Antares Microphone Modeler user manual

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3) Preserve Source: Bass OTreble o
This, as you’ve probably guessed, is the reverse of No. 2. With the
Treble button pressed, the source mic’s bass characteristics are
neutralized while the treble characteristics are allowed through
unchanged. Then, at the model end, only the model’s bass characteris-
tics are applied to the signal. The net effect is that you get the source
mic’s treble characteristics and the modeled mic’s bass characteristics
4) Preserve Source: Bass oTreble o
With both buttons...

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Because the maximum drive is limited to +10 dB, using the Tube
Saturation model requires the original signal to be at a level greater
than -10 dB. If this is not the case, you should adjust the Input Gain
control to increase the level of the sound. (Be certain that Input
Gain is not increased so much as to cause the 0 dB meter “LED” to
light.) It may be necessary to go back and forth between Drive and
Input Gain a few times to get exactly the effect you want.
Note: If your audio was recorded at an...

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Chapter 4: The Microphone Models
Your copy of Microphone Modeler comes with a collection of mic
models that is automatically installed along with the plug-in applica-
tion. These mics will appear in the Source Mic and Modeled Mic
menus. In addition, we are constantly modeling more mics. Whether
new mics that have just come to market, or classics we’ve just
managed to get ahold of, you should find an ever-growing collec-
tion to download from our website.
We’d also appreciate any suggestions you have...

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Customizing Mic Menus
Note that the model files are not cross-platform compatible. When
downloading new models from the Antares web site, be sure to
select the files that are intended for your computer.
For each new model you download from the Antares web site, you
will end up with two files. As is probably obvious, you should place
the model mic file in the Modeled Mics folder and the source mic
file (the one with the “inv” suffix) in the Source Mics folder.
Customizing the Source and Model Mic...

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Automation
Automation and the Mic Menus
Many host applications provide the ability to automate the settings
of plug-ins. Although the Microphone Modeler is totally automat-
able, you should be aware that the fact that you can add and delete
items from the Source Mic and Modeled Mic menus can result in
problems with some automation systems.
To understand why, it’s important to note that host applications
typically remember menu selections not by storing the actual item
selected, but by storing its...

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Chapter 5: Realistic Expectations
(or, Microphone Modeler Meets the
Space-Time Continuum)
Although the Microphone Modeler seems in many ways to be
almost magic, it is, in fact, simply very clever science. And as such, it
remains subject to those pesky laws of physics.
To get the maximum satisfaction out of the Microphone Modeler, it
is important to have realistic expectations of exactly what it can and
can’t do. (Most of what it can’t do relates to the physical impossibil-
ity of recovering...

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Realistic Expectations
•Microphone TechniqueIn getting the best possible recorded
sound, mic technique and placement are at least as important
as mic choice (if not more so). A good engineer can record a
great track with an SM57 while a poor one can make a U47
sound like doo doo. If your audio is not well-recorded in the first
place, the Microphone Modeler can to do very little to improve
it. If you start with a poorly recorded track, all the Microphone
Modeler will do is make it sound like a track...

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Realistic Expectations
•Transient ResponseOne of the key characteristics of various
types of microphones is their transient response (i.e., the way
that their diaphragms respond to extremely rapid amplitude
fluctuations, typically during a sound’s attack phase).
Intuition would suggest that modeling changes in transient
response between mics would be next to impossible — particu-
larly changing a source mic with a slow response to a modeled
mic with a fast response. Amazingly, that turns out not to be...

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Realistic Expectations
4. Now take that processed file (which is now a model of the spike
as it would have been recorded by the ATM31) and send it
through the Microphone Modeler again, this time with the
Source Mic set to the ATM31, and the Modeled Mic section set
to Bypass. If that Source Mic model is doing its job, it should
actually remove the characteristics of the ATM31, including that
smeared transient.
5. Once again, examine the processed signal. The evidence of
transient smearing will be gone...

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Chapter 6: Get Creative
Up to this point, all of the instructions in this manual have focused
on how to use the Microphone Modeler for its primary purpose:
making one mic sound as accurately as possible like another. But
don’t let that limit you. We’ve purposely given the controls wide
ranges to allow you to move beyond what might be considered
useful for strict modeling. Try some of the following:
•Select a Source Mic that doesn’t match your physical mic. In fact,
try one whose characteristics are as...