https://www.meldaproduction.com/MMicSim ... YkIInq0KoB
Didn't find a topic. Anyone tried this? Might be a decent way to get different tonal flavors.
Melda mic sim
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- KVRian
- 1073 posts since 8 Mar, 2009
The marketing is a bit confusing with mentions of dynamics and response to level, but it seems to be a spectral matching(so completely LTI) solution that took its microphone profiles from microphones unadulterated by reflections. That's about the long and short of it
Like their own spiel says "goes beyond simple EQ matching"but if you read between the lines, it's still just EQ/spectral matching
Like their own spiel says "goes beyond simple EQ matching"but if you read between the lines, it's still just EQ/spectral matching
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- KVRian
- 890 posts since 22 Jan, 2022
Interesting concept, but not sure what value it provides over an EQ.
Does it claim to do anything related to harmonic content? Adding tube mic harmonics would be one thing, but if you record with a tube mic that adds harmonic content as your 'from' mic, it seems unlikely that the software would be able to 'de-harmonic' that content if you select a solid state as your 'to' mic.
Does it claim to do anything related to harmonic content? Adding tube mic harmonics would be one thing, but if you record with a tube mic that adds harmonic content as your 'from' mic, it seems unlikely that the software would be able to 'de-harmonic' that content if you select a solid state as your 'to' mic.
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- KVRist
- 484 posts since 8 May, 2007
It appears that they are deconvolving the effects of an initial microphone to obtain an approximation of the dry signal, then convolving the effect of a second microphone to obtain a wet signal as though the dry signal was sent through the second microphone only, again an approximate result. Technically this is not the same thing as applying a typical EQ curve which has usually contains only magnitude information. The typical EQ plugins that we all use might be able to obtain some approximation of an approximation, but would not be able to accomplish what this plugin most likely is capable of doing. Similar, yes --- maybe good enough for pro results, but still not the same. Whether this matters or not is up to the individual listener.
A lot of misunderstandings have been caused, IMO, by the term "static IR." This is somewhat of an oxymoron. An impulse response is a measure of the dynamics of an LTI system. Yes, the IR is not changed during a typical convolution; nevertheless, the response is dynamic, even if time-invariant. Application of a typical EQ curve to a signal is practically guaranteed to miscalcluate the dynamics. Luckily many systems used in audio have a quick response decay time.
A lot of misunderstandings have been caused, IMO, by the term "static IR." This is somewhat of an oxymoron. An impulse response is a measure of the dynamics of an LTI system. Yes, the IR is not changed during a typical convolution; nevertheless, the response is dynamic, even if time-invariant. Application of a typical EQ curve to a signal is practically guaranteed to miscalcluate the dynamics. Luckily many systems used in audio have a quick response decay time.
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- KVRAF
- 1542 posts since 16 Jan, 2018 from Portland, OR USA
All I can say is that I should have tried it before buying it. Oh well. Maybe next time I'll remember the lesson.
“In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.”
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- KVRian
- 890 posts since 22 Jan, 2022
Been there, done that. Not sure what finally broke me of that habit, probably something from Acustica.escalona wrote: Wed Dec 17, 2025 7:02 pm All I can say is that I should have tried it before buying it. Oh well. Maybe next time I'll remember the lesson.