Slate Digital VIRTUAL MICROPHONE SYSTEM: The Future of Microphones | Recording Microphone
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Introducing The Virtual Microphone System from Slate Digital. Using a super clean and transparent microphone and pre-amplification chain in conjunction with the VMS software, The Virtual Microphone System recreates the color and character of some of the most beloved classic microphones and pre-amps used in the recording industry.
This video showcases how the system redefines the recording microphone landscape, offering unparalleled versatility and precision. Perfect for any recording studio setup, vocal recording or any instrument. The virtual microphone system includes a high-quality condenser microphone, designed for professional vocal recordings.
In this video, you'll learn:
✅ How the virtual microphone system works
✅ Benefits of using a modeling microphone
✅ Step-by-step setup for optimal sound quality
✅ Real-world demonstrations of vocal recording
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This guy knows how to sell good products
He's like the Steve Jobs of the Audio technology industry :)
hes a twat.
There you go again....... leveling the playing field for the little guy again.......Thank You Steven!
My locker is full of hopes and dreams, of getting this product. NICE!
This guy is a fantastic innovator...he's giving us musicians great tools to express our music with inspiring gear! Like it!
+Sky Avila concept of flat microphone and manipulation in post has been around for a long time. in fact any cabinet emulation you use were capture using equipment which do the same. you've never seen those in market because it's a waste of money. difference is subtle and people process the sound to further morph it anyway. slate can pull it off because their major power lie in marketing and has garnered cult like following.
Yeah yeah bla bla bla
+zeebazu it's too late, he has been indoctrinated!
Bla bla bla...
You have to give it to him. His hype game is on point and in full effect...
OK... the first pass with the 47 emulation on the female vocal- I audibly said "Wow!" out loud- and I'm sitting here along in my own studio space. Awesome. Slate, you're a mad man. Crazy-mad mate!
As an aspiring mix engineer who loves the sound of (but never has used) high-end mics or preamps, I would love to own this. Any debate about whether this is "true to the original" is missing the point from the perspective of people like me, because if it's close enough we're not going to miss the .01% of difference there is between the emulation and the emulated. You have the ability to access a variety of tones and colors that you always wanted to have (but can't afford). For the life of me, I can't see any reason to buy a vintage mic when I can get this instead.
+David Cote nope I use a Casio calculator watch
+David Cote but seriously I use both mac and PC
+JBarber3d this is so true. who cares if they don't sound exactly the same? its a freaking plugin for a couple of hundred dollars
Most do.
+李佳奇 $1000 at Sweetwater.com.
1:42 he blinks!
+Rhys Zacher still scares the shit out of me
HAHAAH!
i actually tried to follow along and only blink when he does. Damn its hard.. my eyes started to hurt.. but i did it!! Non the less, this man has changed my recording life. I hope to one day meet him at a trade show and shake his hand and thank him for his great products at a great p[rice. I m hoping to order one of these Monday. The everything bundle changed the game. Last week. Waves started offering a similar service of renting plugins, but lacks because you can only choose 19 and not all of them are great. Steven slate the blinkless man, is a recording hero in the making.
It’s 2020 and his not blinking is freaking me out
Slate is robot Jesus from the future
The whole video played and he didn't even blink once. He's a robot alright
+Em Zend 1:41, he blinked.
+James Cross ruclips.net/video/tiprqGn65nI/видео.html blinked right after the 20second mark too right before/as it transitions
+OG Jawdinz He's probably a Time Lord. He knows the Weeping Angels are out there.
+OG Jawdinz lol
Slate is, without a doubt, the best developer out there. Waves, who everyone has something from, doesn't even compare to this any any measurable way...I dare even say, Waves just sounds amateur compared to this. Stunning emulations across the board. I have purchased everything they've put out so far (plug-in wise) and it is worth every god damn penny, and then some. You're a fool if you don't just willfully hand them your money.
Waves has gotten away from pure vintage emulation and is moving towards the natural next gen of dsp: quality simplification of the sound crafting process. Making mixing more accessible to the layman with a laptop rather than restricted to those with a certificate in audio engineering.Things you can only do thanks to the digital realm. Rather than recreating processes invented under the limitation of hardware and electronics from 40 years ago. And it's looking beautiful.
Nothing wrong with what slate does what they do they do the best, waves is just shifting to serve a different purpose now. use them both.
+G Ro Tech has made music production easier and more affordable, but let's not say you don't need formal training to be an engineer. It is still a science. You have no future in a production studio if you don't understand physics or electricity. No sustainable one. These are things that require in-depth knowledge and, in extreme cases, may actually save your life. If all we're talking about is people doing everything in a laptop and just winging it, I'll agree.
+Eric Pederson you still need training to be a legitimate engineer -- the shift is fewer and fewer people will need or desire paying for those people in the next decade. Or studios in general. Between the awesomeness that is now virtual mics and pres and consoles and tape machines and soon to be monitors I'm preempting (waves is already half-way there w NX), the next gen multi-function, simplified-interface mixing processors, instant robot mastering, the new affordability of interfaces with quality converters and the continued evolution of consumer pcs and daw software. And artists embracing the independent DIY no-label mentality (also meaning no budget). They be very very few clients for the traditional recording industry in the coming years, and the few out there will be snatched up by the established.
G Ro "you still need training to be a legitimate engineer -- the shift is fewer and fewer people will need or desire paying for those people in the next decade. Or studios in general."
If they are hobbyists. You need professional engineers to get professional masters. There is more to audio than using your ears and being creative. Technology is never going to replace live instrumentation. Ever. EVER. As long as there are musicians who play instruments there will be recording studios. You can't get the kinds of sounds captured in Led Zeppelin or Jimi Hendrix records with plugins. You need a room...and microphones...etc.
Will there be FEWER studios? Yeah, probably. Will studios become obsolete due to technological advancements. Nope. That isn't going to happen. Nowadays, you're not paying for the equipment as much as you are for the SOUND of the ROOM(s). You can't make an algorithm that is a convolution of a real room for someone to instantiate on their laptop in their bedroom.
Technology is a tool, but SOUND doesn't live in computers. It's a physical thing. Therefore, technology will NEVER replace it. And because of this fact, there will always need to be trained people to capture it. Its job security. People will pay no matter what. I guarantee that. Where do you think all these samples these plugins use come from? Software code? It's live recorded.
If I'd could get all the worlds greatest vintage microphones, I'd probably still use SM57s and couple of good affordable condensers :)
But seriously, this is amazing! The emulations are really good, I have no clue which one was the real mic in the vs.
This dude can be a host for detectives solving murder cases on tv.
Fortunately for Slate (and us), when he talks about capturing the classic mics' "trademark sound", the sound isn't literally, you know, trademarked!
Love the 1000 yard stare at the end. :-)
+Ben Spinks Ohhh glory Alleluia !!!!!
I'm going to watch this video on the 60" TV. To make it more epic-er.
I've been waiting and saving for this for two years! Can't wait to buy it!
If the response is really as flat as he's saying, it seems like it would be great for measuring room acoustics as well, right?
+JBarber3d It should be omni directional for that.
+Mix Studios Online oh right, this is cardioid huh? Maybe they'll do a switchable pattern one! That would be sick
+JBarber3d The preamp should be of benefit for something like ARC System...maybe
+RealHomeRecording.com Nah. Arc doesn't use a flat response microphone. Try it with anything other than the bundled mic and you'll know what they're doing there. The software is just compensating for the eq curve of that microphone. I doubt this microphone is as deadly accurate as claimed, but it's probably flat-ish. I guess time will tell as people start getting their hands on these products and posting measurements. Looking at the preamp mockup photos on Sweetwater, we're seeing analog outs. You're still going to be putting this "super-ultra-double-mega-clean-pristine-microphone-machine" through whatever coloration/distortion your current interface suffers or benefits from. I'd think more of it if it had digital outs, but Slate makes decent stuff.
Ryan Kearney Agreed...SPDIF or AES out would been great but add to the cost. Mytek Stereo96 it is for me!
Very interesting. You can approximate it, but I think you can't really get it exact. We're talking digital vs analog, right? I'm sure that the harmonic and saturation responses are not static and in some ways have unpredictable characteristics, which may even be undetectable by normal measurement. But still, if you're trying to approximate the sound, then it will still sound good. Impressive and useful idea.
Bottom line is whether the music you record sounds good or not. You can record great music with low quality gear, if the focus is right. Great (name) equipment does not guarantee the best results.
Precision and clarity often exposes the weakness of the performance, or the concepts behind it. What Slate are doing is brilliant, beyond a doubt, but VMS will never remove the requirement for good approach and best performance. Good Luck out there.
3:41 - Breath edit. :p
Can't wait to try this out.
Wow, I must admit I'm not the biggest vintage head out there but this is amazing!!
7 years! Incredible. When are you guys doing sales?
My question is this: How far will they take this? This seems like a great tool for established producers and recording artists but one thing that could make this great for the little guys is if they expanded the mic library. I wouldn't buy this unless I could use it for Guitars, Vocals, Bass, etc.
tdlr: I would want this to be a all in one microphone giving emulations for the SM57, SMB2, PR 30 etc. That would really blow the top off the industry!
I see some REALLY cool creative options by using different mics in tandem with the emulations.
I'm pretty sure Fabrice Gabriel is a time traveling wizard from the future
Im very happy with Slate ML 1 and getting vrs8 and ML-2 soon. I work in a big studio where my boss has 30 + mikes Neumann and AKG s. However I love the Slate and the plugs is also amazing. Slate Rules !!!!!!!
i was sold at the "it's all about to change" Pre-ordering tomorrow!
BUYING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!
Very excited!!!
I love that Slate is finally getting int hardware models. I messaged a couple years back asking if any guitar amp models is in the future, I got a reply of "Maybe in the future." Personally, I'd love to see Slate kick the Axe in the ass!
Ok...good...done. Now all I need is a mic that mixes and masters my songs.
+Mr Mr use landr
Hey thanks for the tip! Landr will let me get songs out now while I'm still learning to do it myself.
iZotope Neutron + iZotope Ozone!
Thanks so much. Appreciate it!
3:30 10kzh :D
+Brad Thomas that's 10 Kilozilahertz. Don't feel bad if you can't hear it; it's an ultra-high frequency that only the best engineers can detect. It took me a while too
+JBarber3d best engineers? I've found that many engineers burn their ears out. I can hear up to around 21k. 10k is nothing. If you can't hear 10k you've damaged your ears or lost hearing through age. 15k-18k is average for most people from what I've seen.
+Indigo Rose
Joke.
+Indigo Rose read it again
are you a bat?
It also helps to have a beautiful voice like Kelsey's to do the demo! Still a quite impressive accomplishment getting this project finished finally
How about a stereo version with a pair of small diaphragm mics as well?
You're the best man!!!
I definitely think this is a good idea to grab for the large diaphragm microphones.
Waiting on prices and dates. This sounds awesome.
+Elijah Charwyn It's been on sale at Sweetwater for about a week now
+Truth Music (Studio) Sweetwater is dead for me somewhy
+Truth Music (Studio) ah, I suppose it's blocked in my sweet northern Honduras
+Truth Music (Studio) It is at sweetwater but you can't order it yet.
+Englebert Humperdink Yea I just saw that a limited amount will be available in December.
Awesome!
I wish they used a better audio sample of the vocalist though because it sounds like there was some issues with the signal in parts
I like your drums, I am excited by this too
This is Amazing... 3 of the Hottest Mics Remodeled....
1. U-47
2. Bock 251
3. c800g
So, it's like an AXE FX but for vocals. Nice!
The only thing missing from this video is "Raveeennn!, What you doing to me? you caught my eyeiiiiieeeeiiiieeeiiiiess, now i can't see!"........... Tune!
I'm amazed that for whatever reason every review on this system is over the top positive.You can here slight differences from mic to mic, but they're VERY slight. As a matter of fact if you blink you'll miss em. Not worth a $1,000 dollars that I can promise you.
Mics apart, you have such a powerful voice man, like, for fucking real
Would it still be possible to run the mic through an external pre amp and just use the microphone modelling? In other words will my current pre amps become useless?
+Luke Neptune Technically you can run any mic or preamp through the plugin. Will it match the mic/preamp that is being modeled? Probably not.
Seems cool, not fully sold since there are more variables at play here than we can see. I like the idea though, but I'll stick to renting the gear I want.
Steven Slate is the Thomas Edison of our era!
+Ben Trexel Music And Fabrice!
+vStylerJohnG Best youtube-comment of the year!
+Ben Trexel Music That would imply he stole from Tesla...
+SOUNDWAVERIDERS lol.... you are right! nice one! Edison was a loser and should be blackmarked in the history books.
I've used these mics on females and I can tell you the characteristics of those mics are 100% there in those samples. Just awesome. Can't wait for a c12 emulation.
I'll be honest.. i'm pretty excited about this.. big up Slate :D
This pleases me.
Looks interesting and a reasonable Price to i would like to see if it really sounds like a Sony c800 I HOPE THEY OFFER A VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE WITH OUT A iLoK
Awesome! I was waiting for it!
Steven, is the preamp designed for mic only or can I plug instruments on it to use the preams emulations for tracking?
+Thiago Silvagomes You can use any microphone you want. Then you'll just have a preamp simulation. :-)
+RealHomeRecording.com I got it! My question is about the preamp hardware... if there is any instrument input. Thanks! :)
+Thiago Silvagomes It seems Adam from RealHomeRecording has blocked me so I cannot read his comment but the main fault I see in this VMS is the fact that persons such as myself who own high-end preamplifiers (I have bought Millennia Media and TRUE Systems units) will be spending cash on a preamp which may be less than what they already have.
+Reverend Eslam I think every product has its market. I see the VMS as an awesome upgrade for producers and musicians who doesn't have access to expensive mics and preamps yet. It is good to see sun shining for more people, isn't it?
Thiago Silvagomes Possibly.
Incidentally, it seems the identity of the two microphone comparisons near the beginning of the video wasn't revealed. I wonder why?
I preferred the second clip (I'm betting it was the Telefunken) but I can't say for sure as I didn't have my high-end monitors connected at the time of watching.
you make mama proud !
Hope this really does what he says. Very excited.
Comparing Vintage 251 and ML-1 mics without naming them on 2:10 I can hear difference pretty clear ...First mic - is very flat sounding , seems like it has a bit of compression but it hasn't, vocal very smooth sounding.Second mic - almost the same but some parts of vocal have words which is "jumping out".First - is Vintage 251, Second - is ML-01. How do you think ?
WOW, you just blew my mind
take my money now just...do it..at this point my money should just get forwarded to slate every two weeks
i wonder when you can buy the u87 emulation, I hope it's not expensive to get the extra mic emulations
Excellent as Usual Mr. Slate. Well Done Sir! & Congrats
Maybe I'm stupid....Seems like a great product. I see where to but the plug-ins but where do you purchase the mic and preamp?????
0:16 i've never seen such a passionate look
Missing the upcoming Slate Virtual Gate at 1:27
(editing: I will buy two instance of VMS or even more)
Here is a question I went to their website and checked it out I seen the plugins prices but I did not see the microphone that he was referring to and using in his video.
Several things bother me here..
1. Most (all?) recording greats talk about committing. Find a good sound and commit, don't leave decisions for later. And even if you don't have a 251, you can get good sound with way cheaper mics.
2. Outboard!? I have a 1073. One day I'll hopefully have a CL1-B too. For the VMS to work you need a 100% clean signal.. Should I let them collect dust while I use Slate-plugins that emulate them instead? Nooooo way..
3. A lot of people (myself included) use low latency monitoring systems. I use Console in Apollo. The VMS-system would add the latency of my DAW to the singers headphone-mix, AND prevent me from using higher buffer sizes that the virtual instruments like..
4. If you work for two years and think that you've nailed a 251-simulation, how come you don't notice crazy plosives in the vocal-recording example? It's not a good recording, and you should really have good recordings when showing off mics.
I love Slate plugins. I use VBC, VCC and VTM on more or less everything I do. So I have nothing against Slate, but I'm seriously sceptical to this product..
small print:
(5. Steven Slate shouldn't be allowed to watch as many american commercials.. ;-) )
Yo slate! Great to see you use cubase 8.You should use control room and loudness metre to se volume is equal. Great function in Cubase.
When the ML-2 arrives!!!!
No doubt he is the Wow, Sham! guy of the audio business !!!
I love giving all my money to Steven Slate
Uhm.. What's the difference between harmonics and saturation? What is saturation in microphone anyway?
I'm interested in the VMS... but I'm a bit confused about the preamp modeling and how it really works. I have a home studio where I want to record my tracks, but then I want to have my stuff mixed by a professional... does that mean I will lose the benefit of the VMS? I want my tracks to sound amazing from the source, by recording them on great sounding microphones, and then send those raw tracks to a pro so that he can work his magic on them in a mix situation. But if this only records a "flat sound" to my DAW, which is then processed after the fact by the VMS-One (basically like a plug-in), then won't I lose all the benefits of the VMS One preamp emulation when I send off my raw tracks for mixing? In other words, won't my mix person just recieve flat-sounding tracks that can't be processed to sound like U47s, etc, since he likely won't have his own VMS One?
Or is there simple way to send him raw tracks recorded through the VMS that would sound just like raw tracks recorded through a Telefunken?
If not... then is this tool only useful for people who plan to record and mix in the same studio? Should I just buy an expensive condenser and a Neve 1073 instead if I want to send tracks somewhere else for processing/mixing?
Very late reply here! But most DAWs give you the ability to commit or "freeze" each track, meaning it renders out the audio and waveform of the track plus any processing. So to keep the VMS benefits, you track into the VMS and then freeze the track. Aside from that, freezing tracks is also really good to free up some CPU if your computer can't handle bigger projects.
How come on the older demonstrations of the vms there were 2 different sized mics and a 2 channel preamp/more mic models and the most recently published one only shows the large diaphragm mic and single channel desktop style preamp?? Really want this but i liked the idea of the 2 different sized mics and rack preamp. Thanks!
Whoa! Thanks SS! Did Alex O. work on this??? Kudos gentlemen! ToddTheTyrant
Fuck, really thought outside the box, great invention, of course nothing compares to the real vintage sound but pretty damm close.
Slate is the biggest tease since strip! Announce this is 2014, got me all hot, bothered and excited and still hasn't showed up. Ordered one through Vintage King .... each day I am waiting like a kid at Christmas ..SMH
Is it available yet , or what ?? cant wait any longer !
great work. It would be great to have continuous A and B without speaking in between. really excited to try VMS asap. Great work guys. Will it be part of everything bundle?
What if I have a hardware 1073 and just want to use the mic emulation? Possible and what would the routing look like?
Did they ever reveal which take was which on the AB comparison?
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!
Paying $24.99 for that bundle does not seem like a bad idea right about now.....
The modern mic,was that a Neumann u87 emulation?,how much is this going for?
I believe $999
+castmemberzack So it must be "made overseas" :)
Yep ;-)
What the world really needs is tiny little wireless digital audio transmitters that can be picked up directly by bluetooth and wireless network connections to be recorded directly into PC audio recording/editing software. Must be compatible with Windows XP on up. Mail me at 'balkanguy at live dot com' if you need advices on this product idea.
gracias lo compraré
Why not going soundgrid compatible for dsp low latency tracking ?
I havent seen Nuendo in a long time
i love you
In the 251 vs VMS comparison there is a clearly audible difference in the midrange and top end. BTW is pretty near one to each other.
+World Premiere EG I wouldn't call it clearly audible. It is noticeable though. The s's are slightly harsher on the first one compared to the second to me. But other than that it sounds pretty matched to me.
+Indigo Rose When a difference like this is audible at this level when listened alone, becomes a lot more when mixing. But as I have said, they probably compensate the difference in price ... or that is what they want us to think.
I'm surprised you didn't record her with a "puff" screen on the microphone.
yep.. could hear a clear difference.. the more bright and plosive one was the Slate.. just my guess :-)
can I run thru my 1176 hardware before going into my daw if I don't wanna use their compressors
Interesting product idea. Was a little distracted by the "Bates Motel" type soundtrack to the video. Gives a dubious vibe, but that's irrelevant anyway. :) Anybody have experience with it?
Love the drama!
Wow....just.....wow. TAKE ALL MY MONEY!
Can you plug any mic into the system ? I have a cool Geffel u70 . could I use that as a mic connected to the pre amp ?
+Christophe Goze
I don't believe so. I believe you have to use their mic, which is a "flat" reference grade mic, so that you are always starting from a clean uncolored approach, from which you would then add the model of the "mic' you choose.
I was Steven's presentation at Namm show and he said you can plug in your own microphone and us their preamp and it will work.
+TheCristeas it wil most likely work, but it will still always be colored a little bit by the mic's character.
+Christophe Goze Did you see the video? That's the first thing he talks about.
You can do whatever you want but you won't get the sound you're after, plus you have to buy the mic to get the software so why wouldn't you do it right, fuckle
When approximately is this coming out??
Anyone know how i can install my slate digital mvs ml-1, i bought it from sweetwater as a demo they sent it with a redeem code thats all no other instructions am komd of stuck, i activated but still i cant see the virtual mics. The mic itself is working fin i actually love it on my voice but i cant access the virtual mics that are supposed to come with it. Please help me. Am a studio one beginner user
Hi. Will this mic work well with rodecaster pro? Please advise.
Does anyone know which is the real 251, VMS at 2:10?
My friend has a real 251 and we really want to know which one is the sound of VMS!
I ordered mine a few days ago and now I can’t sleep, if it’s as advertised, I’m selling my Manley ref c.
It's not so I'd suggest holding onto your gear.
"Can you tell which one is which"? Why yes, yes I can.