Make It Sound like Any Classic Mic
As part of Slate Digital's Virtual Microphone System, the ML-2 is your gateway to the legendary sounds of classic microphones. This neutral-sounding small-diaphragm modeling mic captures even the loudest sources with clinical precision — the perfect blank canvas to use with Slate's microphone emulations. The ML-2's compact size allows you to place it in tighter spots than their ML-1 large-diaphragm mic, but gives you the same sonic flexibility during tracking and mixdown when used with a Slate Digital VMS-ONE mic preamp or VRS8 audio interface.
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Built-in mod switch allows you to record loud sources with zero distortion
Recording engineers at Sweetwater know most small-diaphragm mics will audibly distort in front of loud sound sources, but the ML-2 has a built-in modification to get around that reality of physics. Flipping the switch simultaneously pads the input circuit as well as re-polarizes the capsule. This gives you the additional headroom you need to record louder sources like close-miked drums without distortion.
Tailor-made for Slate's Virtual Microphone System
The ML-2 is a perfect match for Slate's Virtual Microphone System. Whether you use it with Slate's VRS8 audio interface or your own clean-sounding preamp, it delivers a coloration-free signal. And when you combine it with the included VMS microphone modeling software, it gives you a staggering selection of microphone models ranging from dynamics, cardioid models of classic ribbons, famous small-diaphragm mics, and even large-diaphragm mics.
Included Microphone Models:
- S-47F
- S-67
- S-7
- S-E20
- S-57 Vintage
- S-Custom Snare
- S-57 Modern
- S-112
- S-421
- S-Custom Tom
- S-414 Normal
- S-414 Dynamic
- S-12
- S-Custom Kick
- S-121 Normal
- S-121 Dynamic
- S-222
- S-451
Slate Digital ML-2 Features:
- Ultra-linear, sonically neutral condenser microphone
- Combine it with the included VMS mic modeling software for unlimited sonic options
- Pad switch also repolarizes the mic capsule, greatly enhancing headroom for loud sound sources
- Compact design fits in tight spaces such as over toms and inside pianos
- Gives you more control over your recorded sounds during mixdown
- Includes license for Classic Instruments