Neumann KMS 105 microphone
Handheld condenser built for stage vocals, used by some podcasters at a desk
Built for live singing, this supercardioid condenser needs phantom power and an interface or preamp behind it. The tight pickup pattern keeps most of the room out of the recording, which helps in a space that has had nothing done to it acoustically. Podcasters who want detail instead of the warm broadcast sound of a dynamic mic sometimes choose one.
People on record
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Does it: documented as part of their own routine. Recommends: explicitly advises other people to do it. Discusses: covered it substantively without clear personal adoption; this can include criticism or disagreement.
- Federico ViticciDoes it
Apple writer · founder of MacStories
Talks into a Neumann KMS 105, plugged into the MixPre over XLR, for AppStories and his other podcasts. The mic appears in the hardware recap that closes his iPad workflow story.
Source: MacStories: iPad Pro for Everything - Stephen HackettDoes it
Technology writer · 512 Pixels and Relay
Records into a Neumann KMS 105 MT on an Elgato boom arm, with a shock mount underneath. Making podcasts is his job, which is the reason he gives for owning gear at this level.
Source: 512 Pixels: My Gear
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Paper notebook
A bound notebook for thinking on paper away from a screen
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it
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