Copperphone information

The Copperphone is a hand crafted specialty dynamic microphone designed and built by The Polyphonic Spree bassist Mark Pirro.^[1] It uses components from vintage communications equipment as well as a mechanical filtering device to achieve a limited bandwidth frequency response similar to that of AM radio and the nostalgic sound of the early recordings. The Copperphone is manufactured by Pirro and distributed through his company Placid Audio. Placid Audio microphones have been used by many artists including Green Day, Queens of the Stone Age, Lou Barlow, Rush, Norah Jones, Jack White, St. Vincent, The Bright Light Social Hour, as well as Grammy Winning producer Jacquire King^[2]^[3]

^ Peacock, Justin (April 2008). "Placid Audio Coperphone". Recording Mag. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ Fountain, Gail (19 August 2011). "Gear Profile: The Copperphone by Placid Audio". Performer Mag. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ Micallef, Ken (1 February 2010). "Norah Jones, Producer Jacquire King, and Engineer Brad Bivens Embark on a Bolder and Darker Trip for the Fall". Electronic Musician. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.

[RecordMagCoperphone-1] Peacock, Justin (April 2008). "Placid Audio Coperphone". Recording Mag. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

[2] Fountain, Gail (19 August 2011). "Gear Profile: The Copperphone by Placid Audio". Performer Mag. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

[3] Micallef, Ken (1 February 2010). "Norah Jones, Producer Jacquire King, and Engineer Brad Bivens Embark on a Bolder and Darker Trip for the Fall". Electronic Musician. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.