These audio examples accompany my review of the UT Vintage87 microphone from United Studio Technologies.
www.soundonsound.com/reviews/united-studio-technologies-ut-vintage87
As discussed in my review, I decided to compare this new cardioid-only release with its vintage inspiration on a few typical studio recording tasks. I leave it up to your ears to see if you can hear much of a difference! For all the examples, I used the onboard preamps on my Audient ASP8024 console, with no additional processing, while taking care to position the two microphone capsules as close together as physically possible.
01_Vocal_UT87
My Friend Naomi Randall kindly provided a short vocal example recording in my studio's acoustically treated live room. This is how the UT87 sounded.
02_Vocal_U87
The vocal example recorded with my 1971 Neumann U87
03_Spoken Word_UT87
A short voiceover-style example. I was positioned as close to the mic as was comfortable, around three inches from the capsule.
04_Spoken Word_U87
As above with my U87
05_Acoustic Guitar_UT87
Close miking an acoustic guitar at a distance of around four inches, with the mic pointing towards where the neck meets the body of the instrument. This is the UT87 version.
06_Acoustic Guitar_U87
How my U87 sounded on the acoustic guitar.
07_Drum Overhead_UT87
For this example, I positioned the two mics above a stripped-back drum kit at a height of around three feet above the snare drum. This is how the UT87 captured the kit.
08_Drum Overhead_U87
How my U87 captured the kit.
09_Stereo Piano
This example differs from the others in that I used the UT87 and my U87 as a spaced stereo pair on my studio's upright piano. The mics were positioned pointing at the exposed strings on the front of the piano, at a distance of about four inches from the strings. The UT87 is capturing the higher octaves of the instrument, with my U87 directed towards the lower strings.