Manley Reference Cardioid: Acoustic Guitar & Vocals

Hear the Manley Reference Cardioid tube microphone on both vocals and acoustic guitar, recorded flat with no EQ and no compression.

Guitar: 1946 Gibson J-45
Mic Preamp: Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel (mic preamp only; no EQ or dynamics)

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[ColtCapperrune]

Excellent demo! I’ve got one on the way.

[theprofoundidiot]

Could there possibly be a video between the Voxbox, Core and TNT in the future maybe one day

[johnsweda]

I had an idea don't know if it's feasible or would it help! to fill the diaphragm with oil a thin oil maybe a thin layer of open cell foam soaked in oil, to takeaway that metallic diaphragm sound I always hear in microphones. And help by breaking up the surface of the diaphragm maybe into diamond shapes stiffening the material but making it lighter at same time. What material do you use tanium for the diaphragm. If you had something like to tanium or Chromium it could be made as thin as baking foil if you put shapes in it. Another thing came to mind a new type of diaphragm I don't know if they exist but using plasma, like an iron Twitter in reverse

[AndyKingCo]

Was this used with the old or new Manley power supply?

[joshuaafolabi]

Did you use the Compressor on the Shelford channel?

[ericryan]

Honestly, to my ear, this is the wrong microphone for the job. I think a warmer more colored mic would work significantly better on the deep male vocals and an ab omni small diaphram condenser set would give the guitar more width and temper the close mic-ed harshness. Love this mic, but not for this. It seems too upfront and squeaky clean. Just my opinion.

[xabiernunez]

You have to use a pop filter with any condenser mic, specially if your singing is this sibilant, just letting you know just in case 🙃

[qamarmood]

Why do you guys use the Chinese capsules is it to save money ? Do you think a real k67 capsule would sound better ? I myself would be glad to pay the price difference