Specifications

About The Technology

The models employed by the AMM-1 are not derived from theoreti-

cal considerations. They are generated by a proprietary analysis

process that is applied to each physical mic modeled. Not only the

sonic characteristics, but the behavior of other parameters such as

low-cut filters or proximity effects accurately reflect the specific

performance of each individual microphone we model. The preci-

sion of these models allows the AMM-1 to reproduce even the

subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) sonic variations that one often

finds in different samples of the same model of microphone. Conse-

quently, for some important mics, we’ve provided multiple models,

each based on measurements taken from individual mics.

Another advantage of our model-based approach is that there is

essentially no processing delay apart from the natural phase effects

of the microphones being modeled.

Finally, the quality and signal-to-noise characteristics of the process-

ing are pristine. Because of our commitment to model-based pro-

cessing, there are none of the limitations or distortions characteristic

of FFT-based algorithms. The quality of the output is limited only by

the quality of the input.

So What Exactly Does It Do?

While there is a lot of fairly complicated stuff going on under the

hood, the essential functionality of the AMM-1 is really quite simple.

Basically, audio originally recorded by a microphone is input to the

AMM-1 where it is first processed by a “Source Model” which serves

to neutralize the known characteristics of the input mic. The audio is

then processed by a second “Modeled Mic” model which imposes

the characteristics of the modeled mic onto the previously neutral-

ized signal. Finally, the audio is passed through a model of a high-

quality tube preamp offering the option of classic tube saturation

distortion.