happened to the discord lmao
I had a chance to work with that Lewitt mic about two weeks ago. The studio we were at called Seeflection Studios has a lot of different mic's. I believe they said they have about 150 when we were going through the tour before choosing them. We listened to the Neumann 149 and that 1040. For violin and vocals there really was no comparison. Very different microphones. The violin had much more life and was amazingly clear sounding with its tone on that Neumann. The vocals sounded more "open" and like unmuffled especially when Teresa pushed hard. We did blind ABC, ABCDE, etc for each person and instrument and we never wound up choosing the 1040. Probably because their studio had a lot of amazing mic's. I can certainly see great uses for the 1040. Especially if the studio has a somewhat more limited budget than the one we chose.
Clips? Examples?
You have no idea how much I wish I had 3500 bucks for this. Unfortunately, most of us bedroom creators probably don't. I will just have to stick to buying kits and building my own.
Save for it if you want it. I saved for 7 months to buy the monitor I wanted.
@John Bird where do you get your kits?
SE Electronics also make the Z5600a II which is a multi pattern, somewhat affordable, tube condenser microphone. Maybe you should check it out?
@Joe I reckon there is some kind of sponsorship here, at the very least he works with Lewitt and they send him free stuff...
@Joe also in regards to the China comment, I've had one for 10 years and it's never had an issue. The build quality is so high, when their microphones were recommended to me by a studio in my college days, I didn't even think they were made in China. It's a "hand made" (in China) product, according to the paperwork that came with mine... 😁😁😁
But as far as my experience goes, it's a quality product...
@Joe it's true, but if he wants to show off "affordable" products, how about something that's not $3,000+? He mentions it's "affordable" in the video. I'm just giving a actually affordable multi pattern tube mic suggestion. I'd need a lot of convincing the this thing is actually 3x better than the SE. 🤣🤣🤣
Do they have microphones for singers too?
$3,500. Nice and affordable.
£2,899 from Thomann
Oh wow, I'll have two
Maybe not THIS week
#BarelyFeedingTheCat ;)
Wait... is it Britney?? Are you going to record Britney????
$5,156.22 New Zealand $$$$ the fun of living in NZ. But looks like one Awesome Mic
Fellow Kiwi here - + gst, my dude! So probably around... $6k Inc gst, maybe more with shipping -__- it' ain't cheap!
@Spiderhands Productions yes we pay big here. I got the Rode NT1. About 7 years ago Wife was on holiday in Australia she got Mic for $NZD 325 new and when she told the guy about 550 in NZ he could not believe it. I think rip off was what he said to her lol.
@Spiderhands Productions hey if you like go you 1/2s in one. I have the mic and control + lead and you can have the box and manual, etc. haha
@@wononewon5912 Hah I think I'll just go sell an organ for a U87 instead. Good luck :p
Lewitt showed in their own video that the normal pop filter they provide is too close to the microphone to be as efficient as it can be. I wonder if they'll make a new version of that old pop filter that fits their current microphones, but has more distance (or just another layer farther out like this new one has).
Lewitt mic’s are all manufactured in China, correct?
Well that mean it’s a great mic then all iPhone are made in china 🇨🇳
Pro gear is always nice. It also doesn't come cheap.
future investment at SSS?? would love to watch ya mess with this a little more! Adding to the bucketlist of things ill never be able to afford lmao
I wouldn't spend more than 850 bucks for a mic, unless it was the Townsend Labs VMS. No need to spend more than 500 to be honest.
you should have told us the price at the beginning >:(
But, I just read 10,000 comments last week about $3500 for a Gibson being perfectly fine
Good comment and reply 😆 Definitely the best chats one can get.
but... guys... this is a ~4 000$ mike...
Oh dude, if changing the brand of tube makes no difference in a guitar amp it also makes no difference in a mic. Tubes do not have a sound (which is why in the entire history of vacuum tubes no manufacturers have ever produced frequency response curves for them - because they do not have a sound). The circuit they are in has a sound and the tubes will have variations in gain/volume from brand to brand (and maybe even from tube to tube) which some people will interpret as a small change in sound. But a tube does not know if it's in a microphone or guitar amp, it just does a thing. But you know this because you have done the science already.
He said having A tube in the mic sounds different than no tube... he didn't say changing the tube type made a difference... try to pay attention
@@vinnyg411 QUOTE: "switching brands of tubes may not change the sound of the guitar amp but they do add a certain flavor when it comes to amps and especially microphones". Many will interpret that exactly as I said. And no matter how you want to interpret that, a *circuit* has a sound, chosen by the circuit designer, and the tubes do NOT have a sound.
Bro you literally just admited you misinterpreted what he said. You know exactly what he meant so just stfu
@@vinnyg411 He just said he interpreted it differently than you.
Meaning, "It sounds diffrent from Solid State." Sorry that was too subtle.
So Glenn, how much for your Neumann?
$3,500 dollars? Are you freakin' kidding me? Yeah, it may be the greatest mic EVERRRR!!! but it's waaaaaaay outside of my budget!
how much?
3500 without taxes what a deal
Would love to see a review of their more budget mics
I’ve done plenty!
Their budget mic are killer too.
You're a bit late to the LEWITT party.
I'm a big Rode fan myself. The NT1000 is a gem for the price. Oh, and I also once recorded acoustic guitar tracks with the stupid thing backwards. It didn't sound like I wanted, but I used it and exploited the sound. Call it anti-production (Breeders/Ramones/Brain Brain).
Carbon fibre is not harder than steel, it's stiffer. It's also much more brittle :)
Shure SM7B… because that’s what I can afford. SM57 is my guitar mic…because that’s what I can afford. Love your content Glenn, but I think most of us are rag-tag home studio musicians who don’t mind throwing part of our paycheck away on gear, but throwing down that kind of money down in Guitar Center… that mic better come with 6+ strings and an attitude. 😂
Yeah
1- Glenn, Hows about reviews on some of Lewitts more affordable guys? Like you did on the Roswell 47's ?
(There may be some that I missed I'll look in a mo)
2- bearing in mind how the cheaper guitars seemed WAY better then Gibson - I'd never pay over a grand for stings and attitude ;)
About the carbon fiber... yes it is a lighter material for making frames. HOWEVER, it is brittle. Carbon fiber structures are far less impact resistant. HOWEVER #2... maybe they also put some kevlar in the frame, which would fix the impact vulnerability issue. This is how F1 race car chassis are made to be crash resistant.
Glenn - this is pro level shit 99% will never use/be able to afford. It's cool but I'm not sure this is for your audience, brother. Again, the mic is amazing but I suspect this thing cost more than the totality of most home recorders entire set ups.
How about a demo of those 89 dollar tom mics? I'd like to see that of it truly competes with the 421!
Anything worth having is worth saving for. This mic would be right at home in-between home studio and pro studio.
Middle class studio if you will.
I bought one so his audience does have a use for them.
What, I just bought 4 of them, for my tree house recording studio out back. :>)
@Joe Yes, this video specifically comes off this way. His praise is out of character. I'd like to try one myself and give a completely unbiased opinion, but I don't think I ever will. Lewitt mics have always seems very gimmicky to me. I'm sure they rock, but still.
Also, isn't the control unit basically just an analog preamp? I mean, the capsule doesn't change, the control unit is just flavoring the sound differently.
I may be wrong though.
GLENN!
I'm sure this is a great mic but something sounded horribly wrong with the acoustic guitar recordings. What happened?!
?? Nothing. They sound great! Even a few others commented as such. What’s your playback system?
@@SpectreSoundStudios Listening on headphones (Yamaha HPH Mt5s) and everything else sounds really good! To me it sounds like there was some conversion problem or something. The most similar sound I know is of something going through excessive de-noising, so the audio's there, but it sounds pretty thin and there are some artefacts. That's to my ears anyway.
EDIT: Checked on my monitors and on 4k video, it's still there
@@YannSelka The guitar is a bit tinny sounding or perhaps it's the light strings? Also, his playing was a bit fumbled especially when finger picking.
@@danjwalker I know but I'm talking about the audio quality
@@YannSelka It sounds like the artifacts of a noise reduction plugin, but I might be wrong.
I was waiting for "I'm using the mic to record my voice for this video." How come that didn't happen?
I inherited several various Neumanns (primarily two 87's) and am always really nervous about doing my filming work recording people perform acoustically out in nature. I will definitely look into these to maintain sound quality and lift some tension off my shoulders if there is ever a freak accident and something tips over while on the edge of a stream.
@imoes. sexyy ma’am, this is a metal production youtube channel.
@@youngroyalty7991 LMFAO
I expected a GPU by the naming of this mic...and the mic is also priced like a current generation GPU.
Yeah i thought it was silly money - but then i saw the one abut Gibsons and how much THEY charge - suddenly it dont seem quite so crazy ;)
@@petegaslondon I did'n know that Gibson makes graphics cards, must be overprized and with very unstable framerates ;)
@@rk28984 If they DID, then yeah they'd prob fall out of the slot a lot and the freqs would drift ;)
They cleae the bridge Glen?
The Lewitt snare mic is astounding!
For that money I’d sooner hire a functional studio with a decent engineer to drive it…
This mic is for professionals or mommas boys with a deep bank balance, for us mortals who have jobs and have to pay bills would you recommend the Lewit 240 pro for guys on a budget, I currently have a couple of thomann sm57 rip offs tbones and would like to get a condenser mic, don't get me wrong if I ever come into a wad of money I'd buy this but way out of my league sadly
I have the M149 and numerous Lewitt’s, including the 1040 that we worked with this past week. The 1040 is a very decent, extremely flexible, mic, but sadly it is nowhere close to the M149 in terms of clarity, dynamics handling, or overall tone. However, it is a lot more comparable to a slightly upper-midrange dulled U87.
Care to back that up with some evidence? I'd love to hear an A/B test.
@@SpectreSoundStudios OH shit, now it's on! (
@@SpectreSoundStudios Absolutely. What would you like to hear exactly? Just let me know.
@@amdenis acoustic Guitar, spoken word, heavy guitar, drum room
Interested to hear how that A/B test panned out.
Lauten Atlantis or flagship Eden IMO are the best modern microphones on the market.
Man, test Soyuz 017 FET ($2299) . It is better than Atlantis and U87Ai. Soyuz 017 Tube ($4599) is better than Eden.
Sounds great. Don't have 3.5k for it though.
superb review, the metal tones were killer as well
If amps and designed to amp signals, mics are supposed to capture sounds the closer to reality they can. Any change to the source sound is an effect or filter, in theory there shouldn't be better sounding mics than others, they should be judge on how faithful they are to the source they are capturing.
In the end, like with all audio equipment, the main question is, does it make any sense to pay such X amount for any filter or effect?
Politicians are also "supposed" to tell the truth; then, reality
Preamps and amps have electrical in, electrical out - making a 'clean' one doenst stretch engineering too hard
Speakers and Mics however are way more physical with a bunch of tradeoffs for HOW you cross from acoustic to electric domain
In the case of the 'classics' theres also thousands of hours of engineer experience of how to squeeze the best out of them, a familairty with thier 'sound' - meaning new things have a bit of a hill to climb ... Some are saying the Lewitt lacks SOME of the shine of a Neumann - but I know whch one I'D like to have bagged up, ready to rock...
@@petegaslondon Mics are very basic stuff, the ones used to record on the human hearing frequencies, Its not like we have hyper technology or research on mics, that is just BS, most of the mics are different because brands use filters to sculpt the sound, not because they are using rare materials, or ultra advanced tech on the parts.
Same goes for speakers by the way, its not like the tech has advanced that much, because there is not so much tech in them to start with.
Well Jose, I look forward to seeing your technical papers and designs
Talk is cheap ;)
Speakers require a 3 order of magnitude bandwidth, which is usually too much for a single element (also the average motor efficiency of a dynamic speaker of any quality is
@@petegaslondon Open a mic, open up a laptop or a cell phone... voila...
Truth is most of the audio brands do not manufacture nothing, they just assemble parts.
Yes Jose, they're transducer systems OTHER people have designed with the limitations you seem to imply are easily surmountable; so I await your new approach/es?
You say "not much tech IN them" - yet for decades many bright people, industry and enthusiast alike have sought BETTER methods
Do you have some ? ;)
Glenn. When are you finally going to address the 10S issue?
I'm glad that you and other privileged content creators are enjoying your custom guitars, meanwhile just about everyone else are suffering the blunt of the SCAM that is 10S.
Their model reminds me a lot of the TTM Guitars. Look them up.
Nothing personal, though. I really enjoy your content, but 10S are the worst.
thats about as clear focused and seperated as it guys killer glenn
Glenn, what snare did you use in this video? sounds killer!
Aye... But does it have PROFESSIONAL LEVEL PRICING...?
If you have £3000 spare pmsl
That an acceptable price according to last week’s Gibson fanboys
@@SpectreSoundStudios cool Mic totally but for guys like myself that's way outta my price range sadly, and from the look of things prices are looking like their going to be an issue from the noise in the music world, prices only look to be being increased on musical equipment
I can't really justify spending $3500 on a microphone, but thanks for helping me decide on a microphone. I just ordered the Lewitt Audio Microphones LCT 440 PURE. I was trying to filter through the large diaphragm microphones in the $200-$300 range, and you just made up my mind. Awesome!
" Will the bridge to windsor be closed?
Hi Glenn, do you have any video with the Lewitt Tom Mikes in use? I was a bit surprised that first you told us how good those Tom Microphones of Lewit are and in the demo video I see the Sennheiser 421. This is just a curious question, no criticism at all. Regards from Germany, Hajo
Ok so does this need phantom power or does the remote handle everything aka remote into my interface?
"Drum sample replacement is lame" and "I always reamp guitar tracks that were recorded direct" is a weird hill to die on. I get the distinction, but the only real difference is that you spent a lot of money on amps. I guess it matters more if you only ever record Canadian metal.
Your analogy would be right if all notes were replaced with other notes from another guitar, played by another guitarist on another amp, recorded with another mic in another studio. No points for originality.
Can we hear you singing when you review a microphone? You could sing Theme song to Shaft, Feelings, 1-877-kars4kids, etc .. but seriously great review!
Better off getting the Townsend Labs VMS for 1,200 bucks and get a whole mic locker.
Love your videos. But totally do NOT agree. We just sent back the 1040. Really good mic. But NOT at all up to our high end microphones. If you are comparing it to a great dual capsule tube like that, either you are not hearing like you used to or you have a mic than needs some work. The L1040 is a very nice, very flexible mic. It is NOT comparable to a great tube dual capsule like the 149 from Lewitt. Period. Seriously guy, either get your mic checked if you have an M149, or get your hearing checked. It is like completely beyond obvious!!!
Got any clips?
I'm somebody who almost always prefers a vintage look and feel (not to mention sound) when it comes to gear. But I've gotta say, there's nothing about this design I don't love. Carbon fiber body, innovative mic cradle design, magnetic pop-stopper mount. And the detachable remote? You gotta be kidding me! I also REALLY like the tube window. That's a nice touch for the vibe's sake. Nothing like the nice warm glow of a vacuum tube to get you in the right headspace. Great video, Glenn!
P.S. Don't panic, and always know where your towel is.
GLEEEEEEN, GLEN, GLEN, GLEN, GLEN. Something that occurs to me as I've watched your vids and comments on speakers, etc.: Has anyone ever done tests on speaker placement within the cab? Eg. physical separation. Two speakers mounted toward the back of the cab and two in a normal position in the front, perhaps.
Nice mic, too. Expensive as hell, so it's a hard pass for me, but it would be a hell of a mic to have.
What you're suggesting about placing 2 speakers toward the back of the cab and 2 mounted normally would seem to be a recipe for phasing problems and comb filtering.
@@ivandubinsky1857 I wondered. I'd have all 4 firing forward, and was thinking it might give a depth or deeper resonance to a degree, but I can see where that could cause phasing issues. Thanks for bringing that to my attention.
Those guitars in the metal mix were quiet AF, and bass guitar didn't exist. Whats going on with the mix? :(
Yeap....is 3000 Euro.
Not bad for 3500 Euros 🤣😅😂😂😂
Shill hour
You’re selling your WHAT?!
… How much?
PM me if you're serious.
I have the lewitt 440 because of your channel. I haven't been disappointed
A mic that doesn’t cost half a months salary?
😂 lolz
I see absolutely no reason to buy a microphone this expensive
Someone left a Rider MC-85a and my house about a year ago after doing a set up (probably fill out of the gig bag or something, I do a lot of setups for people that hit me up right after they find a good guitar at the pawnshops and sometimes dont realizet to check the gig back for extra inclubed suprises) and I've been using it to record lately. For a mic I've never heard of it sound pretty good. I can easily get the sound I'm looking for right away from my bugera 4x12 cab and I cant complain about the fact that it was basically free. Any one have any info on this mic?
I hear a crap ton of artifacting..
My rockstar brother just rolled in wakin up my foster puppies givin me a early mornin slammin headache and nausia
Just got two LCT 440 Pure today, i will use them as room mics, i´m so exited !
It's $3500 🤷♂️
Yep, a bargain compared to a comperable Neumann.
I think this would only be good in the home studio or especially in the budget studio business. A real studio would want something that sounds more unique and well... better.
All those very cool analog components create impeadance loading on the circuit that makes it a little dull to me. I'd rather just have the one magic mic for each instrument (2-3 HQ mics? and a bunch of lower mid tier mics for the band).
so cool mic , yee ok 3400 , yes i know get a job ha ha !!! , so grate to see review on shit only the 1% can afford , like watching a review for the new ferrari
I review TONS of the cheap stuff... but it's fun to check out the really hi end stuff every once in a while, too!
@@SpectreSoundStudios ye i know you review also cheap stuff , watch you channel long time , just like to pull your leg , :P
@@darkphotographer thanks a lot ya bastard! :p
Do guitarists who also play bass lose IQ points when they switch?
Hahaha. I'm an ex gigging bass player, in my new band I play harmonica and sing but the bass guy is a metal guitarist who swapped over to bass for this band and I'm always showing him how to play a damn bass line that actually fits the song
@@LordStompyHarpLoonyTunes Maybe the problem isn't bass players, per se, but Metal guitarists. I mean... All that ego has got to have some effect.
This video seems exactly like a commercial not a review.
I was the same way up to the price. To be fair, it's a shit ton of bang for the buck. For instance, it's barely more than an 87. But it gives you so much more than an 87. Even though, it's still too high for most people. Only production studios that actually book time and make money will be buying this. That is me, but I still won't be spending $3500 on a new mic and time soon. And the center of my studio is already a restored Tele251. I had to bring it back from the dead (looked like it was literally ran over by a car). But it's put an end to spending thousands on microphones. This looks good though, maybe on the used market in a couple years.
Glenn, What lavalier mic would you recommend for on the go and outdoor settings? I'm looking to do some live streams in the outdoors with my laptop, guitar isn't a concern as it'll be running though asiolinkpro drivers -> ampsim-> obs. The use would be primarily voice Thanks 😎
Bro I would suggest a condenser mic, but I'm also not glenn, lol
Not glenn, but really any lavalier mic should do, although I’d recommend a dynamic mic as well, something like a good ol’ SM58 for its damn near indestructibility and ease of use. It’s also got a very short range for what sound it picks up, so rest assured it won’t catch too much noise. Lav mics can be a touch delicate with clipping and boomy as they’re right on your chest where a lot of the voice resonates, so that’s why I’m suggesting a standard dynamic mic.
Anyways, happy recording :)
Also not glenn, i use the Olympus ME-52 when recording Meetups for work. Nice clear voice even from a distance, i plug it in a zoom h1, perfect every time no wierd noise.
Great review.... holy balls are microphones expensive!
Hey Glenn, this may be common knowledge but idk the actual answer. If I were to buy a nice mic, I would want a nice preamp. Can I run a nicer preamp into my focusrite 18i20 and get the benefits of the nicer pre without ruining the signal in my focusrite?
What is the song playing in the background?
It was kinda refreshing seeing a nice, clean acoustic guitar recording segment on this channel! lol Sounded great. \m/
Great video like always Glenn. And just like Booth Junkie...about that vintage U87. Haha. Let me know what you want for that sucker if you're serious.
The fact that you can control 2 mics with one remote is also amazing, and every 1040 is already stereo matched. I mean c'mon I love this mic.
Now... about that u87 you're selling....
Hey! Booth Junkie! One of my favorite channels. 👍👍
That is a pretty awesome feature. Can you buy the mic without the controller?
@@dustinf11 If you want a hood ornament for your car. The controls are proprietary to the microphone
Good channel, Thanks for the videos
@@dustinf11 I don't think so. It's all one.
Bang for who’s buck? Sorry, G - I have to disagree with that phrase of words on a Mic that cost almost 4,000 bones 🦴 with tax, bro.
For a drummers bedroom studio. Would this mic alone be enough for a three piece setup?
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 3,500 bucks? Yeahhhhhhh, ohhhhkayyyy. No thanks. I don't care how "great" it sounds, they're crazy.
But how does it sound when you cup it?
That is a good looking mic! Have to win the lottery to buy it, but I will happily settle for one of the "lower class" Lewitts while waiting🤘 Think they all sound awesome compared to whatever they are compared to, looks good to😊
I want that nice mic and a basic power supply. No remote, none of those features. But i still couldn't afford even that, if they offered it. That's why I'm building my own with a clone of the u87 element and a custom circuit.
Check out the LCT 940
@@snznocmpne7542 paid less for my 1974 Dodge Charger. Insanity.
Shout out to your drummer. He's been contributing some stellar performances the past few months. And feels like he's getting better by the week! Great stuff.
Also, lol at the hitchhiker's guide excerpt.
It's Jackson Ward, isn't it?
@@ChristopherHallett I do not know. And I didn't mean this comment to suggest he wasn't good before, not at all! I just think the performances in the last few months have been getting better and better.
GLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENN!!!!!!!!!
How do I improve the mix for listening on the cellphones? I know that music should be listened in stereo but every time people are lazier and only use the speaker of their phone.
Personally I try to mix in mono and then switch to stereo, since most cellphones are mono so I try to get the best result in both systems.
But is there a better method for this?
Because sometimes I listen to famous songs that sound good in both systems and then I listen to my mixes and I miss instruments or others stand out a lot.
Greetings from Chile.
Recently i got a pair of AT 2020, the standard ones, for 100$, so 50$ a piece. They sound great. How does a Neumann mic that costs 5000$ justify the price difference? Seriously. That's why I liked the Lewitt 1040, 3500$ is a reasonable price for a mic that is a game changer.
That mix at the end sounded absolutely fucking amazing! The playing on that was really fucking cool all around. Oh and pleeeaase get that guy in for voice overs more often!
I’m changing my bass strings as I watch. I’m not a metal player, but I find a lot of value in this channel. I recently recorded some solo demo stuff and the studio had one of these mics. I accidentally bumped it when I was rocking out and I heard Glenns voice screaming out the back of my head to keep my bassy booger hooks off the equipment. I’ve grown here.
GLENNN! What's more expensive: photography or audio recording/mixing/mastering? You should know!
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