Warm Audio WA-47 & WA-47Jr Condenser Microphones Review

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6 жыл бұрын

Get the Warm Audio WA-47 here: www.sweetwater.com/store/deta...
Get the Warm Audio WA-47Jr here: www.sweetwater.com/store/deta...
Both the WA-47 and the WA-47Jr are based on a re-creation of the legendary k47 mic capsule found in vintage U 47 microphones - but that's where the similarities end.
The WA-47 is based around a 5751 vacuum tube and an AMI transformer - it also features 9 different polar patterns and an external power supply. The WA-47Jr is a solid-state mic with FET electronics and no transformer. Both are studio workhorses that will serve you well in any session.

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@late4suppa1 4 жыл бұрын

Just bought a WA-47 jr after trying out dozens of other mics and I couldn't be happier. Very flattering on vocals. I have a voice that can come across as overly sharp or harsh and when I try to EQ to correct it gets muddy. This mic leaves my voice sounding like it does live. No overly sharp of harsh tones to start with so I can focus on other things. Anyways love the mic, planning on buying it's big brother someday.

@DannyCruzCreations 3 жыл бұрын

I ordered 2 today for drum overheads. I'm reading great things when used in that application.

@evanmaunders5688 2 жыл бұрын

How are they on overheads? I love my 47 jr on kicks

@jonaswikstrand 2 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I wanted to hear, because my voice is the same way. Just maxing out soothe kind be the sollution! haha. Gonna try this!

@BlingJ. 2 жыл бұрын

Is wa47jr is for analog I'm confused with 47jr or at2020

@jeffrey.a.hanson 2 ай бұрын

Same here. My vocal technique isn’t spot on so can get some harsh sounds, but I tested this mic yesterday in the store with headphones and found myself singing and forgetting everyone around me. It’s literally the smoothest mic I’ve ever heard with no added compressor or EQ. I would say to have a secondary mic with a brighter sound for doubles or harmonies. That could hide the harshness on main vocal line but lift up certain spots.

@cemora 4 жыл бұрын

for comparison 2:50 - WA-47 Acoustic guitar 3:14 - WA-47jr Acoustic guitar 3:44 WA-47 Male vocal 4:10 WA-47jr Male vocal

@EasyHeat 2 жыл бұрын

I've worked with an actual U-47 within a professional environment. Even with KZfaq's notorious compression I could immediately hear some of that detailed "fab 4" magic on that acoustic guitar demo in my monitors. What I wasn't prepared for?! Is just how damn good that WA-47 Jr sounds for it's price point! Holy Smokes! For that price?! I'm seriously tempted to get myself 2 or even 4 of those mics for covering all my home pocket studio recording needs. I'm normally not quite that easily impressed. Especially with sub $500 mics, but man. I think they really nailed some of that vintage mojo, and at a price point that can be appreciated by any aspiring home recording enthusiast. Novice or pro. Well done.

@onetrackmind6969 2 жыл бұрын

You seem like someone from Warm Audio

@AriocKaichi 11 ай бұрын

@@onetrackmind6969 They aren't. That's just someone who really likes the gear they buy.

@jessetimmmiller1870 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this video. Been wondering about that Jr. for the last week or so.

@sweetwater 6 жыл бұрын

Glad to help! Thanks for checking out the video! 😎

@djbaskin5814 3 жыл бұрын

Very happy with my purchase!

@joeblack7841 6 жыл бұрын

Just got mine yesterday. Sounds big and lush.

@johnnypercell3735 6 жыл бұрын

Joe Black which one

@chinmeysway 3 жыл бұрын

oh cool i never realized that warm upside down still reads as warm!

@ivannio8519 2 жыл бұрын

Super informative presentations. Thank you :)

@MASS_Studios 6 жыл бұрын

Ooh, ooh, tu, tu, du, du and we cant hear any sibilants. Nice...

@PunyapatFungtammasarn 6 жыл бұрын

true, so true

@zuider77 6 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Even a cheap Chinese mic can sound ok if you avoid the dreaded "esses". Let's hear "Sunshine surely shows sideways" and see what the WA47 is made out of.

@unflinchinglycool 6 жыл бұрын

Gabrijel Prusina OK I feel cold all of a sudden

@TweezerBleezer123 4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@icenova7946 4 жыл бұрын

@@zuider77 wa47 and wa47jr is made in China,lol~ a lot of 251 style mic made in us all have ss or sh sound,this is why need eq on it.

@esotericaudiophile3884 6 жыл бұрын

This really helps! I have a new mic invention and needed to see the differences between these two mics. Seems that with my invention, I can transform a "less expensive mic" to sound like these wonderful mics. I can change the freq response naturally and other values, even with no preamp. I can only imagine if I added the technology to these mics, would be most excellent! Thanks for the comparison, appreciate it!

@joeydinero9300 5 жыл бұрын

We should collaborate. I got some ideas sir. 😐✊

@daleball6543 4 жыл бұрын

Name of program please @Esoteric Audiophile

@nathanielbrice8725 3 жыл бұрын

Is it called EQ?

@soundlegendstudios3945 6 жыл бұрын

I never understand why large retail centers like Sweetwater don't do a proper mic shootout with a dual mic setup and the same take. Also allowing a perspective buyer to download the audio of both mics for a real truthful hands-on comparison. Even straight into Protools without any post processing, were the input levels the same? Did the demo musicians preform with the exact same intensity and volume on both mics? We'll never know unless both mics were used from the exact same performance.

@evenform 5 жыл бұрын

Sound Legend Studios agreed they’re are like let’s really not give them anything. Wack. Haha

@evenform 5 жыл бұрын

Another thing these manufacturers are people love to hide frequency response charts. Wtf are they not showing these up front. This has always made me wonder.

@DapperDanLovesYou 5 жыл бұрын

Sweetwater did a massive microphone shootout of 50 microphones. Including some industry staples and their most popular sellers. Includes Hi-Res audio files for download and even the Pro Tools session! Check it out: www.sweetwater.com/feature/vocal-mic-shootout/

@DMBCJ21 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah dope for protools users. They set everything up. What about the other Daw’s? Bummer. lol. Yes i heard they still have the files available. Lol.

@liljons6753 4 жыл бұрын

Payola

@rocketstudiocr 6 жыл бұрын

ti ri tititi oh oh oh oh...how about some "words" specially "silence" "spy" "stone" etc

@AidenBradley95 6 жыл бұрын

I have the WA87, which is a brilliant reproduction and sounds a lot like a vintage U87 I used to borrow a lot. If the WA47 is half as similar as the U47 as the WA87 is to the U87, then I'm very intrigued.

@shaundegracia7963 6 жыл бұрын

is the tube hard to change when it's time?

@mrvanxkst 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for participation in the discussion with valuable suggestion.?

@chadbierman8058 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds great! Thanks! God bless!

@IssaAzad 6 жыл бұрын

I have the jr mic. Its great! Big low end but not too much, and a smooth top with no sibilance. I have done sung and rap vocals with it.

@luisloucao477 6 жыл бұрын

Christopher Watkins Music Thanks Bro... I was thinking about buying the jr but was afraid of sibilance... Cheers

@ExomOfficiel 5 жыл бұрын

@@luisloucao477 i Can teach you how to resolve sibilants on a mix just with eq and de-esser

@ExomOfficiel 5 жыл бұрын

Do u have an audio to listen ?

@BlingJ. 2 жыл бұрын

Is wa47jr is for analog I'm confused to buy with 47jr or at2020 do i need to buy a amp as well??

@donnythompson408 4 жыл бұрын

I’d be curious to know how many of the comments here were from people listening through their CELL PHONE SPEAKERS.

@MarcPapers 3 жыл бұрын

Lmfaooo

@EandVEntertainment 6 жыл бұрын

Would love to hear a comparison between the WA47 and the new Telefunken U47.

@itchik529 6 жыл бұрын

theres a reason they didnt do that. it would be night and day

@HipsterEatinShark 4 жыл бұрын

@@itchik529 Wow, really? One mic doesn't hold up to another that costs 10 TIMES as much? Who would have figured.

@heleomopi 3 жыл бұрын

ST would never compare products as policy, all Are valid choices...

@EandVEntertainment 3 жыл бұрын

I have never been a huge fan of the Tele reissue. It's far more open than the vintage U47s I've used. You can actually hear them next to each other now on Audio Test Kitchen. For me the FleA 47 and Heiserman 47 are closer and better for your budget than the Tele. I recently had the WA47 in my studio for about 6 months, and I have to say I think it's the best sub $1000 tube mic I've ever had in my studio save maybe my Advanced Audio CM49. Certainly the best 47 style mic at that price. I preferred it to the Peluso 2247LE I used to own. It's certainly not as refined a sound as the FleA 47 I have access to, but it's nice. I'll have my review out on that shortly.

@thedayones4918 2 жыл бұрын

@@EandVEntertainment Oh stop it, no one can tell anything apart on blind test 😂 Not mics, definitely not preamps, sometimes compressors if we are judging a 5k compressor against a 50$ one but even there we all failed gearslutz. 😆✌🏽

@RobCoates1 6 жыл бұрын

The vocal samples don't help at all. Sing something to show how sibilants are handled

@Fos3tex 5 жыл бұрын

A K47 capsule (or M7) really doesn't produce peaks in the range where sibilance happens, such as you'd have with a K67 or K87 capsule with no negative feedback. You're not going to have problems with sibilance.

@BlingJ. 2 жыл бұрын

Is wa47jr is for analog I'm confused with 47jr or at2020

@crossofficialband 6 жыл бұрын

Mitch is such a boss.

@KRAZZYTHAREALIST 5 жыл бұрын

Wa47 sounds warmer and a lot thicker

@rize8218 4 жыл бұрын

I bought both of them... My WA47 got broken and now is at repair so I bought a WA47jr. The Jr. isn't bad for around 300$'s. It has some more crispy highs and sibilance isn't that nice but nothing which you can't fix in post production. I am in love with the WA47. It is much warmer (ok there is a tube inside). If you have the money I'd recommend you the 47 or the 251.

@brandonbuell3519 3 жыл бұрын

You can easily hear how much bigger the WA47 sounds in these samples.

@BlingJ. 2 жыл бұрын

Is wa47jr is for analog I'm confused to buy with 47jr or at2020 do i need to buy a amp as well

@grunge2012 2 жыл бұрын

how did it break RIZE?

@lkjkj5035 3 жыл бұрын

the jr sounds darker to me as in less high freqs, kind of more like the U47 which is darker handles lower freqs and highs are kept in control. I dont know....a real U47 tube in there would have been interesting. Jr is the same capsule as the WA87 so the tube and transformer must be doing the sound differences. All high quality components I ve read? good video! thanks

@BlingJ. 2 жыл бұрын

Is wa47jr is for analog I'm confused to buy with 47jr or at2020 do i need to buy a amp as well, ps i am avoiding nt1 because of siblances

@hurleyelizabeth1185 6 жыл бұрын

hello SweetwaterSound, thanks for your good video

@sweetwater 6 жыл бұрын

Hey, no problem! Thanks for watching! 😎👍

@GeroLubovnik 5 жыл бұрын

The 47 definitely had more roundness and warmth and a bit more volume than the 47jr.

@NextgenPL 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe. but He "sings totally different, like He was shy singing with Jr what makes it sounds worse agains 47 ''better performance"

@andrewstewart6689 2 жыл бұрын

Can you comment on how these mic’s would be for a podcaster/voice actor? I am currently working with a sm7b which is fantastic but just looking at alternatives. Thanks.

@sweetwater 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, Andrew. Great question. The WA-47 Jr is one of my first suggestions for voice actors looking for an affordable and fantastic condenser microphone. It has a very low noise floor, which is important for voice recording, and a rich neutral sound to it. So it isn't over-hyped in the sibilance range. The full WA-47 with a tube is an excellent mic, but the tube stage adds a pretty hefty amount of noise, which makes it less than ideal for voice-alone work. You should expect a slightly more open sound stage from the WA-47 Jr compared to the SM7B, and it will be more sensitive to background noises, so watch that AC and the family pet! If you have any other questions, just give me a ring! Drake Sobehrad, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 3271, drake_sobehrad@sweetwater.com

@DanBires 4 жыл бұрын

doo woop diddee ddoo wopp bamm yee ooh dee dahh lippee booo baaammm shmoo dee dooo what a great song.

@dougtaylor7724 3 жыл бұрын

The CD can be purchased both on amazon or in the gift shop.

@joezapata3041 11 ай бұрын

Hello, what is the name of the stand you use for the microphone?

@stevem-h3562 2 жыл бұрын

Is it worth getting one of these if you already have a Neumann TLM 103? Finding that decision very hard to make at the moment.

@jazzybeeff 4 ай бұрын

Have you found the answer?

@maldonadocorrea 3 жыл бұрын

Excelente video . Pregunta la cápsula es la misma en ambos ?

@jeannody 3 жыл бұрын

Si es ma misma cápsula

@MariaAsuncionAbigailPacheco 3 жыл бұрын

That is very beautiful... when my mic is inexpensive... I wish some time in God's time.. I can be able to afford this.❤

@FixingLunch 5 жыл бұрын

I liked the sound of the jr better!

@just_ryan_no_b 4 жыл бұрын

How is there no noise in these recordings?? It seems every time I try to record something with my handheld recorder there’s always noise.

@just_ryan_no_b 4 жыл бұрын

Are handheld recorders just that bad or is it the environment?

@96elixx 3 жыл бұрын

Could be the inherent noise of the preamps of the recorder. Unless you have a high end handheld recorder, the noise floor of those preamps can be pretty high.

@brooklynboy1000 6 жыл бұрын

nice lyrics

@MariaAsuncionAbigailPacheco 3 жыл бұрын

I love the male voice.❤

@daviswhite 5 жыл бұрын

"Theme From Quincy" scat-vocal version.

@estudiolatostadora8771 3 жыл бұрын

WA 47 JR HAVE TRANSFORMERLESS IN THE WEB OF WARM SEE WE HAVE?

@analogdragon4709 6 жыл бұрын

Common I hate these type of vocal demos. Other than that, great demo and mics

@ivannio8519 2 жыл бұрын

The Jr sounded classic for the male voice

@CodyMWI 2 жыл бұрын

Why didn’t you use both mics on the same take? I thought these guys were pro

@Sank1982 4 жыл бұрын

JR sound a little sweater for me 👍

@fredd036 3 жыл бұрын

A little sweater? How small is this sweater?

@darthvader5728 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@obiee12 6 жыл бұрын

I need that Jr!!!!

@FreeBehbehs 6 жыл бұрын

BLEEDO MUSIC how do u like it?

@kingpencowboy7977 5 жыл бұрын

@JDS Bleedo Bette than a tlm49 ?.or a tlm.102.103?.also would you think this or the wa47 bigger version best for rap vocals I have a real deep voice? I am also looking at a at4050 and a wa87

@kingpencowboy7977 5 жыл бұрын

@JDS Bleedo thx so much str! !!!!

@Ted_Swayinghill 4 жыл бұрын

Didn't know Nick could sing though :O

@weedywet 6 жыл бұрын

Who makes their k47 capsules? Where?

@carlosbell1132 6 жыл бұрын

weedywet Some manufacturer in australia

@markflemmer1326 3 жыл бұрын

Rode, perhaps?

@mbot48 6 жыл бұрын

WA47jr would be more comparable to a solid state U87 clone.

@WizardsMachine 6 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@joeydinero9300 5 жыл бұрын

Really? How?

@rikster6753 3 жыл бұрын

It would be nice to hear some real text when singing

@milo6046 3 жыл бұрын

2:50 WA47 3:14 WA47jr

@ronnieparfait 4 жыл бұрын

Don’t get Nick angry, you wouldn’t like him when he’s angry. 🤢

@danielbraam841 6 жыл бұрын

Both microphones sound the same ... a linguistic test would be interesting

@BlingJ. 2 жыл бұрын

Is wa47jr is for analog I'm confused with 47jr or at2020

@RegebroRepairs 4 жыл бұрын

"Couldn't be more different", dude it's the same capsule, that's the most important part. The hard part is changing electricity to sound or the other way around. But I guess you have to say that since the price difference is so big. Sure, they sound different. But take the same electronics and put in a different capsule, and the difference will be greater.

@becominglessofmyself7032 5 жыл бұрын

That singer was half asleep

@lastcall9998 5 жыл бұрын

900 bucks one sounds so much better on vocals, not that the Jr sounds bad.

@yobhsiFehT 4 жыл бұрын

lol Just rewatching this, and I’m noticing everybody complaining about no sibilance in the vocal tests... i.e., people couldn’t hear any of the *easiest possible thing* to analyze in a vocal recording, so they think it’s worthless 😏🙄😑

@BillyBlaze7 6 жыл бұрын

would love to have heard a vocalist not that mess

@Park_Dae 2 жыл бұрын

Good

@summithouse2708 4 жыл бұрын

Hey guys! We just recorded 2020 American Idol Top 40 Jeb Vonder Bruegge EP "Confessions" with the WA-47 on his vocals. I picked one up from my fav SW rep Delvin. All but the song Crown (live) which was a 7B. Pre was Summit TPA 200B, WA-1176 4:1, Med Attack, Fast Release, 2-3db, RME, into Protools. It beat out all others on his voice. Well worth the money. IMO. All audio available on Spot, iTune, others.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nOCFlsSalcqWmWg.html

@lucasamaral1762 3 жыл бұрын

Tenho um microfone WA 47 p vender top se interessa da um toque

@estudiohertz 3 жыл бұрын

Quanto?

@liljons6753 4 жыл бұрын

3:45 bad singer

@aarona.dubzperson8245 6 жыл бұрын

Big company like SweetWater, and this is the best vocalist they could get for the job of giving us a mic check? Makes me not want to even buy it. I need to hear a real singer singing on it, and really want to hear how it handles sibilance. Geeessshhh, not too much to ask is it? You guys make enough money to get a real vocalist in place of this guy. C'mon, no more shoddy vids

@joeydinero9300 5 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY! Smh

@TweezerBleezer123 4 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahaha

@armandoterron3637 4 жыл бұрын

Who did you want, Sinatra?🤔

@DrAvery-lc6bs 3 жыл бұрын

No one sounds great isolated. And let's be honest -- probably setting a more realistic expectation hearing it on a mid-level vocalist.

@andivax 5 жыл бұрын

thank you for the vid. this mics definitely not suited man's voice ))

@DavorRMX 6 жыл бұрын

have you ever heard a neumann u47 no dude you cant copy it by made in china

@joeydinero9300 5 жыл бұрын

@Murada I agree. They seem like they were designed to make you feel like you were a Adele lol

@321CatDaddy 4 жыл бұрын

people get all caught up in the "name" of a microphone. Went in Nightwing Studios with Ron Capone - look him up, Grammy and Oscar winning engineer and producer. Sadly he's no longer with us. at any rate, he set up 57's on my Ludwig kit all around, and two overhead condenser mics that looked like they had been in a war zone. I asked "where are the Neumanns, the Telefunkens? how the hell are you going to get the awesome, grooving sounds of my Super Classics?? what is up with this?" After taking me to the mic locker and showing me all the gorgeous German legendary mics dully gleaming in the recessed lighting, he gave me this sage piece of advice: "Shut the hell up and play!" Straight into the board, my drums - with ME actually playing them, sounded like a gift from the Gods! Never before, never since has any of my kits sounded like that. Moral of the story: it ain't the name on the mic, it's learning how to listen, develop your ears. Unless you've got a Neve board, you won't notice the difference between this mic and a Neumann in the mix. If you can, and I can hear the difference in the master. call me, I wanna book time with YOU! M

@dcinc1116 4 жыл бұрын

@@321CatDaddy indeed..for drums!