Neumann re issue 67 announcing at NAMM 2018?

lol.  I have to admit I stole that from a radio snippet about 10 years ago when downloading music was the thing to do...

In general I think the top end is really close.  The vintage mic has more of an extended low end, but this has already been discussed here and a change in the tube seems to be the answer. I really do wish I had the funds.

Lmao! It was probably my favorite sample. Violin can be such a pain to record. Some how I imagine that player wasn’t a problem as all.

I was joking

I totally got the joke being one of the classical guys on here. 

If you ever tried one of these, it's trickier than it seems. Different takes can be different, but so can the placement of two mics on the same take. I've heard good results from both techniques, and I've tried both myself. In my shootouts, I've often done different takes, which is obviously not perfect, but I seem to get a better feel for how something sounds that way, especially after multiple tracks. Why exactly, I''m not sure.

I agree that different distances is very bad. I keep my chair and mic stand in exactly the same position when I do mine.

I had a copy of a huge international survey, but I can't find it at the moment. It showed the U87 was by far the most common mic in studios, something like 5 or 10 times more 87's than any other mic. That thing just works on most anything, and vocals almost seat themselves in a mix.

I helped a friend record some '60s drum samples at Criteria. We set up a variety of common mikes from the '70s and then it occurred to me that we also needed a 67 overhead. When we brought it up there was the drum sound from so many '60s and '70s records that people always want us to twist knobs to get.

I have to admit, on the drums I was disappointed. The acoustic guitar, to a degree. The violin I think I actually preferred the reissue.

The snare punch seems to disappear on the reissue. There is also more of that midrange forwardness in the original. I do think the reissue sounds great, though. I can't spend that kind of cash chasing a sound knowing it would leave me wanting in most cases. If a tube swap would fix it, then I'd consider it. But for that money, you really shouldn't have to...

I've heard different tubes cause those kinds of differences. There is also the 40 Hz. high pass filter that some people disable and the output impedance setting and pad. A true apples to apples comparison would require having some serious know-how. If the vintage unit was ever modified, all bets are off.

What jumper is it? I’d like to try it...