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much. When engaged, the filter controls
plosives exceptionally well, making this
a great mic for voiceovers and close-up
vocal work.
Figure-8/bidirectional mode is the
thickest sounding of the group, with a
very tight off-axis rejection and great
nulls for use in a Blumlein array,
Mid/Side applications, or just to reject a
vocalist/guitarist's voice while miking an
acoustic guitar.
Omni thins out and opens up the
sound. Note that there is a slight 5%
drop in lows as you move off axis in
omni mode, but for most applications
this will be minimal. I should also note
that the P-87 exhibits a tight solid ping
as you tap the body, but this resonance
wasn't obtrusive in listening tests.
In use
The P-87 works great in any situation
where you would normally put a U 87
to work... which, if you're new to the U
87, means that it works great in any situation, period. It is flexible and forgiving
on most sources.
On vocals it offers a tight and immediate sound. It is a great and versatile
drum mic, whether used on toms, mono
front of kit, or overheads. It's well suited
to acoustic guitar, percussion, and
winds. It is one of the few large
diaphragm mics I would reach for on
electric guitar cabinet, with or without a
dynamic mic like a Shure SM57 or
Audix i5. I especially like it on its own
as a room/distance mic on electric guitar cab.
About the only application where I
wouldn't reach for the P-87 would be lowend sources like kick drum, bass cabinet,
or upright bass, where I do prefer darkertoned mics like the Neumann U 47 fet.
P-87 vs. U 87
Thanks to producer Gary Tanin and
Ric Probst of Planet Green Productions, I
was able to get my hands on a well
maintained 1970s (battery compartment)
U 87 for some side-by-side tests of
vocals, acoustic guitar, and percussion.
We spent the afternoon at Gary's
Milwaukee studio Daystorm Music
(garytanin.com), listening and comparing
the two mics. While we found them to be
definitely cut from the same sonic cloth,
there were a few notable differences.
The P-87 was significantly louder and
cleaner with a lower self-noise. Both mics
had a similar low end and mid tone, but
the P-87 was slightly more open on the
top end. Gary's word was that the vintage
U 87 had a "gauzier" sound that added
a nice sheen and produced weight in
vocal takes. I preferred the P-87's clarity
when it came to acoustic guitar as it
added a gentle definition to the strings.
Keep in mind that we were comparing
a 40-year-old mic to a shiny new one,
and the P-87 still had the "87 sound." In
separate conversations, both Gary and
John Peluso reminded me that "back in
the day," studios would buy six brandnew U 87s, label them 1-6, and designate them all for different tasks, since
each one might sound a tad different
from the others, even when new!
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