TASCAM DM-24 Installation and Use Effects Manual - Page 11

3 - Antares microphone modeling NOTE All names of microphone manufacturers and microphone model designations appearing in this manual and on the DM-24 are used solely to identify the microphones analyzed in the development of the digital models and do not in any way imply any association with or endorsement by any of the named manufacturers. This effect allows you to model the characteristics of a particular model of microphone and apply it to the microphone you are actually using. In addition to reproducing the sonic characteristics of the modeled microphones, this effect also allows for the reproduction of certain options on the modeled microphone (for example, low cut filters, etc.). Typically, you will want to "re-record" already recorded tracks with another microphone model at the mixdown stage, as this allows you to experiment with settings. When you use the modeler at the mixdown stage, though, it is important that you have clear and detailed notes of the microphone conditions which were used to make the original recording. Among other useful information which should be noted when the recording is made: • Type of microphone • Distance of source from microphone • Any filter settings made on the microphone • The response pattern used when recording Of course, it is also possible to record directly using one physical microphone and modelling another, but in this case, it is more difficult to experiment, and to make changes afterwards. Note that when we talk about the microphone modeler, we use the term source microphone to describe the actual physical device and the description of it in the modeler, and model to describe the target, virtual microphone. The diagram below gives an approximate idea of how the parameters available interact with each other (signal flow may be taken as being from left to right). Preserve source (bass and treble) Input level Source mic type Model mic type Tube saturation Output level Source mic proximity Model mic proximity Source mic low-cut Model mic low-cut Source mic response pattern Model mic response pattern Limitations Be aware, though, that while the microphone modelling will produce excellent effects, it is not capable of producing something from nothing. In other words, a poor recording made with a cheaper source microphone will not be magically transformed into a good recording, if an expensive microphone model is selected-it will still sound like a poor recording, but made with an expensive model. Nor can the microphone modeler magically restore missing parts of the signal which are missing because of the limitations of the source microphone. If a cheap microphone with limited bass response is used to record, using an expensive model with the microphone modeler will not put the missing bass back into the recording. TASCAM DM-24 Effects 11