Waves Abbey Road King’s Microphones (Download)
Microphones Fit for a King—and a Queen
Price: $29.99
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Product Description
In the 1920s and 30s, EMI crafted microphones for British Royalty—King George V, King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth—but these gorgeous mics sat neglected in the EMI Archive Trust for decades. Then, in a strange twist of fate, production started on the award-winning film, “The King’s Speech.”
After painstaking restoration, the mics came back to life to record the film’s orchestral sections, as well as “re-amp” the dialogue for authenticity. Then the Abbey Road engineers started experimenting with re-amping guitars and synths to get unique crunchy filter-like qualities. Clearly, the mics were never designed to be used in this fashion—but breaking the rules is how you stand out.
Requirements:
mac:
cpu: Intel or Silicon Architecture
ram: 8
disk: 16
version: macOS Catalina 10.15, Big Sur 11, Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14
additional_requirements: Minimum: 1024x768 Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024 USB displays are not supported as the primary display.
internet_required: False
windows:
cpu: X64 compatible Intel or AMD CPU
ram: 8
disk: 16
version: Windows 10 64 bit and Windows 11
additional_requirements: Minimum: 1024x768 Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024
internet_required: False
Licensing:
methods: computer,usb
Product Features
- Modeled in close collaboration with Abbey Road Studios
- Each mic has 3 range positions: close, natural, and ambient
- Vibey sonic qualities for sound design and music production
- The King George V mic is the only known model of a carbon mic
- 1920s and 30s mic characteristics provide “lost” mic timbres
- Follow with reverb, for novel room and ambiance effects