The Neumann Model M 149 multi-directional condenser microphone (1995)
Hear the sound of the Neumann M 149 microphone.
This video presents a 16-minute performance of a vocalist using an M 149.
The Neumann M 149 Tube is a large-diaphragm condenser microphone with switchable polar patterns. It is the first new “Tube” microphone design from Neumann in over 30 years, and also the world’s first transformerless tube microphone. The head grille is instantly recognizable to vintage Neumann aficionados as that of the classic M 49/M 50. The capsule (K 49), also from the M 49 is a select version of the K 47 capsule from the famed U 47. The circuitry of the M 149 Tube includes a tube amplifier coupled with Neumann’s FET 100 transformerless circuitry used in Neumann’s award-winning TLM 50 mic. This is Neumann’s top of the line “flagship” model.
Danny Munro performs with an M 149 during 2008 at Rudisill Recording.
If you are obsessed with microphones as much as I, and want the entire story on this one, you can download it here. But be forewarned: it is 86 megabytes in size. It carries the same cover as the one above, but contains 21 pages. If you want it, give it a go. You can always cancel the download if you have a technical problem.
