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Recording With a Vintage Telefunken U47 Microphone

From about 1949-1965 the original mic was made. It continues to be made today. BACKGROUND Few microphones are as iconic. The original models had a vacuum tube that would dry out, which...

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The good folks at the Criterion Collection invented the concept of the special edition for the home video market way back in 1984, and in the past 30 years...
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Videos

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FUZZ, the ferocious LA-based trio of Ty Segall (drums, vocals), Charles Moothart (guitar, vocals) and Chad Ubovich, released their sludged-out, super heavy debut album last fall via In The Red. Today, they unleash upon the...

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