Recording - May 2020 - 19

Townsend Labs Sphere L22
Modeling Microphone

Soyuz 013 FET

$599; soyuzmicrophones.com
The Soyuz 013 FET [reviewed as SU-013,
May 2018] is gorgeous on pianos and a natural
fit used as overheads-dynamic, detailed, and
polished. This mic has a strong following for fingerstyle guitar as well. The secret is, the capsule
is actually fairly large-more like a medium diaphragm-so in a sense, you get the best of both
worlds: the size and dimenPiano, Drum Overheads, Toms,
sion of an LDC, with the
Acoustic Instruments, Percussion
focus and rejection of an
SDC. The 013 is a workhorse that's used all over.
Recently we saw them used to capture the sound
of giant bells in one of the old Russian orthodox churches. A
placement that surprised me the most was close miking toms! They
sound full-bodied and punchy with surprisingly minimal bleed. The
off-axis coloration is so dark and silky that in context any cymbal
spill just sounds like it's another part of the overheads. I definitely
recommend trying it there. -Marc J. Kuzio, Soyuz Microphones

TELEFUNKEN TF29 Copperhead
$1,295; telefunken-elektroakustik.com

The TF29 Copperhead [reviewed June 2011]
is an original microphone design that's part of
the new TELEFUNKEN Alchemy Series. Its large
diaphragm tube warmth excels at capturing most
acoustic instruments, especially acoustic guitar.
What is the weirdest, most unique instrument
someone has captured
Acoustic Guitar,
with the Copperhead?
Drum Overheads,
Vocals in a junkyard!
Mandolin, Strings,
Listen at: youtube.com/
Banjo, Brass, Vocals
watch?v=uG9rMnbPl8o
-Alan Venitosh, TELEFUNKEN

$1499; townsendlabs.com

The Sphere L22 Modeling Microphone
[reviewed November 2017] is a stunning-sounding, extremely versatile instrument recording mic. Not only can you
choose from 30 models of recording history's
finest microphones, but you can also quickly
capture your instruments in stereo with a single
mic. From acoustic guitars
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
to drum overheads, from
Cabinet, Bass Cabinet, Vocals,
ensembles to water troughs
Brass, Strings, Drums
(true story), the Sphere L22
handles it all with ease. Grammy-winning producer and multi-instrumentalist Cassidy Turbin (Beck, Keyon Harrold) uses the L22 in stereo on all his sessions. By positioning himself in different locations
of the room, he builds entire percussion arrangements without ever
interrupting his creative flow. -Julian David, Townsend Labs

Vanguard Audio V1+LOLLI
Multi-Capsule Pencil
Condenser system

$599 (single), $1199 (pair); vanguardaudiolabs.com
The V1+LOLLI Multi-Capsule Pencil Condenser system [reviewed May 2018] features four 22mm interchangeable capsules that excel on anything. Acoustic
guitar? Try the wide cardioid. String session? Throw
on the omni to capture the room. Need a hi-hat mic?
Put on the hypercardioid. PiStrings, Piano, Acoustic
ano? Space a cardioid pair.
Guitar, Vocals, Snare, Toms,
Anywhere you'd use a pencil
Drum Overheads, Hi-Hat
mic, the V1 is ready to go,
but the V1+LOLLI also comes with a large-diaphragm
side-address multi-pattern LOLLI capsule for use anywhere you'd use a traditional LDC. The weirdest instrument? That would be the experimental collective Detroit
Bureau of Sound miking a cactus as the spines were
played in various ways and looped live to create a soundscape-
it was awesome! -Derek Bargaehr, Vanguard Audio Labs

Warm Audio WA-47jr FET
$299; warmaudio.com
Overheads,
Room Mic,
Guitar Cabs,
Acoustic Guitar,
Kick Drum,
Bass Cab, Piano,
Strings, Brass

The best all-around instrument microphone in the Warm Audio line is the WA-47jr FET Condenser Microphone all the way. It's our FET, transformerless version of the highly renowned
classic '47 microphone and it features a choice of three polar patterns. What is the weirdest,
most unique instrument someone has captured with the WA-47jr FET? That would be the Shamisen. Another was on a guitar cab that was reamped with a snare drum playing through it.
-Royce Richmond, Warm Audio
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