Mic Supermodeling; Introduction; Emulation Choices; Mic Modeling Front Panel Control - SABINE SWM7000 Operating Manual

Mic SuperModeling™

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Sabine Mic SuperModeling
SuperModeling Dynamic Models*:
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- Shure SM-58
- Shure Beta-58A
- AKG D-3800
- Audio-Technica ATM 41a
SuperModeling Condenser Models*:
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- Shure Beta 87A
- AKG C535 EB
- Audio-Technica ATM 89R
- Crown CM200A
*Company names, product names, and
trademarks listed as modeled are the
property of their respective owners and are
used only to identify evaluated microphones
used to develop digital processing; they in
no way imply association, endorsement, or
approval by any named manufacturer.
Sabine Smart Spectrum ® Wireless
6. MIC SuPERMoDELInG™

6.1. Introduction

Microphones come in a dazzling variety of shapes, sizes, polar patterns, frequency
response curves, phase response curves, etc. Few things arouse as much pas-
sion amongst audio engineers as discussions about what microphone to use in
a given application. Sound rental companies and recording studios proudly tout
their impressive microphone collections, and singers frequently favor a certain
brand and model number as "perfect for my voice."
The only viable "please everyone" strategy is to stock a wide assortment of mi-
crophones. This is far easier for wired microphones than for wireless. Changing
a wired microphone is as simple as disconnecting one mic and connecting an
alternative — the same cable and same microphone stand allows easy inter-
changeability. At worst you might have to exchange microphone clips along with
the microphones themselves.
For wireless microphones, however, the situation is not so simple. With differ-
ent transmission frequencies, different proprietary designs, different types of
connectors (microphone to belt pack transmitter), and the matched-set nature
of transmitters and receivers, changing a microphone/transmitter is far more
complex.
Sabine has a better idea — Sabine's proprietary Microphone SuperModeling
With digital technology, it's possible to start with the sonic signature of a high
quality microphone (such as Sabine's standard condenser and dynamic capsules
used in our handheld series systems), and emulate the characteristics of other
popular microphones—all at the twist of a knob. You won't have to change mi-
crophones, cables, connections, or receivers, interrupt a performance, or even
get up from your mixing chair! Best of all, you will have an instant answer to
a variety of demands from singers and speakers for their favorite microphone
— even if they pass the microphone around.

6.2. Emulation Choices

Each Sabine receiver comes equipped with 7 different SuperModel microphones
available per channel. Four of these (Shure SM-58, Shure Beta 58, Audio Tech-
nica ATM 41A, and AKG D-3800)* are designed for use with either of Sabine's
dynamic handheld microphone/transmitters (SW60 or 70-H13 and H15). The
remaining three (Shure Beta 87A, AKG C535EB, and Audio Technica ATM 89R)*
are designed for use with Sabine's condenser handheld microphone/transmitter
(SW60 or 70-H19). In addition to these SuperModeling choices, you may prefer
to use Sabine's high quality microphones "just the way they are;" i.e., without
emulation.
Telemetry information sent by the handheld transmitter to the corresponding re-
ceiver (or receiver channel for a 2-channel unit) identifies the type of transmitter,
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and loads the appropriate emulation library. Note that beltpack transmitters also
send telemetry that turns off the Super Model option, as this feature is designed
to work only with handheld microphone/transmitters.

6.3. Mic Modeling Front Panel Control

Simply turn the parameter control labeled "Mic SuperModeling
and select the microphone you wish to emulate. The first click of the knob will
show the current setting, without changing it; additional turns will change the
emulation that is active. The top text line of the Settings Display will read either
MICDYN (dynamic) or MICCON (condenser) depending on the telemetry infor-
mation sent by the handheld; the bottom line will display the microphone being
emulated. Note that one choice is to bypass modeling, and simply utilize the
excellent quality of the Sabine microphone capsules. In this case the bottom
text line will simply read OFF. Finally, whenever telemetry information indicates
that a belt pack transmitter is the RF source, or if a handheld transmitter is re-
placed by a belt pack with the same receiver (or some such other unpredictable
event transpires), the Settings Display will read MICMOD/OFF whenever the Mic
Modeling knob is turned.
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