#Antares mic modeler best ones to use software#

While powering up, the machine automatically detects whether a normallyвЂ‘closed or normallyвЂ‘open switch is attached.ДЄ pair of fiveвЂ‘pin DIN sockets provide MIDI In and Out, although the latter is not currently enabled.

Moving left, a quarterвЂ‘inch tipвЂ‘sleeve socket provides a footswitch connection used to bypass the signal processing. Starting at the rightвЂ‘hand side, a sevenвЂ‘pin DIN socket accepts three lowвЂ‘voltage AC power rails from the supplied midвЂ‘cable transformer unit. The rear panel of the 1U, 150mmвЂ‘deep AMM1 case boasts a promising selection of interfaces. In addition to balanced analogue and digital I/O, the AMM1 sports footswitch and MIDI sockets, though the MIDI output is not currently enabled. The microphone models incorporate appropriate variables such as lowвЂ‘cut filters, selectable polar patterns, and proximity effects, allowing the best possible match with reality. It also operates in pretty much the same way, albeit with dedicated hardware controls and I/O facilities: firstly, it removes the sonic characteristics of the source microphone then it imposes the characteristics of a different, more desirable, microphone and finally it models the variable saturation distortion of a typical virtual valve preamplifier. The Antares AMM1 performs exactly the same task as its plugвЂ‘in sibling, namely transforming the sonic characteristics of one microphone into those of another. It has since won a TEC Award and has become a highly popular and useful tool in a broad range of recording and postвЂ‘production applications.

#Antares mic modeler best ones to use software#

The Antares Microphone Modeller started out as a software plugвЂ‘in, which we reviewed in SOS April 2000. Hugh Robjohns checks out the new hardware incarnation of Antares' awardвЂ‘winning microphoneвЂ‘modelling software.