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.			0	0	0
windows	X64 compatible Intel or AMD CPU	8	16		Minimum: 1024x768 Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024			0	0	0