Dave Pearlman microphones

Thanks, they offer 3 different tubes for this mic, so I’m kind of wondering. I had a Peluso 47 it was the short body with the V14 steel tube and it really sounded good especially on a singer that I was working with at the time. He had a raspy, chesty vocal that was kind of like Stapleton. When that project ended I sold some gear and that mic, now I’m looking at the U47 clones again.

I'd avoid older Perlman mics with Peluso capsules. I'm not sure if that was only the TM1 model for the first several years. But, it's worth checking if you're buying used.

I have a TM-47. It's fantastic. I like it better than the Flea that is at one of the rooms I work out of regularly and FWIW I liked the Flea better than a original either Telefunken or Neumann (can't remember which one... studio has both) on the same vocalist. I know, I know... ban me from NAMM, AES, and this forum.

Of course there are so many factors... particular vocalist, room, what the mics were going through, etc.. etc.. but the takeaway is it holds its weight with the big boys. If you don't need omni, its hard to go wrong!

I find it really likes going through a TG-2.

I may sound like a heretic or a lunatic saying this but I agree with the sentiment here. I don't believe that the 1950s designs were as good as microphones will ever get, so everyone else should just give up and forget innovating further. <- I do NOT believe that.

Innovations will still come, microphones can improve. New designs will come. After all, who saw the C800g coming?

Well we are in a golden age of microphone design however the problem is from let’s say about 1995 or so the big guys who were responsible for most of the development of the last 50 years devoted most of their R&D dollars and time into how to build it cheaper after the development of the Generic Chinese mics.

The funny, well maybe tragic is a better term, is that Guys like Ben , Tim , Flea and a bunch of others have found a market rediscovering how those guys used to build mics. I would absolutely love to See Tim and Ben give us their very own capsule and mic designs. You and I have always had a kinship for the sleepers and pretty much everyone who has enquired privately knows besides the clones knows I’ll always find some steal that’s a bit off the radar and a bit different.

I think Tim would agree that right now our best hope for modern innovation/ evolution are probably Lewitt and AA. Both of these companies are full of former AKG talent. While we are not talking about AKG’s glory days, the results of AKG has more to do with the very higher ups. AKG had the talent and these companies have the talent and the audio biz knowledge to bring an Austrian microphone renaissance to us.

For those willing to take some risks the period of 1990-1998 has a lot interesting FET LDC’s from the mid and large manufacturers, like the market of Mackie 8 buss killers almost everybody brought out a U87 killer. Best known and most excepted of these being the Shure KSM series. The problem is most of these got lost in a world of TLM103’s, easy sell it’s a cheap Neumann and then Generic Alctron.

Pearlman’s “Church Mic” is cool and useful.

Not perfect for every voice, but works on many. Heck of a room mic too.

I must confess I tried it just once in 2010, at a small Audio Convention, in Culver City.
Sounded really cool to me at that time. But it's been a while, so I don't remember much specifics.

Also first time I got to try the amazing Little Labs LMNOPre.
Too bad that's out of production now.

Best match for me ever, on the SM7. (John L. had set up the vocal chain that way)
Chris

Pearlman's version of the  'Church' mic is awesome.   Solid build and a great big sound.    

I’ve never used a Pearlman mic but have held them in high regard based off of an album I mixed where the TM1 was used. I also thought the TM1 was the cream of the crop in the Vintage King 47 shootout years ago. That was a huge shock to me at the time! I’d love to hear more about any differences between the TM1 & TM47 from anyone with both.

You’re right Vince, it was the TM47. Very impressed by it especially against this line up:

We didn’t use them (we used a pair of c12a’s that the studio had just gotten and cleaned up) but I had a pair of Sheffield mics in my hand last month.  I wish I had plugged one in and listened to it….