Neumann.Berlin TLM 127 User Manual

Product Information

TLM 127

Large Diaphragm
Microphone

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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 direction­al

characteristics: omnidirectional

,
wide-angle cardioid, cardioid, hyper­cardioid and figure-8.

The TLM 127 is addressed from
the front, marked with the Neu­mann logo. On the front of the mi­crophone is also the switch for
selecting the
acteristic

directional char-

. 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 re­quirements, 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-di­aphragm K 127 capsule. This capsule is de­rived from the K 103 (of the TLM 103),
which accounts for its outstanding impulse re­sponse. The TLM 127 is thus capable of re­producing all transient phenomena of music
and speech without any coloration.

The sound character of the microphone is de­termined exclusively by the capsule; no elec­tronic equalization is used.

The design of the microphone
is a registered design of
the Georg Neumann GmbH
in certain countries.

Polar Patterns

Via a special power sup­ply, the five directional
characteristics omnidirec­tional, 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 car­dioid in suppressing sounds to the left
and right of the source, while the
wide-angle cardioid is especially suit­able for recording large sound sources.