Antelope Audio Verge Modeling Microphone

Full Description

Six Premium-Grade Mic Emulations

The Verge now comes complete with a range of high-grade microphone emulations. It features six mic emulations in total, comprised of some of the most sought-after microphones from music history. The emulations are designed to make your recordings sound like they were recorded on various classic microphones. For example, using the Berlin 184 is perfect for processing cymbals, brass or percussion, providing optimal precision and classic German sound.

Native AFX Plug-In

Both the Verge and Edge microphones now come complete with Native AFX plug-ins. Each emulation is available as a plugin in VST, AU and AAX formats for both Mac and Windows. The industry-leading FPGA FX provides ultra-low latency and high-end oversampling for optimised audio fidelity and performance.

Versatile Microphone

The Verge microphone delivers top-notch sound quality. Ideal for both studio and live sound, the Verge mic is versatile, and can handle high SPL levels from instrument recordings and performances. With a wide frequency range of 40Hz - 20kHz, the Verge modeling mic can capture an array of instruments, and the fine nuances they provide. The Verge mic is an excellent tool for accurately capturing signals rich in transients such as drums, or other instruments that provide a percussive sound.

Microphone Modelling

The Antelope Audio Verge microphone makes real-time virtual modeling possible. It is designed to be used with Antelope Audio's FPGA Accusonic 3D modeling software. The software features detailed real-time emulations of classic condenser microphones. It allows you to choose from an array of different mics to perform with. Accusonic allows you to adjust the mic settings with full control over proximity effect, off-axis response, and polar pattern. The Verge microphone can accurately emulate this, allowing you to get a different range of tones from one microphone. What sets the Verge apart from other microphones is that it runs real-time on Antelope's FPGA. This means you can audition different microphones, and switch between them in real-time. It is especially handy if you already have a singer or performer in the recording booth, but don't want to keep changing microphones. Using the Accusonic modeling software allows you to switch between different microphones, and microphone preamps. You never need to worry about getting the perfect take, and then suddenly realising you should have changed microphones, as the software allows you to switch microphone emulation after recording.

Accusonic Inside The FPGA

Plug the Verge into your Discrete audio interface's preamps, and you can transform it into any one of several vintage tube, transformer, and FET-based microphones. Antelope's FPGA is the perfect modeling platform for monitoring, and recording performances in real-time. You can choose to record with or without modeling, as the microphone itself sounds great on its own too. However, you will also have the choice to switch between an array of classic microphone emulations during mixdown, allowing you to get the sound you want.

Combining The Verge With Discrete Interface

When using the Verge microphone with Antelope Audio's Discrete preamp interfaces, you have a lot of flexibility for controlling polar patterns, off-axis response, and proximity effect. You can have up to 4 or 8 mics connected at once (depending on which interface). Combine both Antelope's Verge and Edge microphones with the Discrete preamp interface, to fully experience the new 3D microphone modeling technology.

Features

• Small diaphragm condenser modeling microphone
• Capable of handling high SPL levels
• Wide frequency response (40Hz - 20kHz)
• For use with Antelope's Discrete audio interfaces
• Works with Discrete interface's built-in Accusonic modeling to emulate several classic mics
• Includes six premium-grade microphone emulations
• Emulations now available as a native plugin in VST, AU and AXX formats
• Gives you control over proximity effect, off-axis response, and polar patterns
• Fully discrete electronics
• Capture sources and switch between different classic mics before and after recording (in Antelope's AF2XDAW plug-in)

Specifications

• Diaphragm: Condenser (back electret type)
• Frequency Response: 40Hz - 20kHz
• Sensitivity: -40dB (-/+3dB)
• Max Input SPL: 132dB
• Power Requirements: 48V DC phantom power