The Ultimate U87 Mic Shootout | Part 1(Blind) | Vintage Neumann/U87AI/Warm/Serrano/BeesNeez

Is a vintage Neummann U87 worth the price? Are modern U87 clones as good or better than the original U87? How about the Neumann U87ai, how does it stack up? Check out this shootout and by the end hopefully all of those questions will be answered!

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Also, be sure to check out Part 2 for the reveal of which mic is which:    • The Ultimate U87 Mic Shootout | Part ...  

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I thought it would a good start to have a little fun with some blind files before I do the full shootout video. So, here are 5 files for you to check out, the vocal was performed at the same time through all 5 mics(all set up to sing in the middle and hit all mics in the closest way possible). The guitar is re-amped. Since that allowed the performance to be the exact same each time, I recorded 5 separate passes so the mic could be in the exact spot I usually mic the amp(Divided by 13 RPB 19/37 in half power(6V6) mode through a Divided by 13 Open Back cab. All tracks are through an Antelope MP32 preamp, absolutely no EQ(not even hi pass) or compression on any of the tracks. No pad or hi pass engaged on the mics either(since the BeesNeez doesn't have those options). The only thing added was a tad of room reverb(Waits Room M7 IR in Reverberate 3 and a Large Hall from my PCM 70).

0:00 Intro
4:20 Mic A
5:01 Mic B
5:42 Mic C
6:23 Mic D
7:04 Mic E
7:44 Closing Thoughts

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