i just found 76 microphones inside my computer

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has anyone heard anything about this antares "mic-modeling" software?? sounds like all you hafta do is dial up what mic you're using, then dial up what mic you WISH you were using, and voila. it also sounds like a load of bull. if i'm wrong, though, this could save me (and everyone else reading this) some cash. feedback???
 
This software was given very negative reviews over at the ProRecording.com bulletin board. I am also very skeptical, because you simply can't add information that is missing (from the cheap mike signal) to create a more complex (higher quality) mike signal, although you may be able to simulate the overall "tonal character".
I think this is also the way the mike simulators on the Roland VS 1680/1880 operate, and they actually do sound "pretty good", but don't come close to "simulating" the real mike being modelled. Think of it as a stored EQ setting.
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Rick
 
Luigi Spadaccino is the chef down at Cafe Raffaella. He was born and raised in Naples (not the one in Florida) and attended cooking school in Paris (not the one in Texas).

He makes a wonderful Fettucine Carbonara.

Chef Boyardee has the Fettucine Carabonara modelling software in a can at your local Piggly-Wiggly.

Somehow, I seem to prefer Chef Luigi's. Can't quite put my finger on why, but it just seems ... better, somehow.

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I have it and it's pretty cool for what it is, which is an effect. It won't turn an Sm-57 into a U-47 but it's usefull non the less. I've used it on guitar tracks and liked it.
 
I have used it and I think it is pretty darn accurate, it doesnt do anything to try and model the sound of another mic it simply models the dynamics of one. So in other words you cant record with a radio shack mic and expect a Neuman to come out of the mix. But you can take many high quality mics and get the tones you want by modeling another mic. It would be like having old chef lugi over your shoulder while you were cooking the Fettucine Carbonara. ;-) Anyway well worth the price, the really cool thing to do with this program is lie to it. Tell it you recorded with a AT 4033 when you really used a CAD and just mix and match mics you will get some really funky but cool shI^
 
1. Get yourself a good EQ plug-in.
Maybe one that ships with lots of presets.
2. Rename those presets till they read U-47,Schoeps etc.

Now you have a fine tool that does exactly the same things as your "Mic Simulator". But there's one advantage you will now have. After you stopped playing around you can do some serious things with your new tool that will actually make your mix sound "better" and not "funky".
 
If you are replying to my "funky" that would be a good funky not a bad one. I am talking about some very warm sounds and great mid tones, anyway the Antares mic modeler is an awsome program to have in your arsenal along with some good mic's.
 
Ok, I read a review that said that it modelled well, but there was still a sort of "sameness" to all the sounds.
They were using a radio shack mic.

I have a C414B/ULS and I know that it is very good on male vocals but not as good as a TLM 103 on female vocals.

My question to Shakestheclown and Track rat(who already own the mic modeler) is this.

Can I record female vocals on the 414 and then make it sound like a tlm103(you know, lots of low end boost)?

what will the results sound like.

Also, how does the tube saturation sound.?
 
In a word, no. What you will get is very usable warmer tones. I've used it more for electric guitar tracks than voice.
Personaly I get more milage out of the tube sat.
 
This is great news! I hope next they come out with a plugin that makes my les paul sound like a fender!

Hmm...anyone know of a plugin that'll make my voice sound like Eddie Vedder?

etc, etc.

Slackmaster 2000
 
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