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Neumann History

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1980:

U89

Variable Studio

Microphone

1988:

KM 100

Variable Miniature

Microphone System

1987:

RSM 190-S

First Stereo Shotgun

Microphone

1988:

 RSM 191-S

1994:

 RSM 191 A-S

1983:

KMR 81

Shotgun

Microphone

1978:

KMR 82

Shotgun

Microphone

 

1977:

KMS 84

Vocalist Microphone

1974:

QM 69

Quad Microphone

1965:

KTM 

First Transistor

Condenser Microphone

 for Modulation  Lead 

Powering

1957:

SM 2 Stereo Microphone

1961:

 

SM 23

1960:

 

U 67 Switchable

Condenser Microphone

 

1962:

 

M 269

1964:

KM 63 ... 65

U 64, SRM 64

Miniature Microphones

1964:

SM 69 Stereo Microphone 

1970: 

SM 69 fet (Transistor)

1966:

KM 66

Variable Miniature

Microphone

1966:

KM 83 ... 85

Miniature Microphones

for Phantom Powering

1990:

GFM 132

Boundary Layer Microphone

1992:

KFM 100

Spherical Surface

Stereo Microphone

1994:

KM 184

Miniature Microphone

1968:

KMA

Clip-on

Microphone

1969:

U 47 fet

Condenser

Microphone

1971:

KMS 85

Vocalist Microphone

1973:

KU 80 Dummy Head

1982:

 KU 81

1992:

 KU 100

 

1966:

KML

Clip-on

Microphone

1968:

KM 86

Variable Miniature

Microphone

1928:

Foundation of the

Company by

Georg Neumann

1928:

CMV 3 First Condenser

Microphone  

(The Neumann-Bottle)

1949:

MM 2 Cal.-Microphone

1954:

 

MM 3

1959:

 

MM 5

1969:

KM 88

Variable Miniature

Microphone

1949:

U 47 Variable

Condenser Microphone

1957:

  U 48

1966:

KM 73 ... 75

Miniature Microphones for

Modulation Lead Powering

1953:

KM 53 Miniature Microphone

1954:

 KM 54

1955:

 

KM 56 (switchable)

1960:

 

KM 253 ... 256 (RF proof) 

1993:

TLM 193

Studio Microphone

1991

:

KMS 140 / 150

Vocalist Microphone

1951:

M 50 Condenser Microphone 

and M 49 (remote switchable)

1961:

 

M 250 / M 249 (RF proof)

1967:

U 87

Variable Studio Microphone 

1968:

 

U 77

(Mod. Lead Powering)

1986:

 U 87 A

1983:

TLM 170

Transformerless,

variable Studio Microphone

1993: 

TLM 170 R

(remote switchable)

1990:

TLM 50

Pressure Microphone

1982:

KMF 4

Miniature

Microphone

1979:

USM 69

Variable Stereo

Microphone 

1995:

M 149 Tube

Tube Microphone

1997:

TLM 103

Large Diaphragm

Microphone

1998:

M 147 Tube

Tube Microphone

1999:

Series 180

Miniature Microphone

1999:

KMS 105

Vocalist Microphone

2000:

M 150 Tube

Tube Microphone

2002:

KK 105 S

Capsule Head

for Sennheiser 

Wireless Systems

2003:

TLM 127

Switchable Large Diaphragm

Microphone

2003:

D-01

Digital Microphone System

Solution-D

2003:

BCM 104

Broadcast Microphone

2004:

KK 104 S

Capsule Head

for Sennheiser 

Wireless Systems

2005:

BCM 705

Broadcast Microphone

1967:

KM 76

Variable Miniature

Microphone

1999:

Technical Grammy

to the

Georg Neumann GmbH

Summary of Contents for 180 Series

Page 1: ...Neumann History 1928 2005 English ...

Page 2: ...crophone that the first German radio sta tion a Berlin station broad casting on the 400 m band sounded its first yawp from Vox House on Potsdamer Platz in 1923 With a linear frequency response between 50 Hz and 1 kHz this microphone had an ex cess of 10 dB up to 4 kHz which decreased to approximately 15 dB at 10 kHz Not quite what we would call a studio microphone these days Neumann had never been...

Page 3: ... Important Invention It was during the course of this widening de velopment work that Georg Neumann made his most important contribution to modern electri cal engineering In 1947 he de veloped a process by which nickel cadmium batteries could be made without the excessive formation of gas and so totally gas tight an invention that has direct links with virtually every modern electronic apparatus F...

Page 4: ...which was to remain the only stereo microphone in the world for many years Measuring Technology During the course of the next two and a half decades the potential for realistic sound re production offered by stereophony generated intensified research in the recording world For the laboratories one of the first breakthroughs was the arrival in 1934 of Neumann s P 2 the first factory produced logari...

Page 5: ...development contract was awarded and the first amplifier built was a 34 dB am plifier designated TV which had excellent specifications It was to become the heart of a series of studio devices and gave rise for ex ample to the TEV equaliser and the TRV chan nel controller The individual components were developed in the early sixties Then at the 1963 Radio and Television Exposition in Ber lin Neuman...

Page 6: ...oduced the DMM technology in which the phonographic foil was replaced by copper foil resulting in D D D D Direct M M M M Metal M M M M Mastering DMM DMM DMM DMM DMM This resulted in substan tially improved pulse fidelity of the recorded signal which represented another significant improvement in the sound quality of phono graphic records One Step Ahead Again The TLM Technology At the 1983 AES Conv...

Page 7: ...ann Bottle 1949 MM 2 Cal Microphone 1954 MM 3 1959 MM 5 1969 KM 88 Variable Miniature Microphone 1949 U 47 Variable Condenser Microphone 1957 U 48 1966 KM 73 75 Miniature Microphones for Modulation Lead Powering 1953 KM 53 Miniature Microphone 1954 KM 54 1955 KM 56 switchable 1960 KM 253 256 RF proof 1993 TLM 193 Studio Microphone 1991 KMS 140 150 Vocalist Microphone 1951 M 50 Condenser Microphone...

Page 8: ...ome of the last large consoles in N 7000 tech nology were installed in the Berlin Philharmo ny and in regional studios of the Austrian broadcaster ORF Since 1993 Neumann concentrates itself on stu dio microphones Herewith lie the core compe tence the tradition and 70 years experience of Neumann Berlin Neumann Moves In 1993 a decision was taken to move micro phone production to the parent firm Senn...

Page 9: ...d of the Millenium At the end of 1998 exactly one century after the birth of Georg Neumann the M 149 Tube inspired the new M 147 Tube Limited to the most popular directional characteristic the car dioid characteristic the M 147 Tube features the same capsule and circuit technology as the award winning M 149 Tube Another highlight in the history of the compa ny occurred shortly before the end of th...

Page 10: ...deo music and fire works show choreographed on a Berlin lake which amazed even the guests who were professionals in this field On the occasion of the anniversary Neumann put a costly Platinum Edition of the M 149 Tube on the market which has become a coveted item especially for microphone collectors An unusually detailed insight into the history of the compa ny 287 pages illustrated with more than...

Page 11: ... the distance be tween the diaphragm and the electrode has al ready been determined by the second plane of the electrode In such cases the finishing is per formed on special lathes After lapping or lathe finishing the holes must be deburred followed by a visual inspection us ing a powerful microscope Diaphragms are made from a 6 3 µm thick pol yester foil such as Mylar This is first attached to br...

Page 12: ...eat atten tion to all aspects of insulation Quality control devoted to this aspect includes a moisture chamber in which capsules are placed until both the diaphragm and microphone body are dripping wet Even under these condi tions insulation resistances to the order of 20 x 106 Mohms are measured in the capsules Another test is to cool the microphones to slightly above freezing point and then plac...

Page 13: ...MM disc cutting equipment P 11 The transformerless microphone TLM 170 R fet 100 series Hybrid circuit Active capsules AK 40 and AK 20 of the KM 100 series 1988 1996 Spherical surface microphone KFM 100 1992 Boundary layer microphone GFM 132 1990 P 14 Stereo shotgun microphone RSM 191 1988 Company s headquarters in Charlottenstrasse Berlin Company s headquarters in Ollenhauerstrasse Berlin P 15 Lar...

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