Neumann TLM 107 Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone, Black Overview
The Neumann TLM 107 Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone is a versatile and highly regarded studio microphone designed to deliver exceptional audio quality in a wide range of recording applications.
The Neumann TLM 107 features a five-pattern switchable polar pattern
The Neumann TLM 107 features a five-pattern switchable polar pattern, allowing you to select the ideal pickup pattern for different recording scenarios, including cardioid, omnidirectional, figure-8, and two intermediate patterns. This versatility makes it suitable for capturing vocals, instruments, ensembles, and room ambience with precision and flexibility. The TLM 107 incorporates Neumann's renowned transformerless circuitry, ensuring low self-noise and high dynamic range, resulting in clean and transparent sound reproduction. Its large-diaphragm capsule captures a rich and detailed sound with excellent transient response. The microphone also includes a selectable high-pass filter and a pre-attenuation pad, offering further control and versatility in challenging recording situations. With its elegant design, robust construction, and meticulous craftsmanship, the Neumann TLM 107 is a go-to microphone for professional studios, broadcast applications, and discerning audio enthusiasts who demand exceptional sound quality and versatility in their recordings.
The Neumann TLM 107 Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone is well-suited for a wide range of recording applications. Here are some of its best-suited uses:
Vocal Recording: The TLM 107 captures vocals with exceptional clarity and detail, making it an excellent choice for capturing lead vocals, background vocals, and vocal ensembles. Its selectable polar patterns allow for precise control over the sound capture, ensuring optimal results in different vocal recording scenarios.
Instrument Recording: Whether recording acoustic instruments like guitars, pianos, strings, or capturing the nuances of electric instruments, the TLM 107 excels at faithfully reproducing the natural sound and tonal characteristics of instruments. Its selectable polar patterns and high dynamic range make it versatile for capturing a variety of instruments with accuracy and detail.
Ensemble and Room Recording: With its omnidirectional and figure-8 polar patterns, the TLM 107 is well-suited for capturing ensembles, choirs, and room ambience. It can effectively capture the spaciousness and depth of a recording environment, making it an ideal choice for capturing live performances or creating a natural-sounding room ambience in recordings.
Broadcast and Podcasting: The TLM 107's versatility and high-quality sound reproduction make it suitable for broadcast applications, including radio, television, and podcasting. It delivers professional-grade audio for spoken-word content, interviews, voiceover work, and more.
Studio and Home Recording: The TLM 107 is a reliable and versatile tool for professional studios as well as home recording setups. Its ability to adapt to different recording scenarios, combined with its transparent and detailed sound reproduction, makes it an excellent choice for various recording projects, from demos to full-scale productions.
- Neumann Engineering - The newly developed sound transducer, which was designed especially for this microphone, is impressive with its outstanding impulse fidelity. The great consistency of the five polar patterns, omnidirectional, cardioid and figure-8, with the intermediate patterns wide-angle cardioid and hypercardioid, is also unusual for a large-diaphragm capsule. The TLM 107 provides optimal sound not only for the cardioid setting; it also ensures maximum precision over the entire frequency range for all of the other directional characteristics. The sound always remains balanced, with an almost linear reproduction up to 8 kHz, and a slight boost in the highest frequencies that lends presence and freshness to the voice. Here particular attention has been paid to the natural reproduction of speech sounds, especially the critical "s" sound. The grille is acoustically optimized for low sensitivity to pop sounds. In addition, the sound transducer is edge-terminated, with both diaphragms at ground voltage. Specifically, this ensures considerably reduced sensitivity to dust and humidity.
- No-Compromise Sound Design - Transformerless circuitry permits a high degree of linearity and a large dynamic range. The self-noise of only 10 dB-A is practically inaudible, while at the same time, the TLM 107 features high level stability. The maximum sound pressure level of 141 dB SPL can be increased to 153 dB SPL via pre-attenuation (Pad). This enables the TLM 107 to transmit the sound of even the loudest instruments without distortion. The Low Cut settings of Linear, 40 Hz, and 100 Hz are precisely adapted to practical recording situations. Without side effects, the 40 Hz setting cuts interference noise below the range of fundamental tones (where 41 Hz is the frequency of the double bass open E string), while the 100 Hz setting is optimized for speech and vocals (where 100 Hz corresponds to the lowest notes of a baritone).
- Innovative Operating Concept - For the first time, all of the microphone switch functions are controlled intuitively via a navigation switch. A visual highlight is the illuminated pattern display in the chrome ring, while the Pad and Low Cut status is displayed by LEDs to the left and right of the switch. In order not to distract singers, the switch and display are located on the back of the microphone. After 15 seconds, the displays are turned off automatically.
- Delivery Package - The TLM 107 is available in the colors matte nickel and black. A stand mount (SG 2) is included.
- Acoustical operating principle - Pressure gradient transducer
- Directional pattern - Omnidirectional, wide angle cardioid, cardioid, hypercardioid, figure-8
- Frequency range - 20 Hz ... 20 kHz
- Sensitivity at 1 kHz into 1 kohm - 11 mV/Pa
- Rated impedance - 50 ohms
- Rated load impedance - 1 kohms
- Equivalent noise level, CCIR1) - 22 dB
- Equivalent noise level, A-weighted1) - 10 dB-A
- Signal-to-noise ratio, CCIR1) (rel. 94 dB SPL) - 72 dB
- Signal-to-noise ratio, A-weighted1) (rel. 94 dB SPL) - 84 dB
- Maximum SPL for THD 0.5%2) - 141 dB
- with preattenuation -6 dB - 147 dB
- with preattenuation -12 dB - 153 dB
- Max. output voltage for THD < 0.5 % - 10 dBu
- Power Supply (IEC 61938) - P48
- Current consumption - 3.2 mA
- Required connector - XLR 3 F
- Weight - 445 g
- Diameter - 64 mm
- Length - 145 mm
