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Gauge Precision Instruments
Born from an idea that musical equipment should be made by musicians using skill and expertise instead of numerical data. With a team boasting over 25 years of experience within the industry, Gauge offers versatile studio microphones at an affordable price. Every microphone produced is done so with care and attention to the physical results instead of focusing on quality through graphs and data. Each and every microphone undergoes rigorous quality control checks to ensure high standards are produced throughout.
Switchable polar pattern design
During your production or engineering sessions, you never know what challenge you may come across within your studio. It's therefore important to have a reliable selection of microphones that can adapt to any situation. With the ECM-47, you have every base covered with the inclusion of nine selectable polar patterns.
Ideal for studio application, the cardioid polar pattern allows you to capture exactly what's in front of your microphone and reject any sound from the sides or rear of the capsule. Cardioid polar patterns lend themselves to working with one single sound source, capturing the performance only and effectively reducing sound from the back and sides, however, the ECM-47 is perfectly suited to capturing multiple sources at a time in a live room.
Capture the full room ambience for a drum kit, ensemble or percussion set with the omnidirectional mode. This gives your sound a very natural and resolute sound that brings character and realism to your instruments. Also included is a figure of eight polar pattern, allowing you to capture in detail instruments in front and behind the capsule, ideal for capturing two sound sources simultaneously or for adding depth and realism to your dry recording.
Authentic tube warmth
Every microphone cabinet deserves to hold a tube microphone. They provide a unique sound that's unlike any other microphone type, boasting a vintage and smooth flavour that's ideal for a large range of instruments. Known for their signature warmth, tube microphones are ideal for adding subtle saturation and colour to your recordings, helping them to sit in your mix with ease. The ECM-47 is no different, offering the classic tones you expect from legendary tube microphones in a compact and cost-effective package.
Experiment with your microphone choice and use the Gauge ECM-47 on anything from soaring electric guitar cabinets to full vocal choirs, discover how a tube microphone can transform your dry and dull recordings into vibrant and colourful sounds that excite your audience.
Features
- Tube-driven microphone
- Constructed using the highest quality parts available is a prestigious factory
- Each microphone undergoes rigorous testing to maintain high-performance levels
- Full-range frequency response with a tailored response that suits most applications
- Exceptionally warm low-frequency reproduction
- High SPL rating for use with loud and powerful instruments
- Extremely-low noise floor
- Nine onboard polar patterns for a wide range of recording applications
- NOS 6072 tube used for authentic analog tube tone
- Includes hardwood case, shock mount, power supply and briefcase
- Premium performance through a gold-sputtered, ultra-light diaphragm in an advanced capsule design
- Smooth and natural response providing the signature character of tube microphones
Specifications
- Frequency Response: 20-20kHz
- Sensitivity: 16mv/Pa (94db SPL at 1kHz)
- Impedance: 200 Ohms
- Equivalent Noise Level: 18dB (A weighted IEC 651)
- Max SPL: 135db for 0.5 percent at 1kHz
- Capsule diameter: 35mm
- Membrane Thickness: 6 Microns
- Connector 1: Three-pin Male XLR
- Connector 2: Five-pin XLR
- Polar Pattern: Multi-pattern (External 9-pattern switch)
- Furnished Accessories: Power Supply & Shock Mount
- Product code: ECM-47