Antares AMM-1 Specifications

10Chapter 3:Panel Controls and ConnectorsThe Front Panel1 Power Switch As will be immediately obvious, pushing thisbutton in turns on your AMM-1. It w

11AMM-1 Front Panel9 Microphone/Cursor Button In normal operation mode, pressingthis button allows you to select your desired source or modeledmic. In

12AMM-1 Front Panel15 Bypass Button Press the Bypass button to pass audio throughthe AMM-1 without any processing. The AMM-1 can also beplaced into By

13AMM-1 Back PanelsThe Back Panel1 Balanced Line Inputs Inputs can be 1/4-inch TRS (tip-ring-sleeve)Phone, 1/4-inch TS (tip-sleeve) Phone or female XL

14Chapter 4: OperationLive or Mixdown?The AMM-1 functions equally well processing audio during itsoriginal performance or later during the mixdown pro

15Controls: Input SectionOutputFor setting the output level of the processed audio.The use of each of the individual controls is covered below.Control

16Controls: Source Mic SectionSource Mic SectionPress the Edit Select button until the Source LED is lit. This puts theAMM-1 in Source Mic Edit Mode a

17Source Mic SelectionIn some cases a mic will have a second listing with “-w” appended tothe mic’s name. This indicates that the mic we modeled was s

18A/B Comparison/ProximityNote: If we don’t have a model of your mic and you really, reallywant to use it as a source mic, you might consider giving u

19Source Mic Edit: Low-Cut MenuThe purpose of this control is to allow the model to remove anyProximity Effect that may have been introduced by the so

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20Controls: PatternNote: It is important to keep in mind that the purpose of thissetting is to “undo” the effect of any low-cut filter that wasused to

21Modeled Mic SectionHere’s where the fun really starts. Press the Edit Select button untilthe Model LED is lit. This puts the AMM-1 in Modeled Mic Ed

22Modeled Mic Section: A/B ComparisonSome mic names will have as a suffix “(m1)” or “(m2).” This indi-cates different examples of the same model of mi

23Modeled Mic Section: Low-Cut MenuProximityPressing the Proximity button while in Model Mic Edit mode willdisplay something like this: Model Proximi

24Low-Cut MenuPressing the Low Cut button while in Model Mic Edit mode willdisplay something like this: Model LowCut 80 HzIf the mic you sele

25Preserve SourceIf the mic you select as the Model Mic menu is equipped with user-selectable pick-up patterns (i.e., omni, cardioid, hypercardioid, e

26Preserve Source/Tube SaturationThere are four possible states of the two Preserve Source buttons.Here’s what each does (o =LED lit):1) Preserve Sour

27Tube Saturation/BypassThe amount of tube saturation effect applied to your audio iscontrolled by the Tube Saturation Drive control in combination wi

28The MIDI SysEx message to defeat Bypass is:F0 00 01 26 11 03 F7The accompanying LED lights to remind you that you are in BypassMode, whether the mod

29Input/Output PageInput: xxxxxxxxxxxxxSRate: yyyyyyyy zzzzThis page is used to set the format and sample rate of the AMM-1’sinput. Use the Cursor but

ContentsWelcome 5Technical Support 6Introducing the AMM-1 Chapter 1Overview 7About the Technology 8So What Exactly Does It Do? 8Setting Up Chapter 2 9

3044.1 44.1 kHz48.0 48.0 kHzErr Neither 44.1 kHz nor 48.0 kHz or no digital input ispresentAllow Downloads PageAllow mic downloads? xxxWhen the

31This page allows you to specify for each mic model downloaded intoFLASH memory whether or not it will appear in the appropriate micselection list. I

32When you select a model that has previously been marked as de-leted, the top line of the display will read:<Enter> to: restorePressing the Ent

33Chapter 5:The Microphone ModelsYour AMM-1 comes with a collection of approximately 100 micmodels permanently stored in EPROM. (A complete list will

34When the AMM-1 detects the new mic file, the following messagewill appear on the LCD:Busy receiving MIDI model downloadThe models are written to th

35If FLASH memory becomes full in the middle of a download, thefollowing message is displayed:Error, FLASH full.Press bypass...Press the Bypass button

36Chapter 6:Realistic Expectations (or, AMM-1Meets the Space-Time Continuum)Although the AMM-1 seems in many ways to be almost magic, it is,in fact, s

37• Microphone Technique In getting the best possible recordedsound, mic technique and placement are at least as important (ifnot more so) that mic ch

38• Transient Response One of the key characteristics of varioustypes of microphones is their transient response (i.e., the waythat their diaphragms r

394. Now take that processed file (which is now a model of the spikeas it would have been recorded by the ATM31) and send itthrough the AMM-1 again, t

The Microphone Models Chapter 5Adding New Mic Models 33Realistic Expectations Chapter 6 36Get Creative Chapter 7 40Appendix 41Acknowledgments 47AMM-1

40Chapter 7: Get CreativeUp to this point, all of the instructions in this manual have focusedon how to use the AMM-1 for its primary purpose: making

41AppendixListed below are all of the mics models that are shipped with theAMM-1. (Be sure to check the Antares web site frequently foradditional mode

42AKG Solid Tube Large Diaphragm CondenserVocals, strings, general purposeAlesis AM61 Large Diaphragm Condenser w/tube circuitryA rich warm sound idea

43Audix CX111 Large Diaphragm CondenserGeneral purposeSCX1 Small Diaphragm CondenserPiano, drum overheadsB & K 4007 Large Diaphragm Prepolarized C

44Earthworks TC30K Omni CondenserDrums, guitar, bassElectroVoice PL20 Mid Diaphragm DynamicEarly predecessor to the RE20 - Bass, drums, vocals,electri

45Oktava MC-012 Small Diaphragm CondenserGeneral purpose instruments and live performanceMK-219 Large Diaphragm CondenserGeneral purposeMK-319 Large D

46Shure Beta 98D/S Mini CondenserToms, snares, percussionSM7A DynamicVocals, bass ampSM57 Large Diaphragm DynamicGuitar, guitar amp, drumsSM58 Large D

47AcknowledgmentsAs you might imagine, sourcing and modeling all of those mics was(and remains) an interesting logistical challenge. Luckily for us, w

48AMM-1 SpecificationsData format 20-bit linear56-bit internal processingSample rates 44.1 kHz, 48 kHzFrequency response 10Hz–20kHz, +0.06dB/-0.23dBDi

49IndexSymbols* 16-w 17, 21AA/B Comparison 18about the technology 8acknowledgements 47adding new mic models 33Bback panel connectors 13Bypass

5Welcome!On behalf of everyone at Antares Audio Technologies, we’d like tooffer both our thanks and congratulations on your decision topurchase the AM

50UURL 6Wwebsite address 6Welcome 5what the AMM-1 does 8

6Technical SupportIn the unlikely event that you experience a problem using yourAMM-1, try the following:1. Make another quick scan through this manua

7Chapter 1: Introducing the AMM-1OverviewIf you’ve spent any time lately flipping through the pages of proaudio magazines, you have almost certainly n

8About The TechnologyThe models employed by the AMM-1 are not derived from theoreti-cal considerations. They are generated by a proprietary analysispr

9Chapter 2:Setting Up the AMM-1Setting up the AMM-1 is very straightforward.1. Find a suitable location. The AMM-1 is designed to be mountedin a stand