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Microtech Gefell and e-mobility – Noise reduction was yesterday – Product Sound Design will be the future
Noise reduction was yesterday – Product Sound design is claimed in future Microtech Gefell – New measurement tools & turnkey test benches for simulated indoor and exterior pass-by systems By Udo Wagner/Microtech Gefell/MTG E-mobility changes the world of acoustical engineering. The development of a new vehicle generation is going along with immense progresses in technologies of test bench systems and in the world of acoustic measurement. The e-mobility-world presents a host of new challenges for acousticians. In the century of e-vehicles noise emission is as low as never was possible in the time of combustion engines. But to low noise emission is dangerous, especially for pedestrians. Legislators in mostly countries…
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Line array condenser Microphone System KEM 975 – the high-end Allrounder with non-rotation-symmetrical polar pattern
Cardioid plane microphone KEM 975 – the high-end Allrounder for for concert, opera, theater The KEM is ideally suited for musical applications, for example for recordings in the Leipzig Gewandhaus, the State Opera and Konzerthaus Berlin, the Cologne Opera, the Bonn Theater and in many others. The 16th ST.GALLEN FESTIVAL 2021 – Best sound performance thanks to high-quality Microtech Gefell microphones The highlite has been the opera “Notre Dame” by the composer Franz Schmidt. Due to corona restrictions the orchestra and the Prague choir had to be transmitted by fibre optics from the theatre’s concert hall to the open-air venue in the cloister courtyard. The responsible sound engineers Stephan Linde…
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Film history – Microphones made in Gefell and 75 years of DEFA
75 years of DEFA and microphones that made history On 17 May 1946, Deutsche Film-AG (DEFA) was founded in Potsdam-Babelsberg as a Soviet-German joint stock company. After the founding of the German Democratic Republic/GDR on 7 October 1949, the film studios, workshops and sound studios gradually passed into German hands. In 1953, the DEFA studios for feature films, children’s films, popular science films, newsreels and documentaries, film dubbing and the DEFA studio for animated films (1955) were established. The former Ufa studios, known for film classics of the 1920s such as Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler, Nosferatu – A Symphony of Horror, Fritz Lang’s Metropolis or The Blue Angel with Marlene…
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Gefell`s M 990 a „heartbreaker“ – An up to date large-diaphragm condenser microphone in tube technology
Committed to the Georg Neumann heritage, Microtech Gefell/MTG stands for tradition and innovation since 1928. This is evidenced by the M7 PVC capsule, which has been handmade for more than 80 years. The renowned M7 capsule, created by Georg Neumann in 1932 and used in the original U47 and M49 microphones, is e.g. still found today in Microtech Gefell’s legendary UM 900 and several other models. In addition to the production of the classic M 7 capsule, MTG faced new challenges with the development of a completely new capsule generation. Following the principle of tradition and innovation, a completely new capsule was developed in the 1990s- the M 930 capsule,…
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UM 900 – The first tube condenser mic with switchable polar pattern, connectable to 48 V phantom powering
UM 900 – Innovative and Inspirational – The first tube condenser microphone with P48 V Phantom powering The modern-looking, elegant UM 900 tube condenser microphone with classic M7 capsule is further proof of Microtech Gefell`s innovative power in microphone development. With its award-winning design, this microphone is not only decorative, it also ensures optimal acoustic properties. The special shape of the microphone body, for example, is specially designed to minimise unwanted sound reflections. The capsule is the legendary M7 – the original design by Georg Neumann from 1943. The classic double diaphragm capsule forms a pressure gradient transducer of about 30 mm diameter with the gold-plated PVC diaphragms. The assembly…
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Vintage meets state of art – A High End studio mic with a remarkable history
. The ideally combination of a long tradition with a state-of-the-art microphone design – The studio mic UMT 70 S M7 It ideally combines a long tradition with a state-of-the-art microphone design. Microtech Gefell`s 90-years of tradition is the Handing on of Fire, which means especially the continuous development of the best inventions of the founder Georg Neumann. In 1928 Georg Neumann and Erich Rickmann established the limited partnership Georg Neumann & Co. The idea behind this new company lies in manufacturing mics following the capacitive transducer concept. The M7 capsule – A revolution in microphone development and still relevant today In 1932, Georg Neumann introduced a transducer with a…
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From Moscow with love – the unusal all in one mic with a remarkable history
The cardioid condenser mic M 900 (and its hypercardioid cousin M 910) is not only striking in appearance, it also has remarkable historical roots. Microphone technology from the limited partnership Georg Neumann & Co. was already in great demand in Eastern Europe in the 1950s and 1960s. This did not change after the expropriation in 1972. Renamed VEB Mikrofontechnik Gefell and under the new brand name "RFT", enormous quantities of Gefell products continued to be sold in Eastern Europe. Thousands of mics were were mostly exported to the Eastern European countries that belonged to the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA) and primarily to the former Soviet Union. Gefell Mics,…
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Measurement technics meets recording technology – The unique Decca Tree live recording solution from Gefell
VIDEO SESSION focusing on Studio mic M 221 – LMP Studios LA – Grammy, Emmy, Golden Globe & Downbeat award winning projects True genius lies in is taking the complex and making it simple – a maxim to which Microtech Gefell has also committed itself. The innovative Decca Tree solution from Gefell brings the simplest installation to a point with the highest recording demands. High-quality, compact and quickly installed, it opens up new perspectives and fields of application for the demanding user. The Decca Tree technique was developed at Decca Records to accurately record orchestrals. By using two mics at the sides and one in the center it`s possible to…
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New measurement microphones for aggressive environments and extremely low actual sound situations
MMS 212, MMS 214 and MV 240 – The New extrem robust and sensitive measurement microphon generation from Gefell The Microtech Gefell MMS 212 1/2" – Precise, stable and reliable measurements under varios harsh environment conditions The new developed Microtech Gefell MMS 212 1/2" measurement microphone was designed to be very robust to extreme environment conditions like temperatures up -40 °C to +125 °C, vibration high moisture and dust. In combination with the new capsule MKS 221 Rugged design and the preamplifier MV 212 the MMS 212 is ideal for measurements in harsh industrial or R&D environments. This opens up a wide range of applications in areas such as R&D,…
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Calibrationservices according to the globally new standard DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018
The accreditation of conformity assessment bodies (laboratories, inspection and certification bodies) is the legal mandate of the German Accreditation Body (DAkkS). In the accreditation process, professional competence is assessed, confirmed and monitored in accordance with strict guidelines. To ensure that proof of competence conducts surveillances at fixed intervals. The DAkkS accreditation certifies that the accredited bodies fulfil their tasks competently, according to valid requirements. The surveillance assessment /audit 2020 resulted from the necessity to convert to the new international standard within the framework of regular surveillance. The new version of the globally applicable new standard for the laboratory sector was drawn up by the competent committee for conformity assessment (CASCO)…
