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.
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
Requirements:
Platform
CPU
RAM
Disk
Notes
Additional Requirement
Audio Card
Ports
Internet Required
32 Bit Support
64 Bit Support
Plugins
mac
Intel or Silicon Architecture
8
16
Minimum: 1024x768
Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024
USB displays are not supported as the primary display.