Posts Tagged ‘sphere l22’
Sphere L22 wins 2020 TEC Award
Anaheim, California, January 21, 2020. Townsend Labs is honored to announce that the Sphere L22 Microphone Modeling System Version 1.3 has been awarded a prestigious TEC Award (Technical Excellence & Creativity Award) for Outstanding Technical Achievement in the Recording Microphones category at the recent 2020 NAMM show. Following previous accolades such as the Sound on…
Read MoreThe Making of the Ocean Way Mic Collection
The Ocean Way Microphone Collection has been out for a while, and I thought I’d take a moment to reminisce about the events that led to the making of that plug-in and what went into its creation. It was an exciting project for me to work on, and the response from customers has been phenomenal.…
Read MoreSphere L22 is Product of the Year 2019 on Pro Tools Expert
London based Multi-Instrumentalist, Arranger, Music Producer, and Mixer Dan Cooper of Pro Tools Expert chose the Sphere L22 as his Product of the Year 2019. After initially being rather skeptical, the Sphere L22 has become an absolute workhorse microphone for Dan. He first tested the mic for Pro Tools Expert back in 2018 and quickly…
Read MoreAES Academy 2020: Modeling Microphone Applications in Audio Education
Repeating last year's event, the Audio Engineering Society (AES) has put together a fantastic conference program that runs in parallel with the NAMM show in Anaheim, CA. Townsend Labs has been invited to host two workshops at the 2020 AES Academy. This presentation by Townsend Labs product expert Julian David is all about microphone modeling…
Read MoreAlana Alexander & Nico Gomez - Best Part | Sphere Sessions
One mic, two singers, and a universe of emotion. Watch this soulful, one-take interpretation of Daniel Caesar’s song ‘Best Part’ performed by Alana Alexander and Nico Gomez on a single Sphere L22 in this “Sphere Sessions” episode. Find out how our product expert and engineer Julian David made the most of Sphere’s patented features and…
Read MoreCompare Sphere and other modeling mics to an original Sony C800G
Sometimes we get asked: "How close is the modeling to the original?" - Typically, our answer is, "Which one?" Production tolerances and aging effects of capsules and components are causing vintage mics to vary substantially from one unit to the next. But we recognize that it's still a burning question for some. Fortunately, the fantastic Audio…
Read MoreSphere L22 nominated for 35th TEC Award - Vote now!
We are honored to announce that the Sphere L22 with the version 1.3 update has been nominated for the 35th TEC award in the Technical Achievement category. Following previous accolades such as the Sound on Sound Editors' Choice award, the Townsend Labs L22 continues to receive public praise. The recently released version 1.3 update of…
Read MoreExplore the Sphere L22 on Drums | Sphere Sounds
Recording drums is challenging, and for rock, pop, and urban genres, great sounding drums often make or break the song. So it's an area where much attention to detail is needed. Large-diaphragm condensers are often used to capture the drum overheads, but they can also work really well on the individual drums. We teamed up…
Read MorePro Tools Expert Reviews Sphere for Audio Post
With the recently added support for AAX DSP and the addition of the SD-416 shotgun microphone model, our Sphere L22 Microphone Modeling System becomes an even more attractive solution for post-production professionals and Pro Tools HDX users. So we asked our friends at Production Expert to have another look at Sphere from an audio post…
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