Editorial Contact:
Marco Alpert
Antares Audio Technologies
Tel: 831.461.7800
marco@antarestech.com 

Antares Audio Technologies
Ships the AMM-1 Microphone Modeler 

Stand-Alone Rack DSP Processor Provides the Full Functionality 
of the Acclaimed Software Plug-In

(Los Gatos CA, July 1, 2000) -  Antares Audio Technologies today shipped their new AMM-1 Microphone Modeler stand-alone rack processor.  The AMM-1 allows any reasonably full-range microphone to sound like virtually any other microphone.

Using the same patented Spectral Shaping Toolª (SST) technology that powers the acclaimed Antares Microphone Modeler software plug-in, Antares engineers have created precise digital models of a wide variety of microphones, from historical classics to modern exotics, as well as a selection of industry-standard workhorses.   The user simply tells the AMM-1 what microphone they are actually using and what mic they would like it to sound like.   The AMM-1 then references the stored models of both the source and target mics and processes the input to create the sound of the desired mic.  The AMM-1 can also be used during mixdown to effectively change the mic on an already recorded track.

In addition to reproducing all of the subtle sonic characteristics that make each microphone unique, the AMM-1 also gives the user control of each mic's specific options.  If, for example, a modeled mic provides a low cut filter, the  AMM-1's model allows it to be switched on or off.  Other items like proximity effect and wind screens are also modeled.  Each option results in the same sonic effect that it would have with the actual modeled mic.  The AMM-1 also allows the user to add a model of classic tube saturation distortion.

The AMM-1 ships with over 100 mic models stored in ROM. To ensure that the AMM-1 always remains up-to-date with the state of the microphone art, new mic models can be downloaded from the Antares web site and loaded via MIDI into the AMM-1's internal flash memory.

The AMM-1 also provides balanced analog and AES/EBU digital I/O, 56 bit internal processing and full MIDI control.

The AMM-1  has a U.S. MSRP of $999.00.

Antares Audio Technologies

Antares Audio Technologies is renowned as a developer of innovative, DSP-based audio software and hardware, including the ATR-1 Intonation Processor, as well as the award-winning Auto-Tune (Pitch Corrector), Antares Microphone Modeler, MDT (Multi-band Dynamics Tool)  and JVP (Antares Voice Processor) DSP plug-ins.

Antares Audio Technologies is located at 231 Technology Circle, Scotts Valley, CA 95066.  Tel: 831.461.7800  Email: info@antarestech.com  Web: www.antarestech.com