User`s manual

Controls: Source Mic Section

However, once you think about it, you will realize that this is the

way it’s supposed to work. The purpose of all the controls in the

Source Mic section is to neutralize the effects of the source mic.

So, when you select a low-cut filter, you’re telling the Micro-

phone Modeler that the source mic recorded the audio with that

much bass attenuation and, therefore, the model must now

boost the bass an equal amount to remove the source mic’s sonic

coloration. (Trust us, this fried our brains a bit at first, too.)

Pattern

If the mic you select in the Source Mic menu is equipped with user-

selectable pick-up patterns (i.e., omni, cardioid, hypercardioid, etc.),

the Pattern pop-up menu will allow you to select from the actual

pattern settings available on that mic. (If the source mic does not

have selectable patterns, the menu will be grayed out.)

If the source mic does include multiple patterns, select the pattern

that was (or will be) used when capturing your audio.

Note: The purpose of the Pattern selection is to neutralize the

varying frequency characteristics that result from each of the

available pattern settings, with the assumption that the audio

was recorded on axis (i.e., from the front of the microphone).

Since the Microphone Modeler has no way of knowing the

actual placement of the signal source, it does not attempt to

simulate off-axis performance.

Proximity

The Proximity knob in the Source Mic section should be used to set

the average distance that separated the mic and the signal source

during the recording of the audio.

The purpose of this control is to allow the model to remove any

Proximity Effect that may have been introduced by the source mic.

Note: Proximity Effect is a boost in bass frequencies resulting

from placing a directional mic in close proximity to a signal

source. The amount of the effect varies from mic to mic, and is

inversely proportional to the distance from the mic to the source

(i.e., the smaller the distance, the greater the bass boost).

Mics operating in omnidirectional mode do not exhibit a proximity

effect. Consequently, if the source mic is an omni mic, or the source

mic has selectable patterns and omni is chosen, the Proximity control

will be disabled.