Neumann.Berlin TLM 127 - Manual (Page 2)

he TLM 127 is a large-diaphragm studio
microphone with omnidirectional and cardioid
directional characteristics. In addition, via a
special power supply it is possible to use remote
control to switch between the five direction-
al characteristics: omnidirectional,
wide-angle cardioid, cardioid, hyper-
cardioid and figure-8.
The TLM 127 is addressed from
the front, marked with the Neu-
mann logo. On the front of the mi-
crophone is also the switch for
selecting the directional char-
acteristic. There are 3 settings:
omnidirectional, cardioid, and
remote control (”R“).
On the back of the microphone
is a 14 dB attenuation switch,
as well as a high-pass filter
switch with 2 settings: –3 dB
cut-off frequency 15 Hz
(”LIN“), and 100 Hz.
Applications
The comprehensive control features, which
permit optimal adjustment to particular re-
quirements, make the TLM 127 well-suited to
a wide range of applications. It is an extremely
flexible tool, appropriate for advanced oper-
ators of home recording studios as well
as for experienced audio professionals
who place the highest demands on the
sound and technical capabilities of a
microphone.
Acoustic Features
When the cardioid setting is used the cap-
sule has a flat frequency response up to
3 kHz and an increased presence of 3 dB at
higher frequencies.
The wire mesh headgrille houses the large-di-
aphragm K 127 capsule. This capsule is de-
rived from the K 103 (of the TLM 103),
which accounts for its outstanding impulse re-
sponse. The TLM 127 is thus capable of re-
producing all transient phenomena of music
and speech without any coloration.
The sound character of the microphone is de-
termined exclusively by the capsule; no elec-
tronic equalization is used.
Polar Patterns
Via a special power sup-
ply, the five directional
characteristics omnidirec-
tional, cardioid, figure-8,
hypercardioid and wide-an-
gle cardioid can be selected
by remote control. The direc-
tional characteristic switch on
the front of the microphone
must be set to ”R“ (remote con-
trol).
The hypercardioid directional
characteristic is superior to the car-
dioid in suppressing sounds to the left
and right of the source, while the
wide-angle cardioid is especially suit-
able for recording large sound sources.
The design of the microphone
is a registered design of
the Georg Neumann GmbH
in certain countries.