Acoustic Guitar Tube Mic Recording: Neumann U47, MXL Revelation, sE Gemini II

Hear Mark Keller test the sE Gemini II and MXL Revelation tube mics against his personal Telefunken U 47. Listen (blind) to the full-resolution audio WAVs here: http://hac.kz/1/458 ... Special thanks to Mathew Trogner http://www.mathewtrogner.com/ , Mark Keller http://www.kellerart.com/ , and everyone at Loudville Studios http://www.kellervision.tv/site.html#/loudville !

Category:

Music

Tags:

• mark
• keller
• telefunken
• neumann
• u47
• gemini
• II
• mxl
• revelation

[BohenLebrox]

Gemini



[kingdong001]

the gemini is good for the cost

[richbrutus]

U47

[CHARLIEgerman]

MXL má skvělý náběr na středních a basových frekvencích u GEMINI je zvuk poměrně hodně vyvážený, jak teplotou zvuku tak hutností a Neumann, ten má zase teplotu a charakter ve středech a výškách

[eyeheartchrist]

@eyeheartchrist I believe the difference is clear between the U47 and the Revelation: U47 has more warm and undercarriage, whereas the Revelation is a little thinner and contains more presence.

[eyeheartchrist]

My ears are still good.Call me crazy, but it sounds like the Revelation "pops out" much more than the Gemini, and is more realistic & pleasing to the ears.Compared to the U47 the Revelation has slightly more presence. It definitely sounds like it has the digital clarity that is, very often,sought after,and the U47 has the vintage warm and velvet.Though it's not as present as the Revelation it depends on what sound the artist/recordist is listening for.Bassy?That's why high pass filters exist.

[foketesz]

in this test the 47 is considerably lower in volume, and if you correct that with your playback level it clearly surpasses the other two (quite good) mics

[redcarsarasota]

The MXL sounds like ass. I have two Martins and a Taylor, the mic that seemed to capture the tone best is the U47. The Gemini II sounds a little bassy, same like it does with vocals.

[audiotrax2000]

Forgot to say that the Gemini II sounded best for me. Also, I could get very similar results to the first two with an SM57 and a decent channel strip. It has a similar "live" response, unlike the harsh sounding MXL.

[audiotrax2000]

The MXL sounded kind of flat and 1 dimensional somehow to my ears. More than an eq thing. It wasn't really bad, just would sound kind of lifeless on extended listening.