Sanken Features CU-51 & CU-55 Mics at NAMM 2024
Sanken CU-51 and CU-55 Chromatic Mics at NAMM 2024
Sanken Microphones will be featuring two distinctive microphones at NAMM 2024. (Booth 14920 ACC North Level 1)
CU-51 Dual-Diaphragm Condenser Mic
The CU-51 offers a versatile dual-capsule design pioneered by Sanken, providing an exacting cardioid pattern ideal for vocals and a wide range of musical applications. The specially designed double capsule has one diaphragm that is optimized for low frequencies, while the other one captures the higher frequencies, with absolute phase coherency. The result is a mic with a unique “dimensional sound.” https://sankenchromatic.com/products/cu-51
Renowned recording engineer Nathaniel Kunkel says, “I have used the CU-55 on percussion, acoustic guitars, and vocals, as well. I’m blown away by this microphone. It is, without question, one of the best modern microphones I’ve heard in decades.”
Wesley Seidman, “The CU-51 captures the depth and nuances that make a vocal special, while maintaining the sonic qualities that one would expect from a vintage tube mic. I have yet to hear it not make a vocal sound amazing.”
CU-55 All Purpose Cardioid Mic
Featuring a modern, ultra-compact design, the CU-55 provides a rich vintage sound in a small, lightweight, easy to position package. Capable of high SPL, it has been tuned to create a perfect cardioid pattern, with little proximity effect and a truly flat response at 90º off axis. https://sankenchromatic.com/products/cu-55
Renowned recording engineer Frank Filipetti commented on Sanken’s CU-55 side-address, cardioid condenser mic, “The CU-55 has a wonderful low frequency response while still providing super quick transients. You get a lot of air without harshness, and the low end is really nice and deep. Because they are small, they are easy to place and are unobtrusive.”
Sanken Microphones Booth #14920 ACC North Level 1
Sanken will be demonstrating the full range of six unique Sanken Chromatic professional studio microphones at NAMM, featuring 100kHz microphones designed for extreme high-resolution music recording. Sanken will display the remarkable supersonic wide-range CUX-100K and CO-100K mics, the CU-51 and CU-55 studio cardioids, and the dual-capsule condenser CU-44X and CU-41R mics.
Learn more at: https://sankenchromatic.com/news/sanken-chromatic-aes23/
About Sanken Chromatic
The Sanken Chromatic range of six professional studio microphones provide musicians, sound designers, engineers and producers with the ultimate set of pure, transparent sounding mics for a wide variety of applications. They are designed and meticulously engineered in Japan using the latest technology and include many innovative features. The result is a set of mics that have phenomenal frequency response, accurate off axis response, exact patterns, minimal proximity effect, low noise, and high SPL tolerance. There are six microphones in the range including CO-100K, CUX-100K, CU-44X MKII, CU-51, CU-55, CU-41R. Sanken Chromatic mics are distributed in North America by plus24.
