Neumann - The Microphone CompanyThe official history of the Berlin microphone company. The cult microphones, the production, the future.
- 1st Edition 2003
- 316 Pages
- Four-colour throughout
- 22 x 28.7cm
- Cloth with dust jacket
- Bilingual (German/English)
- Includes CD
- By Anselm Rössler
The development of audio technology is closely linked with the name Neumann: For 75 years, the Berlin microphone company has stood for the best sound, for groundbreaking innovation and for uncompromising quality. Whether recording studio or stage, radio or concert hall, classical or pop, Neumann microphones are at home everywhere.
Read all about the old cult microphones, the creation of the famous U87 and the latest inventions in digital microphones. Take a look at the history of record technology and the time of the great Neumann sound control systems. Experience the ideas of the microphone developers and marvel at the precision of manufacture.
With unique photographs and first-hand information, this book offers exciting insights behind the scenes of the famous microphone company.
The Author:
Anselm Roessler was born in 1966 in Tübingen, Germany, and studied audio and video engineering in Düsseldorf, Germany, after completing his Abitur and civilian service. He gained experience in numerous classical and pop productions, then switched to writing and joined PPVMEDIEN in 1992 as KEYS editor, became editor-in-chief in 1996 and is now editor of KEYS magazine. He lives and writes in Munich.
