User`s manual

Controls: Modeled Mic Section

• If the correct source mic is selected in the Source Mic menu and

Bypass is selected in the Modeled Mic menu, the final output of

the Microphone Modeler will be stripped of the characteristics

of the source mic, resulting in the signal that would have been

recorded by an ideal instrumentation microphone with no

proximity effect.

• If Bypass is selected in the Source Mic menu and Bypass is se-

lected in the Modeled Mic menu, the final output of the Micro-

phone Modeler will be identical to the original input signal

(with the exception of any added tube saturation).

Low-Cut Menu

If the mic you select in the Modeled Mic menu is equipped with a

user-selectable low-cut filter, the Low-Cut pop-up menu will allow

you to select from among the filter settings available on that mic.

(If the selected mic does not have a low-cut filter, the menu will be

grayed out.)

If the modeled mic does include a low-cut filter, selecting a low-cut

setting will reproduce the same effect that selecting that setting

would have on the actual modeled mic.

Note: The setting labels that appear in the menu are those that

appear on the physical mic. In some cases, the label is the cut-off

frequency of the low-cut filter as specified by the mic’s manufac-

turer. However, the Microphone Modeler does not simply apply

a generic low-cut filter at the stated frequency, but instead

models the actual filter performance of each modeled mic. In

other words, a stated cut-off frequency is only as accurate as the

filter on the actual mic.

Another Note: Although it’s always best to let your ears be your

guide, if your audio was recorded with the source mic’s low-cut

filter turned on, in most cases it will be best to turn on the

modeled mic’s low-cut filter as well. (After all, there was pre-

sumably some reason that someone chose to use that filter in

the first place.)

Pattern

If the mic you select in the Modeled 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 modeled mic

does not have selectable patterns, the menu will be grayed out.)