Since its original development in 1946, the TELEFUNKEN U 47 has been the microphone of choice for generations of recording professionals. The first condenser microphone to offer selectable polar patterns (cardioid and omni), the original U47 also featured the famous M7 capsule which had been developed in 1928 by Georg Neumann.
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10 years subsequent to the release of the ubiquitous U47, the U48 was released with one variation to the U47; it had "bi-directional" (figure 8) capability.... According to the book Recording The Beatles, the U48 was one of George Martin's favorite microphones when actually "recording the Beatles." The bi-directional capability can be very useful in more "ambient" recording environments....
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