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Old 9th February 2010   #18
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Originally Posted by dualflip View Post
The U87 is a very good mic, however to me its sound is very outdated, at least for vocals in pop albums, you are going to see it a lot in the broadcast industry, but i would like to know how many recent albums have been recorded with one, and although i know a few of them, the truth is that a lot of new artists have been using something else.
Yes, that 'something else' is called Autotune.

Been listening to quite a bit of Carpenters lately and you know what: I take that 'outdated' sound of Karen Carpenters voice captured by a U87 over most anythign recorded today!
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