Vintage M55 Microphones: a tale of two Beyers

This week we look at two vintage Beyerdynamic M55s. I think its fair to say these mics have gained a bit of a cult following as a very inexpensive way of achieving that old school retro sound of the 1960s in quite possibly, one of the coolest looking designs of all time. We jump back and forth between two copies (they are different!) and do some EQ on them as well. Please like, share and subscribe!

0:00 Introduction (-23 LUFS, unprocessed)
1:04 Same but different?
1:36 Really an omni?
1:58 DIN to XLR
2:23 Limited frequency response
3:42 EQing the mics (with processing)
4:22 Spoken word example (with processing)
5:07 Final thoughts (with processing)

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Washington Post Moon landing report: https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/07/20/eagle-has-landed-how-washington-post-covered-first-moon-walk/

Equipment list in this video:

Beyerdynamic M55: https://archive.org/details/1_20210507_20210507_1906
Beyerdynamic 1974 product catalogue: http://www.preservationsound.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Beyerdynamic_1974.pdf
Antelope Audio Zen Go Synergy Core: https://en.antelopeaudio.com/products/zen-go-synergy-core/
Mackie 802-VLZ3 Mixer: https://gearspace.com/board/reviews/691356-mackie-802-vlz3-compact-mixer.html

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