Neumann U67 vs M149 with sound samples

I have owned the reissue Neumann U67 for a while now and really love the textured sound and "authority" it has. I've always been curious about the M149. It is not well-loved around here but I found one for a really great price and have been using it. I wanted to share some examples of the mics on vocal to anyone curious about the flavors.

These are two separate takes, so take it for what it is. I tracked them just minutes apart but this is not a single take. The U67 has a "grainier" sound and the M149 is more "hifi" to me. I really love both mics and I would be happy with either one of them as my only microphone. Hope this can help someone out there!

Chain was MIC > BAE 1073mp > Summit TLA100 (just a couple dB reduction) > Apogee Symphony I/O. Some 10k added and a little compression and de-ess during mix.















Attached Files





bw U67.mp3 (1.76 MB)

bw M149.mp3 (1.76 MB)