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INTRODUCTION
The WA-47 was created to offer a classic microphone design to a new generation of recording artists
at an affordable price. We spent a great deal of time listening to different vintage '47 microphones to
determine what people liked about them and why, how various components impact the tone, and how
to give our WA-47 microphone a signature that pays homage to the past but also stands out on its own.
The WA-47 is an all vacuum tube, large diaphragm, transformer balanced, multi-pattern (9), large c
ondenser microphone, based on the classic '47 that has been used on countless hit records for the last
50+ years. The WA-47 is designed for pro studio, home studio, live, and broadcast applications and
excels on vocals, acoustic/electric guitars, acoustic/electric bass, drums, piano, strings, brass/wood-
wind instruments, and an array of other sources.
The classic '47 became extremely popular as a vocal microphone in the 1960's and is now considered
to be one of the greatest condenser microphones ever created. The classic '47 is still widely used today
in professional recording studios but has become extremely rare and cost prohibitive to acquire.
Designing our WA-47 to sound like the classic '47 was no easy task, especially since some of the vintage
components are no longer manufactured or available. We compared and listened to 2 different vintage
'47 mics and found that they both sounded amazing but also sounded a little different from each other.
These comparison tests became the benchmark for tailoring our WA-47's sonics to sit right in with these 2
vintage '47 mics. We are pleased to release such a gorgeous sounding classic to the market at a price
that's reachable to more people than ever before. We are also pleased to witness that our WA-47 sounds
legitimately indistinguishable to the vintage '47's we tested it against on several sources.
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