U47 Abbey Road!

[PinnacleProdUK]

Please take a look at this video from Youtube of LeAnn Rimes Live From Abbey Road, I've noticed the Neumann U47 that is the main vocal Mic, There is a type of "pop shield" thing on the Mic which im curios of.

Is that what it is? Is it a specially designed pop shield for the U47 or something else? If that's not its purpose then what is?

Any help would me much appreciated.

Ive also noticed two small capsule condensers recording the Acoustic in stereo and a room mic placed between the guitarist and LeAnn. If anybody has any idea what these are it will be much appreciated.

Thanks

[Drumsound]

I believe that Abbey Road made thosr for the mics. Blue makes a similar one.

[sniperschool]

it's called a spit screen (same idea as a pop shield but also used to help prevent moisture hitting the capsules)
abbey road started using them in the mid 60's

[houndog328]

Yes, EMI designed ... a repro is included with the U87 Anniversary edition.

[laperlestudio]

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Ive also noticed two small capsule condensers recording the Acoustic in stereo and a room mic placed between the guitarist and LeAnn. If anybody has any idea what these are it will be much appreciated.
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If you listen well you'll notice a nice and smooth reverb, I believe that's the job of the 2 condenser, and the sound of the guitar is not too much "in your face" so it's maybe a mix of the 2 small condenser close mic and the condenser in between leAnn and the guitarist

[Dean Roddey]

I actually don't think I would mind all that much being hit by her spit for some reason.

[gwailoh]

Originally Posted by sniperschool

it's called a spit screen (same idea as a pop shield but also used to help prevent moisture hitting the capsules)
abbey road started using them in the mid 60's

Here are several nice shots of Lennon and Harrison singing into them during the live-in-the-studio recording of "All You Need Is Love": YouTube - The Beatles-All You Need Is Love.

[gwailoh]

Originally Posted by PinnacleProdUK

Ive also noticed two small capsule condensers recording the Acoustic in stereo and a room mic placed between the guitarist and LeAnn. If anybody has any idea what these are it will be much appreciated.

The SDCs both have Neumann badges. Very hard to make out much else. The top one could be a KM54, the bottom a KM84. Maybe. The capsule shapes look right. Can't see the room mic except in shadow against the guitar.

[redrue]

I want to know how they encoded that video
before they uploaded it to YouTube... great looking
clip!

[Matti]

The "room mic" could be a RCA 44 ribbon?

Matti

[TheMarqueeYears]

Isn't LeAnn Rimes just lovely.

Great voice - I so wish my wife could sing like that!

TMY

[Anselmo]

Originally Posted by TheMarqueeYears

Isn't LeAnn Rimes just lovely.

No... I really can´t stand her vocal style - she sings like shes got something stuck in her throat! Bothers the fukk out of me!

[Bubbakron]

Blue Microphones The Pop | Sweetwater.com

[Traktor]

CRAP song. absolute forgettable shite.
....a desecration of the space where the Beatles worked

[mixlrose]

Wow, what doo doo. I prefer to hear this kind of music with ridiculous amounts of auto tune and a hack PRO-grammed backing tracks. This performance is a bit too "organic" for my taste, ha.

From what I can see, it's two KM-54s on the guitar and one RCA 44 between them. And that vocal mic.. RODE K2?! ;-)

At the end, I was waiting for her to say, "Thanks.. thanks, um, so.. I'll be playing every Thursday in April at Renaissance Cafe in Corona Del Mar and you can check out my new CD at myspace.com/..."

[tubakid4327]

By no means is that a Rode. I think it might be another desecration of the Beetles playground to put almost any Rode in there. U47. they have a few of them lying around there.

[narcoman]

Originally Posted by Traktor

CRAP song. absolute forgettable shite.
....a desecration of the space where the Beatles worked

penis and other body parts.

[Quint]

Originally Posted by gwailoh

Here are several nice shots of Lennon and Harrison singing into them during the live-in-the-studio recording of "All You Need Is Love": YouTube - The Beatles-All You Need Is Love.

I've never seen that video before. Pretty cool. Thanks.

[Marcocet]

On a side note Charter Oak has a similarly styled pop filter now. I just got one and it's friggin awesome.

[Flogger59]

In Recording The Beatles it states that Abbey Road purchased U47s, but modified them to U48 spec.

[Matti]

Manufacturer Model No. Quantity
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AKG (Valve) C 12 8
AKG (Valve) C 12 VR 2
AKG (Valve) C 24 (stereo) 4
AKG (Valve) C 28 C 1
AKG C 414 EB 4
AKG C 414 B-ULS-TL 2
AKG C 414 ULS-TL2 2
AKG C 414 B-ULS 8
AKG C 414 ULS 6
AKG C 451 E 7
AKG C 451 EB 3
AKG C 451 CB 1
AKG C 452 E 2
AKG C 452 EB 2
AKG CE 1 1
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AKG CK 8 (capsule) 6
AKG C 422 (stereo) 4
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AKG D 109 1
AKG D 112 5
AKG D 12 2
AKG D 19 1
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AKG D 202 2
AKG D 25 5
AKG D 224E 3
AKG D 30 1
AKG D 707 1
Beyerdynamic M-88 9
Beyerdynamic M-160 (ribbon) 2
Beyerdynamic M-201 10
Brauner VM 1 4
Bruel & Kjaer (DPA) 4003 3
Bruel & Kjaer (DPA) 4006 6
Bruel & Kjaer (DPA) 4006 (TLX) 6
Bruel & Kjaer (DPA) 4007 4
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Bruel & Kjaer (DPA) 4015 3
Calrec CM 4050 Soundfield 1
Calrec CM1050C 1
Crown PZM-30 GPB 5
Electrovoice RE-15 4
Electrovoice RE-16 2
Electrovoice RE-18 1
Electrovoice RE-20 13
Electrovoice RE-55 2
Electrovoice EV 1777 1
EMI (Ribbon) RM1B 2
Gefel UM-92.1S 2
Neumann (Valve) M 50 15
Neumann (Valve) M 49 6
Neumann (Valve) M 250 2
Neumann (Valve) M269 1
Neumann (Valve) U 47/48 11
Neumann (Valve) U 47/48 (Nuvistor) 2
Neumann (Valve) U 67 18
Neumann (Valve) KM 53 4
Neumann (Valve) KM 54 10
Neumann (Valve) KM 56 9
Neumann (Valve) KM 64 6
Neumann (Valve) SM 2 (stereo) 2
Neumann KM 83 (capsule) 2
Neumann KM 84 (inc3Din) 28
Neumann KM 86 18
Neumann KM 130 1
Neumann KM 140 4
Neumann KM 184 13
Neumann KM264 2
Neumann TLM 103 2
Neumann TLM 127 1
Neumann TLM 170 15
Neumann TLM 50 9
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Neumann U 87ai 11
Neumann U 89i 1
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RCA (Ribbon) BX-44 5
RCA (Ribbon) DX-77 1
Royer R-121 4
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Sanken CMS 2 1
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Schoeps MK 6 6
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Schoeps CMT 540 1
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Schoeps MSTC5 1
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Sennheiser MKH 40 1
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STC/Coles 4032E 2
STC/Coles 4033 4
STC/Coles 4038 (ribbon) 19
Telefunken M12F 1
Vitavox B 50 2
Vitavox B 54 1


Almost like my collection ( in dreams )


Matti

[mixlrose]

Originally Posted by tubakid4327

By no means is that a Rode. I think it might be another desecration of the Beetles playground to put almost any Rode in there. U47.

I was joking about the RODE by the way, ha. I thought the little "wink-y" face would convey that. Ahhhh well.

[baskervils]

Originally Posted by Traktor

CRAP song. absolute forgettable shite.
....a desecration of the space where the Beatles worked

It's alright. I understand that she was in Freddie and the Dreamer's studio.

[fhames]

Thanks for posting. LeeAnn is a bangin' singer. Loved it.









Bryant - Hames Music

[bananarama]

Singing should look easy.