Modeling mics? Been there, done that. You record tracks then audition plug-ins to get it right. Sounds wonderful until you spend the time actually doing this. It gets very old really quickly.

I currently own both the Slate VMS ML-1 and the discontinued ML-1 Vintage Edition —same microphone in a larger, nickel plated housing. Both have cases, shock mounts, wind screens, the plug-ins and all the expansions. Contact me and make me an offer—neither has been used in years.

There used to be mic modeling preamps from Antares and Slate to make the process quicker. I owned both and since sold them. Both are long discontinued for good reasons.

I have the Antares mic modeling plug-ins. They still work but are no longer available separately. Nowadays, only available with a subscription to AutoTune Unlimited. Oh yea, haven’t engaged those in 20 years—surprised that my upgrades have been free and still work; won’t miss them when that changes.

I’d rather get the sound right the first time by finding the right microphone for the source and just using it. As one can imagine, I have a wide variety of microphones that I’ve accumulated over the last 60 years. I’ll talk about that in another post.

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