They have similar characteristics, but those $10k mics don’t sound like 80 grit sandpaper in the upper mids when you dig in. That’s just what they do better and nobody seems to talk about that. They control the top AND have the air. That’s the pro sound. However, I’d be interested in hearing the Putnam and oceanway versions to compare more than the stock.

As a studio with a plenty massive mic collection (Sony C800g and C100, Gefell UM92.1s, Manley Gold, Neumann U87 and Townsend Sphere) I say the Sphere gets pretty close. Of course you’re going to hear a difference when you’re running a fully analog chain(mic pres, compressors, eq’s, etc….) after the mic. But I assure u, if u ran the mics through clean pres into your DAW, it’ll be hard to tell the difference…The Sphere was suggested to me by another multiplatinum engineer & I’ve been sold ever since. Will I sell my collection, no way, but it’s great for variety ♠️

Once processed the c800 and sphere are comparable which is crazy. The 251 is more obvious to me. But very impressive budget alternative! Always great videos Karra🥳

I've got 1 Sphere DLX , 2 Sphere LX , 2 CS1 and a pair of SP1 and I almost don't use any of my other mic's anymore . They are just great !

First, you make any mic sound incredible! I agree it's challenging to hear the difference in the final mix. Although to me, the C800G really brings out the best of the highs in your singing, which I think is another one of the things that makes your voice instantly recognizable. It's as if the C800G was custom made specifically for you.

Was waiting for this one! While I was shedding tears at the studio tour video because of how amazing it looked, I noticed the DLX in the mic room. I was wondering when the video would drop!

The real one is so clean and exciting ❤️

I agree once the mix was done you couldn't tell the difference Wow

I'm not hearing the tube character as in the real mics. DLX sounded more forward whereas the others tamed some dynamics from the onset. Thank you for grouping these three.

Wow fantastic mixing and singing

She is an incredible singer

The main difference between the Sphere and the "elite" mics out there is how it responds to sibilance and breaths. The Sphere has that harshness where the more elite mics can handle with ease. (PS I've been a Sphere owner since 2018)

I sold mine. It sounded like a good representation of vintage mics, but my ears found a sonic common denominator between all emulations and it became boring. I plugged in my Mojave ma201 FET and it sounded better than all emulations. There's a rawness about real mics that can't be copied or replicated. The Sphere is approx. 80% close to the real thing, but that last 20% is CRUCIAL.

Sphere sounds more saturated to me. It sounds good but the main thing I always realize in these high end mic comparisons is the top dogs always have the smoother, yet more up front upper mid that's just in your face yet not harsh at all. 251 is king.

The sphere sounds better with the effects than it does dry. With the efx it’s pretty close with both mics 🔥🔥🔥

Wooww that's very close after post. And your vocals were loud for the demo. If they sat in the mix a little lower it would be almost impossible to tell which was which. Great sounding mic period. Even if it wasn't perfectly matched. Nice production.

your songwriting is off the charts

Mi opinión es que no se escucha igualmente pero si hay una gran similitud gracias por ese video me lo boy a comprar 🎉❤

The singing parts definitely sounded better than the originals it seems to be worth the buy

Wish Lauten Audio send you their Eden mic to test out. Would really love to hear you voice on the Eden. Some other mic I would love to hear you voice with are Audio Technica AT5040/AT5047, Soyuz 017FET/Tube, Austrian Audio OC818. And would love to see you try the Rupert Neve Design 5211 mic preamps with the Silk features.

Such a clean sound amazing

The real deals are amazing

Sony C800G ❤

I have a DLX, with both additional collections. Just easy and flexible. Not high quality, but easy to play: A fun novelty really. No surprise a circa £1k mic can’t compete with a £10k one. To my ears more air around the tele and the Sony: More life and vigour. Thanks for the comparison.

The sibilance in the DLX is pretty clear. It's like for both the Sony and Telefunken they have great high-end clarity equally to the DLX, but they sit tight in the mix without getting harsh with the sibilances. The DLX does not, especially not with FX. Despite sounding similar, it's like those two just have their place behind the instrumentation in the mix whilst still being present that the DLX doesn't, as its transients poke beyond the instrument and thusly don't feel like it has its place. I can already imagine a mixing nightmare based on that. Wish I had 10 grand :(

Favourite microphone sony c 800

You made me want to save up for a Telefunken 251 now!

That songs fire 🔥 … Would love a collab!

The Telefunken is miles ahead in tonal quality overall. The C800 is nice but no emulator can give you that analog grit and tonal quality. They will try but there's a reason these mics have been regarded for so long for what they are CLASS.

PLEASE do a comparison between the Slate Emulation Mic vs The UAD Sphere! I'd love to know which one did the better job of emulation...

girl i’m so sorry if u already anwsered this question but what happened to your old songs? i loved them so much 😭💕 work,whoosah and money on my mind we’re my jam💕 ly and keep up the amazing work! ur an inspiration 💕

The mixed versions u can rarely here the difference that's tufffffff💯💯💯

Does this Mic make your other Mics obsolete? And if so are you going to sell your original Mics?

I can't wait for new music from you.

Dang and I just invested in a Telefunken haha

This New Mic is amazing

If you lowered the proximity setting on the Sphere, to reduce the lower end, and sweetened the high-end with a touch of EQ, the Sphere would be even closer to the Telefunken.

Now I gotta get this mix and I'm set

Hi Karra, fantastic video. I am thinking of buying this mic, I love to hear your personal opinion on my story so I can make the best decision. I am an professional opera singer and do my recordings at home. I have a apollo x4 and most of the UAD pre amp emulations and other good plug ins for vocals and mixing. I bought the Charteroak SA538 I think 20 years ago, it is that old, however, I didn't use it on a daily basis. The challenges I run into using this mic is that my voice sounds diminished, like it is locked up in a box and the power of the voice and also the clarity is not there - it sound completely different from what my real voice is. That means if I want to bring power in and clarity I have to do tons of processing to get the sound a little better, it is kinda frustrating for a 1700 euro mic. I made a vocal booth using professional materials hoping the sound would improve by getting rid of my living room over-acoustic frequencies. No difference on the power of the voice. There the vocal booth is closed with the professional blankets I get even more muddy sound. I recorded close by 3 inches, and 6 inches, 12 inches to see if it is because the mic cannot handle the operatic sound - the farther I stand away the thinner the sound becomes....I have no idea if it is the type mic I bought, or, that 20 years made it warn out although it always diminished my vocals. The DLX, do you think in your opinion and experience with the mic that it would be the solution for me and finally get my voice recorded as it is, or, do you think that the mic without any processing and even without the UAD different mic options, that it would capture my voice a lot better than what I described about the charteroak studio microphone! Mostly opera singers are recorded with 2 mics to get that wider kinda stereo field sound as you hear on classical albums, or Pavarotti's recordings. The DLX plug in does have a stereo option to record with and I wonder if that would mimic the way opera singers are recorded. What do you think? You can hear the vocals sound FREE and not boxed in and weak - I think you know what I mean...I think they probably not do a whole lot of wild processing on opera voices beside maybe some compression and reverb if it is not recorded in a hall - Hope you can shine some light into my recording world 🙂and looking forward for a positive reply hopefully that the DLX will make a big difference for my recordings...Thanks in advance...

Cool presentation!

Does anyone know if the song at 2.33 is released? Or is in plan? Cuz that sounds fire man...

Thanks for this. I never really think of using a specific mic. I always go with what works for my track. I did hear a big difference in the real vs the UAD sphere. Still think it’s an awesome tool to have.

In the final mix it sounded like the Sphere just needed a touch of air, to me the highs sounded a tad less crispy.

We need this video with Stam Audio clones 1 day. The UA mic got smoked. 😅

The Sony C800 and Sphere model are close but the real 251 blows the Sphere out the water. No comparison. Can we get that vocal template though? Reverb and delay is on point.

sheeeshh sony c800g is so good

They don't sound very close at all. Though I sometimes preferred the Sphere on your voice. Of course, with such heavy processing like autotune it will diminish the differences.

Hello, so it is true that I have some nice microphones like the classic Neuman, AKG and Audio Technica. To name just that. Good on the Sphere L22, because that's the version I own. Ok I say it like everyone else, yeah it's pretty close, to certain originals, but really nothing more. For me, in my use of the Sphere L22 it is the possibility of creating microphones which do not exist, thanks to the morphing matrix and there personally I manage to create texture on certain voices, which I would never have obtained with a single microphone. Here, or rather here, is what I use the Sphere L22 microphone for only that. But I've already used it without emulation and frankly it worked really well.

Excellent video 💯 💖👌

That song is hot

Could you try the BM 800 microphone? Is it cheap and how would it sound?

That telefunken yo😳

Sony C800G for the win

People will say, this ones warm, that one is harsh bla bla bla, but if u close ur eyes and listen 2 the vocal stems in the mix u couldnt tell the difference 2 save ur life

Did you ever tried to sing in you speech register or a bit above? Does it work? Because you have a great speech voice and would be interesting to experiment with.

HEY GIRL! YOU ROCK!

Gotta get me one ❤

Can you do slate digital vms ml-1 vs uad sphere ?

No..the final mix even made the difference much more obvious ..The sound of the twlefunken is just amazing ..its less noisier ,smoother and feels more gluey..uad and Sonny's difference not too much but also obvious

the real ones sounds more silky and uad is more low mid and a bit harsher, but thats what you can tweak

Hey karra as the sphere hat 2 stereo outputs, do you need 2 analog amps ? 🫣

Welcome first Also, I want a video that teaches us how to sing on well-mixed music, like the music available on KZfaq.. How can I deal with it and add my voice and get the best result

My Mom Passed away last week when you posted the studio tour

Nice video ❤

Unfortunately you forgot the advertising bunner again. Chris Townsend and Eric Pabb have done something great there. I love the Townsend Labs Sphere L22 but haven't compared it to the rebrand yet. Of course, it was an epic takeover. It almost reminds of Urai and co. This proves once again that Universal Audio has not lost its sense of the future. I wish you all the best

What daw should I use fl studio 21 or Ableton live 11

Not even close, just pay attention to the top-end, The real 251 is the winner on your voice btw

I wonder how this microphone differs from Slate's ML-1

I wanted to like the sphere but this video demonstrated the opposite of what I was hoping for. It's extremely noticeable in headphones that it doesn't sound the same.

What mic do you use to record voice over in this video? I think It sound best

I'm getting 100's or bags haters can hate? Hmmmm ? Bregoli already did this 😁 Not exactly new Stairway to Heaven or Comfortably Numb. Your life is like a post card everything so clean, so perfect 🤔🤔🤔

what's the name. of the mic stand you use for the dlx sphere I hope you see this message

Th more expensive ones are defiantly more powerful with warm saturation

What I've learned is people with great voices and people with silky voices will benefit from the Telefunken's mid high push. Sony gives clarity, but I would go with the Telefunken for really great singers. Sony for males and dark voice singers that will benefit from a clear loud mic. Sphere is good for searching out different tones to your liking.

It would be nice if UA had a native version of this modeling system. I don't care too much about their DAIs. I prefer Antelope and Lynx products.

The Telefunken and the Sony sound better than the UAD. The UAD sounded a bit too heavy with proximity effect, the other two felt more open and natural. All three are decent mics, but if I had to choose the modeling mic or the real deal, I'd go with the real deal or at least a solid clone part for part kind of thing.

Hey. I remember a while ago, you did a KZfaq short on how to make a song sound like a trailer. Can you do that again? If that wasn’t you, I’m sorry… but could you give your interpretation anyway?

I am requesting to work with you, KARRA.

Yes, there are differences but nothing that cannot be solved with some eq-ing.

DLX is to bright like every other mic under 2000. U67, 251 and C800g all are level just right.

Nice

What song is this?

Low mids aint the same vintage ones are smooth

It sounded really obvious even with full mixed when the mics switched. Anyone who says they couldn't tell has bad ears. And they emulations just sound different, I kinda see how it's an emulation, but it's super obvious which one is the real mic when switching back and forth. Not close at all for what is shown and heard in this video. Its kinda cool to have different mic sounds from one mic, and to that effect it's a useful tool. But the emulation is crap. The UA hardware emulations are way better, it's much harder to tell real hardware from software. But these mic emulations are super obvious even after mixing and editing.

compare with slate

How do I get my vocal output mono through the plugin ?

Sphere was close but the studio mics are a big deal

night and day

251 sounds best in your voice

Once the effects were applied it was blatantly obvious which mic was which. The Sony and Tele sounded beautiful whereas the other sounded like a cheap mic in comparison. Not even close imo.

C800G vs LCT1040

Emulation sound like a Emulation. The originals sounds better.

The real ones sound lively and exciting!! The sphere wants to emulate them but it sounds flat and boring to me. I mean you can hear that it’s not he real thing. The better option is the Warm audio WA8000 and the Gap 251 mk2!!

Humus? 1:33 what is she singing? Lol

It's hard to watch videos when people are getting paid to speak on products I understand that say business though. I really like to judge bye and persons Mic locker because then I can look and see what exactly they kept they got rid of. Most people with money and very expensive gear won't even entertain this. Thank you though I enjoy your videos.

the dlx sounds edgy to my ears. not even close to the originals. untrained ears may not hear a big difference what kinda seems to be the selling point nowadays. big companies try to sell the dream of having studio legends under your finger tips that nowadays technology isn't able to achive yet. so for me it's just emu-marketing like slate did before. hopefully one day software will be able to emulate hardware, but it still seems to be a long way. anyways, i really enjoy karra and reid getting those placements. you guys are true originals.

I want me a TELEFUNKEN please..... Any givers lol 😆

Hi pls reply

The real microphones sound better. Cleaner.

what the fuck are thoses vocals 😂