Used exclusively by the royal family for speeches on momentous occasions, each of these three priceless microphones dating back to the 1920s and 1930s was tailored and tuned especially for its specific user: King George V, King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth. Beautifully designed and decorated with gold, silver, and chrome adornments bearing the royal coats of arms, each is a one-of-a-kind aesthetic masterpiece with its own distinctive sonic character. The King's Microphones plugin offers stunningly accurate recreations of the originals' unique frequency responses, with three proximity settings for each.
Discovered deep within the vaults of EMI outside London by Peter Cobbin, senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios, the microphones were used to record music and dialogue for the film, the first time they had been used by anyone outside the royal family. Cobbin, who worked closely with Waves on the development of the plugin, commented, "It was exciting to know we had the very microphone used by King George VI, the central character of this film, and I thought how appropriate and inspiring it would be to have the microphones present at our recording sessions. The royal microphones are works of highly-skilled craftsmanship."
Discovered deep within the vaults of EMI outside London by Peter Cobbin, senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios, the microphones were used to record music and dialogue for the film, the first time they had been used by anyone outside the royal family. Cobbin, who worked closely with Waves on the development of the plugin, commented, "It was exciting to know we had the very microphone used by King George VI, the central character of this film, and I thought how appropriate and inspiring it would be to have the microphones present at our recording sessions. The royal microphones are works of highly-skilled craftsmanship."
Product Details:
- Vintage microphones used exclusively by England's Royal Family
- Recreates the original frequency responses, with three proximity settings each
- Developed in association with Abbey Road Studios
Supported Platforms
Sample Rate
All Waves plugins support 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz; most support higher sample rates.
Avid VENUE supports up to 48 kHz.
Channel Components
Latency
The table below indicates how much latency is produced by each plugin, in samples.
Not all plugins support all platforms (MultiRack, StudioRack, eMotion, Venue). Check the Supported Platforms table for more info.
System Requirements:
Mac:
CPU
- Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 / Xeon
RAM
- 4 GB
Operating System
- 10.9.5 - 10.11
Screen Resolution
- Minimum: 1024x768
- Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024
- USB displays are not supported as the primary display.
Windows:
CPU
- Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 / Xeon
RAM
- 4 GB
Operating System
- Windows 7 with SP1 64 bit
- Windows 8.1 64 bit
- Windows 10 64 bit
Screen Resolution
- Minimum: 1024x768
- Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024
*Most Audio Hosts include:
Windows:
Pro Tools 11.3.1 - 12.3 (AAX Native 64-bit, Audiosuite)
Pro Tools 10.3.8 - 10.3.10 (RTAS, Audiosuite)
Ableton Live 9.1.6 - 9.5 (VST)
Nuendo 6.5.35 - 7.0.20 (VST3)
Cubase 7.5.30 - 8.0.30 (VST3)
WaveLab 8.5 (VST3)
Sonar X3e (VST3), Platinum (VST3)
Sound Forge 10.0e, 11 (VST)
Vegas 12 - 13 (VST)
Acid 7.0e (VST)
Audition CC2014, CC2015 (VST3)
Adobe Premiere CC2014, CC2015 (VST3)
Samplitude Pro X (VST), Pro X2 (VST3)
Sequoia 12 - 13 (VST)
Pyramix 9.0.7 - 9.1.6 (VST)
Studio One 3.1 (VST3)
Media Composer 7.0.4 (RTAS), 8.1, 8.4 (AAX Native)
FL Studio 12.1.3 (VST3)
Mac:
Pro Tools 11.3.1 - 12.3 (AAX Native 64-bit, Audiosuite)
Pro Tools 10.3.10 (RTAS, Audiosuite)
Logic Pro X 10.2 (Audio Units)
Digital Performer 9.0 (Audio Units)
Ableton Live 9.2.2 - 9.5 (VST)
Nuendo 7.0.20 (VST3)
Cubase 8.0.30 (VST3)
Main Stage 3.2 (Audio Units)
Garage Band 10.1.0 (Audio Units)
Audition CC2015 (VST3)
Adobe Premiere CC2015 (VST3)
Final Cut Pro X 10.2.2 (Audio Units)
Studio One 3.1 (VST3)
Media Composer 8.4.1 (AAX Native)
Sound Forge Pro 2.5 (Audio Units)
- Vintage microphones used exclusively by England's Royal Family
- Recreates the original frequency responses, with three proximity settings each
- Developed in association with Abbey Road Studios
Supported Platforms
Sample Rate
All Waves plugins support 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz; most support higher sample rates.
Avid VENUE supports up to 48 kHz.
Channel Components
Latency
The table below indicates how much latency is produced by each plugin, in samples.
Not all plugins support all platforms (MultiRack, StudioRack, eMotion, Venue). Check the Supported Platforms table for more info.
48 kHz: 352 | 96 kHz: 448 |
System Requirements:
Mac:
CPU
- Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 / Xeon
RAM
- 4 GB
Operating System
- 10.9.5 - 10.11
Screen Resolution
- Minimum: 1024x768
- Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024
- USB displays are not supported as the primary display.
Windows:
CPU
- Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 / Xeon
RAM
- 4 GB
Operating System
- Windows 7 with SP1 64 bit
- Windows 8.1 64 bit
- Windows 10 64 bit
Screen Resolution
- Minimum: 1024x768
- Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024
*Most Audio Hosts include:
Windows:
Pro Tools 11.3.1 - 12.3 (AAX Native 64-bit, Audiosuite)
Pro Tools 10.3.8 - 10.3.10 (RTAS, Audiosuite)
Ableton Live 9.1.6 - 9.5 (VST)
Nuendo 6.5.35 - 7.0.20 (VST3)
Cubase 7.5.30 - 8.0.30 (VST3)
WaveLab 8.5 (VST3)
Sonar X3e (VST3), Platinum (VST3)
Sound Forge 10.0e, 11 (VST)
Vegas 12 - 13 (VST)
Acid 7.0e (VST)
Audition CC2014, CC2015 (VST3)
Adobe Premiere CC2014, CC2015 (VST3)
Samplitude Pro X (VST), Pro X2 (VST3)
Sequoia 12 - 13 (VST)
Pyramix 9.0.7 - 9.1.6 (VST)
Studio One 3.1 (VST3)
Media Composer 7.0.4 (RTAS), 8.1, 8.4 (AAX Native)
FL Studio 12.1.3 (VST3)
Mac:
Pro Tools 11.3.1 - 12.3 (AAX Native 64-bit, Audiosuite)
Pro Tools 10.3.10 (RTAS, Audiosuite)
Logic Pro X 10.2 (Audio Units)
Digital Performer 9.0 (Audio Units)
Ableton Live 9.2.2 - 9.5 (VST)
Nuendo 7.0.20 (VST3)
Cubase 8.0.30 (VST3)
Main Stage 3.2 (Audio Units)
Garage Band 10.1.0 (Audio Units)
Audition CC2015 (VST3)
Adobe Premiere CC2015 (VST3)
Final Cut Pro X 10.2.2 (Audio Units)
Studio One 3.1 (VST3)
Media Composer 8.4.1 (AAX Native)
Sound Forge Pro 2.5 (Audio Units)