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Neumann U47

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Calvin Harris

In a twitter Q&A someone asked him what his favorite mic to record vocals is. His answer was the Neumann U47. Calvin is a Neumann collector of sorts, he has about 2 of every Neumann microphone, in some cases, he has had 3 or 4 of the same microphone. The Neumann U87/U87AI in this case.
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Thom Yorke

In this video, Yorke is using a neumann u47 microphone
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Scott Weiland

"Weiland, who uses the BAE Audio DMP with a vintage Neumann U47, says the combination "sounds flawless on my voice.""
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Alan Moulder

"We’ve been using Neumann U47s and Shure SM57s – the usual mics – and it seems to work pretty well."
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Luke Hemmings

In his Instagram story, Luke Hemmings can be seen in the studio using a vintage Neumann U47 Tube Microphone. The clip was uploaded to his story on May 16th, 2017.
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Leonard Cohen

In a photo on this page, Cohen can be seen recording with a Neumann U47.
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Frank Ocean

"It's not a big surprise to find a Neumann U47 and Telefunken 251 being used, unfortunately they're out of production and these vintage mics command a hefty price on the second hand market (when they turn up!)."
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George Strait

"For vocals, Jimmy Buffett has an amazing Neumann U47 and it's George's mic of choice. George has his own U47, but he prefers this one.”
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Amy Winehouse

The microphone that was used most often to record Amy Winehouse was the U47.
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Elliott Smith

Elliott uses sometimes for vocal parts (Figure 8 songs written in Abbey Road studios). He uses too in electric guitar with a Leslie (and 2 SM 57's in 130 degrees)
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Jonathan Wilson

Jonathan Wilson explains his use of great microphones at an early age
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Mark E. Smith

At 36:33 of this documentary, Smith can be seen singing into a Neumann U47.
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Jónsi

"Jónsi’s layered vocals are a Sigur Rós trademark, and they’re not arrived at easily. He typically sings through a Neumann U47..."
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Adam Ant

After the guide bass and rhythm guitar parts had been replaced — Adam Ant's Fender Telecaster being miked with a U87 microphone — his vocals were recorded last, with a combination of Neumann FET and valve U47s.
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Charlie Puth

A Neumann U47 is seen in the background multiple times, including at 1:05.
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Adrian Utley

You can see the U47 around 0:18 min mark in the attached video.
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Air

The gear they used included an Apple Mac G5 running Digidesign Pro Tools; a bevy of period keyboards including an ARP Solina, Korg MS20, Sequential Circuits Prophet 5, Wurlitzer, Memorymoog, Moog Source and Minimoog; a classic Roland TR-808 drum machine; and some modern synths such as an Elektron Monomachine and a Manikin Memotron. They patched and mixed everything through a 24-channel Trident Series 65 console, and also employed a '70s-era Rogers drum set, various MoogerFooger processors and three Neumann U47 mics.
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Neumann U47 long body

i have two. probably the best mic in the world

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