Neumann M149 the best vocal studio microphone, in the world.
The perfect combination of vintage sound and modern technology,
the M 149 Tube is the first tube mic designed by Neumann in over 30 years.
Based on the classic U 47, the M 149 gives you unmistakable tube warmth that audiences love.
At the same time, you get the clarity and precision of a modern capsule. It has the lowest
self-noise of any tube microphone on the market. The M 149 Tube will add true flexibility
to your recordings with nine polar patterns to choose from and a 7-position highpass filter.
As its ancestors, the M 149 Tube is a superb vocalist microphone, not
only because of the capsule, but also due to its modern circuitry,
characterized by extremely low noise level.
Polar patterns
The polar pattern switch selects one of nine directional patterns: omnidirectional, wide-angle-cardioid, cardioid, hypercardioid, figure-8, and one additional intermediate pattern between each major position
Acoustic features
The M 149 Tube is addressed from the
front, marked with the Neumann logo. Also on the front
is the switch for the selection of the polar patterns.
The capsule is mounted elastically inside the headgrille to eliminate structure borne noise.
The surface below the capsule is shaped like a cone to disperse any reflected sound from the
acoustic upper half space. This avoids any interference with the primary sound arriving at the capsule directly.
A large headgrille surrounds the capsule. It is acoustically very open and therefore increases the sonic realism.