Over ninety years of Neumann [Video]

When discussing classic microphones, one of the first brands to spring to mind is Neumann. Founded in Berlin in 1928 during the city’s period of advancement known as the ‘Goldene Zwanziger’, or ‘Golden Twenties’, which came to an end when the 1929 stock market crash ushered in The Great Depression, 2018 saw the company celebrating its 90th anniversary.

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U67

The U 67 is one of Neumann’s most famous designs, with its classic tube circuitry providing a sound that dominated studio recording following its release in 1960. Billed as the successor to the company’s highly regarded U 47, the U 67 was the first model to contain Neumann’s now-famous K 67 capsule, which continues to be used in the industry standard U 87 A.

With its three selectable polar patterns as well as a switchable low cut filter to compensate for proximity effects from close micing, the U 67 is a tremendously …