Kuwunika kwa maikolofoni ya Universal Audio SD-1: Wopikisana pa mpando wachifumu

Maikolofoni amphamvu a UA, okongola komanso achilengedwe, apangidwa kuti akhale atsopano opangidwa bwino kwambiri m'ma studio apakhomo. Inde?
Universal Audio, yomwe idakhazikitsidwa mu 1958, poyamba idakhala chida chachikulu m'ma studio ojambulira akatswiri, kupanga ma preamps, ma compressor ndi ma processor ena okhala ndi ma tube. Pambuyo pa zaka makumi ambiri popanga ma channel strips ndi outboards, Universal Audio idagulidwa ndipo dzinalo linatha. Mu 1999 Universal Audio kapena UA idabwezeretsedwanso ndikukhazikitsidwanso ngati mwala wapangodya wa signal chain, ndikuyambitsa zosangalatsa za hardware ndi mapulogalamu otsanzira a zida zakale za console, komanso nyumba zosiyanasiyana zolumikizira mawu zomwe zidabweretsa njira zoyendera za studio. Tsopano, UA yatulutsa maikolofoni yake yoyamba kuyambira pomwe idakhazikitsidwa zaka zoposa 60 zapitazo. Chifukwa chake, kodi maikolofoni ya Universal Audio SD-1 dynamic imasunga mbiri ya UA yomveka bwino komanso yosinthasintha, ndikutumiza chizindikiro chomveka bwino kwa oimba, ma podcaster, ndi opanga zinthu zina kuti pali pulojekiti yatsopano yokopa yoti igwirepo ntchito? Malo ofunikira? Tiyeni tiwone.
Universal Audio SD-1 ndi maikolofoni yodziwika bwino yomwe imayambira pa mzere wamba wosavuta kufikako mpaka maikolofoni apamwamba monga maikolofoni ya Sphere L22 yoyerekeza ya $1,499, yomwe ndidzaiwunikanso mu Ogasiti, ndi maikolofoni ogwiritsidwa ntchito m'njira zosiyanasiyana. Madola zikwizikwi UA Bock 251 Large Diaphragm Tube Condenser (Ikupezeka mu Ogasiti 2022). Komabe, $299 SD-1 imagulitsidwa makamaka ngati maikolofoni yogwira ntchito yotsika mtengo yokhala ndi kapangidwe kabwino komanso mawu achilengedwe ogwirira ntchito zonse za studio komanso kugwiritsa ntchito tsiku ndi tsiku.
Ndinayesa SD-1 mu studio yanga yakunyumba, komwe ndinayesa luso lake pa magwero osiyanasiyana, ndipo ndinayerekeza magwiridwe ake mwachindunji ndi a maikolofoni odziwika bwino owulutsa, Shure SM7B, omwe ndi ofunikira kwambiri pa mawonekedwe ndi ntchito. Ponseponse, ndikusangalala ndi phokoso ndi magwiridwe antchito a SD-1, ndipo ngakhale pali zovuta zingapo ndi kapangidwe kake, ndikuganiza kuti ndi chinthu chabwino kwambiri poganizira momwe imakhalira yosavuta kupanga. Limodzi mwa maikolofoni abwino kwambiri olankhula m'gulu lake. Pansipa, ndifotokoza kapangidwe ka Universal Audio SD-1, kayendedwe ka ntchito, ndi mawu onse kuti ndikuthandizeni kusankha ngati ikuyenera kukhala pamalo anu.
Kupatula kukongola kwake kwapadera kwa satin white, kapangidwe kake kothandiza ka Universal Audio SD-1 ndi kofanana kwambiri ndi ka Shure SM7B, maikolofoni yodziwika bwino ya mawu yomwe imagwiritsidwa ntchito pojambula ndi kuwulutsa mawu kwa zaka zambiri. Maikolofoni onsewa amalemera pafupifupi mapaundi 1.6, ndipo monga SM7B, SD-1 ili ndi chassis yolimba komanso yolimba yachitsulo yolumikizidwa ku choyimilira cha ulusi. Hafu yapamwamba ya maikolofoni ili mu windscreen yapadera yakuda yomwe, ikachotsedwa, imawonetsa kapisozi ya maikolofoni mu khola lachitsulo loteteza, pomwe zowongolera zokha pa SD-1 ndi ziwiri zomwe zili pansi pa maikolofoni. Chosinthira chokhazikika, chomwe chimapatsa ogwiritsa ntchito mwayi wogwiritsa ntchito fyuluta yofewa ya 200 Hz high-pass kuti achepetse phokoso lotsika komanso 3 dB surge pa 3-5 kHz kuti awonjezere kulankhula ndi kumveka bwino. Ma jacks otulutsa a XLR a SD-1 ali pafupi ndi ma switch awa pa chassis ya maikolofoni, kusiyana pang'ono ndi kapangidwe ka Shure SM7B, komwe kumayika ma jacks otulutsa pafupi ndi ulusi. bulaketi, osati thupi la maikolofoni.
Universal Audio SD-1 imabwera mu phukusi lokongola la kirimu ndi lakuda la mitundu iwiri lomwe limafanana ndi kapangidwe ndi mtundu wa maikolofoniyo. Kuchotsa chivundikiro chakunja cha phukusili kukuwonetsa bokosi lakuda lolimba lomwe limasunga maikolofoniyo mkati mwa choyikapo choyenera. Kulimba kwa bokosilo, kukwanira bwino komanso chivindikiro cholumikizidwa, komanso kukhalapo kwa chogwirira cha riboni, zikusonyeza kuti ikhoza kusungidwa ndikugwiritsidwa ntchito ngati bokosi losungiramo zinthu kwa nthawi yayitali la SD-1. Popeza maikolofoni ambiri pamtengo uwu amabwera mu chivundikiro chosawoneka bwino komanso chokongola, kapena samabwera ndi chivundikiro konse, ndikofunikira kuphatikiza chivundikiro chokongola komanso chotetezeka - ngakhale chitakhala chopangidwa ndi makatoni.
Kuyika SD-1 pa maikolofoni kapena boom ndi chinthu chosavuta chifukwa cha kapangidwe kake kamodzi komanso ulusi wophatikizika, koma kumafuna choyimilira chomwe chingathe kupirira kulemera kwake. Ngati mukufuna dzanja la desiki lopanda zingwe, sankhani chinthu cholimba, monga IXTECH Cantilever. Pa kuyesa kwanga, ndinayika SD-1 pa K&M tripod yokhala ndi cantilever.
Mwina gawo lovuta kwambiri pokhazikitsa maikolofoni ndikupeza jeki yake ya XLR, yomwe ili moyang'anizana ndi kumapeto kwa maikolofoni ndipo imafuna njira zovuta kuti ikafike. Zimamvekanso kuti si zachilendo kukankhira maikolofoni ndikuyesera kupewa kukanda pamwamba poyera ndi chingwe cha XLR, zomwe zimandipangitsa kukonda jeki ya XLR yolimba komanso yosavuta kugwiritsa ntchito pa SM7B.
Ngati muli ndi mawonekedwe a UA monga Apollo kapena Volt, mulinso ndi mwayi wopeza ma presets a UAD omwe mungatsitse a maikolofoni ya SD-1 dynamic, omwe amagwira ntchito pa kompyuta yogwirizana ndipo amapereka njira zojambulira mawu kamodzi kokha monga EQ, Reverb ndi Compression. Ma chain awa apadera amapereka ma presets amitundu yosiyanasiyana, kuphatikiza cello, lead vocals, snare drum, ndi speech. Ndinatsitsa ma presets ndikupita patsamba la UA mwachangu, ndipo kenako anali kupezeka mu pulogalamu ya Universal Audio Console (ya macOS ndi Windows). Pakuyesa kwanga, ndinalumikiza SD-1 ku Universal Audio Apollo x8 yanga, ndinayendetsa mini ya Apple Mac ya 2013, ndikujambula ku workstation yanga ya digito ya audio yomwe ndimakonda, Apple Logic Pro X.
Universal Audio SD-1 ndi maikolofoni yosinthika yokhala ndi mawonekedwe a cardioid pickup omwe amalola kuti itenge mawu kuchokera mbali imodzi pomwe ikupirira phokoso lalikulu komanso kubwerezabwereza tsatanetsatane mwachangu. Malinga ndi mabuku a kampaniyo, SD-1 ili ndi ma frequency range a 50 Hz mpaka 16 kHz ndipo ili ndi yankho lathyathyathya, lachilengedwe popanda kugwiritsa ntchito ma switch apamwamba kapena okwera kwambiri. Papepala, izi zikufanana ndi yankho la Shure SM7B, koma poyerekeza mawu mbali ndi mbali, ndapeza kuti SD-1 ili ndi mid-bass yokhuthala pang'ono, komanso flatter EQ kuti imveke bwino kwambiri m'njira zomwe sizigwiritsa ntchito ma switch (koyenera, chifukwa UA Ma interface amakhala ndi ma low end amphamvu).
Njira ina yonenera kuti mawonekedwe a flat EQ a SM7B amamveka bwino, makamaka pofotokoza momveka bwino mawu (chifukwa chake mumawona owerenga ma podcast ndi owonera ambiri akugwiritsa ntchito). Komabe, nthawi yomweyo ndinadabwa ndi kamvekedwe ka flat, kopanda tsankho, komanso "kosasangalatsa", komwe kumatsimikizira kuti ndi kosiyanasiyana. Kawirikawiri, maikolofoni omwe amapereka mawu achilengedwe komanso osapangidwa amakhala osinthasintha kuposa omwe adapangidwira chida kapena gwero linalake, ndipo akhoza kubweretsa zabwino zambiri kwa wogwiritsa ntchito.
Ndisanatsimikizire lingaliro langa la mphamvu ya SD-1 pa magitala ndi magwero ena, ndinagwiritsa ntchito ma switch ake okwera komanso okwera kuti ndimalize kuyesa kwanga mawu. Poyerekeza ndi SM7B's 400 Hz high pass, SD-1 ili ndi 200 Hz high pass yotsika, yomwe imathandiza kuti isunge ma low-mids ambiri okhala ndi ubweya, omwe amandigwira koyamba. 3 dB high boost yake ndi nkhani yosiyana kwambiri, kuwonjezera mtundu wofewa, pafupifupi wophwanyika pa 3-5 kHz wofanana ndi ma condenser microphone ena. Ogwiritsa ntchito ena angaganize kuti iyi ndi mawu oyera, odalirika kapena "omalizidwa" omwe ndi abwino kwambiri pa mawu ndi ma podcasts, koma chifukwa cha kukoma kwanga, ndimakonda mawu akuda pang'ono, achilengedwe, ndipo ndimatha kugwiritsa ntchito ndi 2-4 kHz high boost. M'malingaliro mwanga, 2-4 kHz high boost ya SM7B ili pamalo abwino kwambiri, koma mtunda wanu ungasiyane.
Kenako, ndinayesa SD-1 pa ma amplifiers a gitala a acoustic ndi electric ndi galasi lakutsogolo la maikolofoni litachotsedwa. Mu flat EQ mode, SD-1 imagwira ntchito bwino pa mitundu yonse iwiri ya magitala, ndi mayankho ofulumira kwambiri komanso mawu ambiri apamwamba omwe mungayembekezere kuchokera ku maikolofoni yosinthasintha, kuti ikhale yosalala, yamakono. Poyerekeza ndi mayeso anga a mawu, SD-1 ndi SM7B zimamveka ngati zochepa pa gitala mu mayeso awa, pafupifupi kuponya. Ngakhale switch ya high-pass inawonjezera kumveka bwino ndi kumenyedwa kwa gitala, ndinamva kuti high-boost inawonjezeranso zambiri zopyapyala kwambiri za high-frequency zomwe ndimakonda.
Gawo lomaliza la chithunzi ndi mawu a SD-1 linali mapulogalamu ake okonzedweratu, kotero ndinayika unyolo wa zotsatira za mawu otsogolera mu Universal Audio Console ndikuyesanso maikolofoni mu mawu anga. Unyolo wokonzedweratu wa mawu otsogolera uli ndi kutsanzira kwa UAD 610 tube preamp, precision EQ, 1176-style compression ndi reverb plug-ins. Ndi switch ya EQ ya maikolofoni yokhazikika, unyolo wa mapulogalamu unawonjezera compression yofatsa ndi chubu chodzaza, pamodzi ndi pickup yocheperako yapakati komanso mphamvu yapamwamba, zomwe zimabweretsa tsatanetsatane mu magwiridwe anga ndikuwonjezera kuchuluka kwa mawu omwe alipo kuti alembedwe. pukutani. Vuto langa lalikulu ndi mapulogalamu okonzedweratu awa ndilakuti ndi ochepa kwa eni ake a UA interface. SD-1 ikhoza kugulitsidwa kwa ogwiritsa ntchito omwe adzipereka kale ku UA ecosystem, koma popeza maikolofoni ingagwiritsidwe ntchito ndi mawonekedwe aliwonse, ndizosangalatsa kuwona Universal Audio ikupanga ma preset awa kupezeka kwa eni onse a SD-1, chifukwa cha kugwira ntchito kwawo komanso kosavuta.
Chifukwa cha mawu ake osinthasintha komanso mtengo wotsika, maikolofoni ya Universal Audio SD-1 dynamic ndi chisankho chabwino kwambiri chogwiritsidwa ntchito nthawi zonse m'ma studio osiyanasiyana, makamaka ngati mungathe kuiyika pa stand kapena boom. Popeza ndi yoyera bwino komanso yotsika mtengo, sindimayamikira kulimba kwake ndikaitumiza nthawi zonse, koma SD-1 imamveka ngati Shure SM7B yosakonzedwa bwino pamtengo wotsika pafupifupi $100.
Ngati muli kale ndi mawonekedwe a UA kapena mukufuna kulowa mu ecosystem posachedwa, SD-1 ikhoza kukhala chisankho chanzeru kugula zomwe zakonzedweratu payekhapayekha, chifukwa zimapangitsa kuti mawuwo akhale osavuta komanso mwachangu, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti ikhale maikolofoni yabwino kwambiri yozungulira zonse. Nyimbo zopangidwa mwaluso komanso zojambulidwa. Ngati mulibe mawonekedwe a audio onse kapena simukukonzekera kugula imodzi, ndipo zomwe zili ndi mawu ndiye nkhawa yanu yayikulu, Shure SM7B imakhalabe yonyamula muyezo mu ecosystem iliyonse chifukwa cha kulimba kwake komanso mawu ake omveka bwino.
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Nthawi yotumizira: Julayi-12-2022