Tony Bennett

"A-T microphones were chosen for vocals on Tony Bennett['s] Duets: An American Classic. GRAMMY®-winning producer Phil Ramone turned to the AE5400 and the AT4047/SV cardioid condenser microphones for recordings on both the CD and a DVD that documents the making of the album.

(...) 'During the recording sessions, many of the artists were interacting with each other and not always singing ‘dead on’ the mic. The 4047 is very forgiving, whether you step back from it or if you’re to the left or right of it. The quality on Tony’s voice and each artist guesting was completely consistent. The handheld AE5400 was also really handy. A few years ago I did an album with Tony where he sang his vocals using the handheld so he could feel like he was performing live on stage. The rejection on the 5400 is terrific and between the 4047 and 5400, not one artist asked if they could try another mic. The trust and belief in my choice of microphones was amazing.'"

According to producer Dae Bennett, Neumann U47s were used to record Bennett and his guests on Duets II.

"My vocal setup for the recordings with the quartet consisted of two Audio-Technica AT4047 mics, going into a Neve 1073 and then a [Urei] 1176. I normally like to use the classic Neumann U47 for recording vocals, but they would have picked up too much of the room. The AT4047s have a tighter cardioid pattern and also sound very good. In the sessions when the vocalists sang to the locked two-track edits, I did use two Neumann U47 mics."

(...) "We set Tony and Amy [Winehouse] up with playback speakers and two [Neumann] U47 mics, and what you see in the video are the actual vocal takes that I selected for my edit. The signal chains were the same: Neve 1073 and then an 1176 and then going into Pro Tools. I recall that they did about five or six takes. You can see some mutes in the vocal takes, which is where there may have been too much leakage or too much of the sound of the room. But in general I left the spill. The string arrangement was added later."

In the production of "Tony Bennett Duets: An American Classic," producer Phil Ramone chose the Audio-Technica AT4047/SV microphone for Tony Bennett and all duet artists, as highlighted by Audio-Technica.

According to producer Dae Bennett, a Neve 1073 was used on Bennett and his guests on Duets II.

"My vocal setup for the recordings with the quartet consisted of two Audio-Technica AT4047 mics, going into a Neve 1073 and then a [Urei] 1176."

(...) "We set Tony and Amy [Winehouse] up with playback speakers and two [Neumann] U47 mics, and what you see in the video are the actual vocal takes that I selected for my edit. The signal chains were the same: Neve 1073 and then an 1176 and then going into Pro Tools."

According to producer Dae Bennett, a Urei 1176 was used on Bennett and his guests on Duets II.

"My vocal setup for the recordings with the quartet consisted of two Audio-Technica AT4047 mics, going into a Neve 1073 and then a [Urei] 1176."

(...) "We set Tony and Amy [Winehouse] up with playback speakers and two [Neumann] U47 mics, and what you see in the video are the actual vocal takes that I selected for my edit. The signal chains were the same: Neve 1073 and then an 1176 and then going into Pro Tools."

Visible in this photo of Bennett.

"Tony Bennett, in a duet with Carrie Underwood on “It Had to Be You,” also used an SKM 5200-II."

Made for Bennet to celebrate his 85th birthday and longtime association with Koss.