Warm Audio WA-8000 Tube Condenser Mic Demo
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Based on a legendary tube microphone with an iconic design, the Warm Audio WA-8000 large-diaphragm condenser delivers a wide-open, up-front tone that imbues vocals with a radio-ready sheen. To emulate the spirit of the WA-8000‘s inspiration, Warm Audio‘s design team developed a bespoke K67-style capsule and turned to new-old-stock 6AU6 tubes and custom Lundahl transformers. Like the original, the WA-8000 sits in a custom-designed external heat sink assembly that draws heat away from the microphone‘s tube and electronics to optimize performance. For pop, hip-hop, R&B, and other genres where vocals take center stage, the WA-8000 large-diaphragm condenser microphone from Warm Audio is a knockout choice!
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0:00 - Intro
0:07 - Chan Fuze Performs on the WA-8000
0:41 -- WA-8000 Specs
3:46 - Intro to Lucie Ashmore’s Vocals on the WA-8000
4:24 - Lucie’s Finished Track
8:25 - Lucie’s Lead Vocal Dry
8:50 - Lucie’s Lead with Harmony Dry
9:18 - Last Thoughts on the WA-8000
10:00 - Thanks for Watching!
#Sweetwater #WarmAudio
@sweetwater 2 жыл бұрын
This mic is perfect for capturing subtle detail with its bright but smooth top end! 🎤 Check out more gear like this by subscribing to our channel!
@thebeatworksinc7153 2 жыл бұрын
What mic pre and converter was used for the female singer?
@rytmigo 2 жыл бұрын
Wa73eq -> wa2a comp -> quantum interface
@ramencurry6672 2 жыл бұрын
Another masterpiece from Warm Audio
@donnydomino3977 2 жыл бұрын
what reverb did you use on her vocals?
@SoJesusChristMusic 2 жыл бұрын
I’m getting it soon.
@cozy2005 2 жыл бұрын
phenomenal review of a phenomenal mic! i love the accurate recreation that warm audio is known for. i also love how Sweetwater is supporting small artists!! woo hoo! go Sweetwater
@frubo_ssg 2 жыл бұрын
OMG - such a great sounding mic - I love the sound. So rich, warm and detailed, never harsh,…
@TheRealTMajor 2 жыл бұрын
Warm audio is really phenomenal. I just love their gear.
@thesearethesuns 2 жыл бұрын
Lucie, what an incredible talent! Keep up the good work!
@IndyVisuals 2 жыл бұрын
Indeed
@drakewatkins2624 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing work I can’t wait to purchase this awesome work you guys 🤩
@leonjordan2165 2 жыл бұрын
Doesn’t sound exactly like the Sony but it doesn’t need to. It’s got that same modern Sony tone that brings the vocal alive. Just got one in the mail yesterday it’s a game changer. Warm Audio is killing it.
@lordundhimself1310 15 күн бұрын
Well said
@tamirkeren6750 Жыл бұрын
The mic sounds good, Lucie is AMAZING!
@christophpetersart3803 2 жыл бұрын
Remember this signal is running through a WA 73 and WA 2a.... Is not about the mic only , there is a whole chain behind it.
@CMedia87 2 жыл бұрын
what about the dry portion of the video, was that not the mic by itself ?
@brad2593 2 жыл бұрын
@@CMedia87 no
@FreeD00M Жыл бұрын
@@CMedia87 Dry = without plugins
@grimmcyph932 2 ай бұрын
Now I'm confused is it a good mic or not!!!!
@martinoplaya7805 2 жыл бұрын
insane quality on this mic. that's my next upgrade
@lionheartroar3104 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful sublime sound....I will eventually break down and buy one when I already own too many microphones.
@o.g.tommye7580 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful vocals
@MrMemyselfandi415 2 жыл бұрын
Ocean eyes! THAT'S what this song reminds me of. Great song though. And great vocalist...sings kinda like a tenor with a cool tone I didn't expect. Great mic might I add. I buy everything from Sweetwater. Have for hella years. Love this company.
@UTSONUT 2 жыл бұрын
thanks for this video! amazing song and amazing artist!
@JulianFernandez 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Please, do a shootout vid with every Warm Audio mic available!
@danielgregory7842 2 жыл бұрын
Watched her sing in another video. Her voice seems naturally dark. So, when I hear a little sizzle above 10k, I know it's the mic, and not just her. Having that kind of consistency really makes the comparison easy.
@52goldtop 2 жыл бұрын
Warm Audio always brings fire. Gotta grab one of these and couple it with their Tone Beast. Also, really dug Lucie’s voice.
@52goldtop 2 жыл бұрын
Update: Orders in & Shipped today! Big thanks to Chris Jenkins, best rep ever! Can’t wait!
@tecno8335 2 жыл бұрын
Don't use this with the tone beast. This mic is so bright you need to color the signal. There wa1073eq is perfect for coloring to tame the super high-end sound.
@52goldtop 2 жыл бұрын
@@tecno8335 ok thanks for the heads up! She’s here and headed to the studio this weekend to give her a whirl!
@tecno8335 2 жыл бұрын
@@52goldtop The industry chain to tame this mic is: 1073>cl1b or La2a>audio interface. Works like gold everytime.
@52goldtop 2 жыл бұрын
@@tecno8335 screenshotted, thank you!
@RRMUZIKINC 2 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for this one...Thank You WARM! Take my $$$$ NOW!
@SM57 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds great.
@ChivasKimber 2 жыл бұрын
This mic is gorgeous.... This mic or the townsend L22.. Damn I can't choose!!
@cxpital587 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much to Sweetwater for having our lead singer & bassist Lucie Ashmore in to test the WA-8000, and for also using our song Snow! You can find this song on all streaming platforms under Snow by Cxpital, a stunning vocal microphone that we 100% recommend! :)
@sweetwater 2 жыл бұрын
🙌🙌
@imacashew. 2 жыл бұрын
It’s a gorgeous song Job well done
@adrianmatthews7300 2 жыл бұрын
Great song and an incredible vocal performance.
@UTSONUT 2 жыл бұрын
nice song! amazing voice! ya'll rock!
@aricdevone9818 2 жыл бұрын
Lucie has a superb voice. Great song….
@Mangotshepang 2 жыл бұрын
now this microphone! >>>>
@lordundhimself1310 2 ай бұрын
Sounds really good. Very modern. Vocals sound really upfront
@guyjerry 2 жыл бұрын
Great microphone aside, that was a spellbinding vocal performance and the song was wonderful, she is so talented
@LarryOohLaLa 2 жыл бұрын
Very nice and clear warm mic I love that. Is it to expensive microphone or not? Sir ?
@eddierosa98 2 жыл бұрын
Just purchased. Will do a A/B with the Cm800T & Wa-8000. Will also the c800g in for a bonus.
@smokem2d662 2 жыл бұрын
I have a Cm800T as well. Would be interested to hear your thoughts on the A/B
@rowegardner9673 2 жыл бұрын
Would LOVE to hear the A/B!
@rylandweet7750 2 жыл бұрын
I’m just commenting to hope I’ll get a notification when you do
@H12379 2 жыл бұрын
I would be interested as well since I have a CM800T.
@rylandweet7750 2 жыл бұрын
@@H12379 hey you have any tracks done with the cm800t? I’d like to hear it
@WizDaGod 2 жыл бұрын
Just ordered one!
@Yungchris760 2 жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥
@ramencurry6672 2 жыл бұрын
You just bought a masterpiece
@robburgess4556 2 жыл бұрын
Not a mic comment, but I love Lucie's voice! A lovely, warm alto. Beautiful song as well.
@Foeseal 2 жыл бұрын
We need a tube tech cl1B clone 😅
@jay-sb5co 2 жыл бұрын
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@austincelaya1139 2 жыл бұрын
Seriously!!! It would complete the golden vocal chain, only thing they are missing
@Foeseal 2 жыл бұрын
@@austincelaya1139 indeed
@itsOHEAD 2 жыл бұрын
One day 😢
@ApolloJetsonKND 2 жыл бұрын
Forsure!!!!!!
@trade1banco254 2 жыл бұрын
The most versetile michrophone ever made is AKG C414EB with brass capsule. One of the best evermade regardless the price range. Owning m49, u67, u87, u89, T250 etc. I always ending going back to AKG C414 EB. Everything that iv put in front of that microphone sounds natural, accurate and smoking good. Built like a tank!
@JuanNungaray 7 ай бұрын
True the c414 is such a great mic
@cristian-marius-albu 6 ай бұрын
Try a gefell with M7 capsule.
@sebastianrettinghaus9008 2 жыл бұрын
its sounds like an u47 clone / maybe u67 with an high shelf eq. but also great- but I think the noise is little bit loud but handy- I try that
@frankcoffey 2 жыл бұрын
Listening on good headphones the mic does a good job of balance between clarity of each word and other sounds like breath, spit crackle, sibilance. Tube mics are a bit of a bother to set up because of the special cable and power supply (finding an AC plug when you need it), that's really the only down side. However, you don't need phantom power. Warm put in the quality with the capsule, transformer, and cable and it shows. Nothing really negative about the sound. Picked good singers for the demos, may not work as well for everyone.
@thedoodler882 2 жыл бұрын
beautiful
@bigbeastmusicjamaica 2 жыл бұрын
Lucie made me forget about the mic; her song is soooooo captivating nearly brought tears to my eyes....so emotional.
@kmkx7241 2 жыл бұрын
what a performance from lucie.. i forgat to evaluate mic halfway through the song
@JamesWarrior 2 жыл бұрын
Want one!!!
@BeatsBangcomtv 2 жыл бұрын
Once again Warm Audio is pissing off the gear snobs!! lol Even if it's not exactly a c800g, for 10% of the price it's close enough. It sounds good regardless.
@IAMTYNCH 2 жыл бұрын
Im not hearing a "Huge" Difference. I doubt i could pick the Sony and Warm apart in the mix
@demodeiowa 2 жыл бұрын
lol sure it looks the part. sounds miles away from anything near that sort of smooth n focal tone that the sony delivers, but hey if spending over 1K on something that looks like a mini version of the sony is enough to make you happy by all means go out n get one. i'm sure it'll come in handy for recording tasks anyway.
@BeatsBangcomtv 2 жыл бұрын
@@demodeiowa Maybe in the future, but right now I have a Telefunken TF11 Plus a few other mics that I'm perfectly fine with. It doesn't take much to get a good vocal recording these days. In an industry where very few make a decent living makes buying a 10 plus thousand dollar mic a horrible investment. IMO
@ramencurry6672 2 жыл бұрын
The reason why the gear snobs are angry is because Warm Audio microphones sound better than the originals and they are seething.
@IAMTYNCH 2 жыл бұрын
@@demodeiowa Idk its pretty smooth. Tbh it sounds pretty much like a cheaper U47. I like it
@impulseproman 2 жыл бұрын
Am totally giving warm audio my money
@TheEleventeen 2 жыл бұрын
Ms. Lucie sold the mic ! X🤘🏻X
@MrHamit64 2 жыл бұрын
Oh Mich mentioned that the mic this susceeds was used by Jon Bon Jovi. I love Bon Jovi. What tunes was Jon on said mic? Also Mitch mentioned Mariah Carrie. Again what songs did she use it on?
@StuartRau Жыл бұрын
Need a video on the guitars in this track!
@jerrydorsey5951 2 жыл бұрын
Lucy sounds amazing! Screw the mic, where's her album!
@PaulNichollsMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Wow sounded so much nicer before they mixed it!
@NablusRain 2 жыл бұрын
Another Gem from Sweetwater. Fabulous
@phineesrobert417 2 жыл бұрын
Def something to check out
@NablusRain 2 жыл бұрын
@@phineesrobert417 Sure Will
@donnydomino3977 2 жыл бұрын
What reverb were they using on her vocals?!? asking for a friend lol
@sebastianrettinghaus9008 2 жыл бұрын
I think the lead vocals here are not dry. there is a vocal chain and I think you use a expander or Gate - but its sounds good
@KeenApollo 2 жыл бұрын
He literally said a wa 73 and wa2a so of course it's already going to have a color. Thats what I love about outboard gear
@v3zMedia 2 жыл бұрын
It’s too silibant like the GA-800 was before Golden Age fixed it and renamed it to GA8000. For $1200 you can’t beat it though. This will hurt TLM103, AKG C414, and Sony C100 sales. Smart!
@realtalkroscoeg 2 жыл бұрын
Nah, if you have a legendary hardware EQ like a pultec, WA 8000 takes bottom end EQ Beautiful and outshines the sibilance
@LarryOohLaLa 2 жыл бұрын
I just bought the Aston Microphone Stealth but thar not nice like this one I believe
@dspoet1 2 жыл бұрын
What was preamp or channel strip was used?
@DanielSilva-te1ww Жыл бұрын
Can you get a replacement tube from the company?
@Oktober1st 2 жыл бұрын
most important question to me is what were the settings on the WA73 & WA-2A???
@youngwhitefresh9220 Жыл бұрын
That depends on the artist. How much you drive the gain on a 73. Do it settle, instead of distort the signal. The 2A mostly do just slight comp, maybe -6db of reduction.
@DebF124 2 жыл бұрын
How good do you think this mic will be for audiobooks?
@b.o.vmusic8704 2 жыл бұрын
it would be incredible
@BenjaminTomera 2 жыл бұрын
Lucie's awesome!
@jonathanwolverton705 2 жыл бұрын
What reverb is that?
@thedoodler882 2 жыл бұрын
full chan fuze recording link?
@gabrider 2 жыл бұрын
Which preamp do you use? Thank you!!
@DaveMcCall 2 жыл бұрын
WA-73EQ
@takeiteasy2476 2 жыл бұрын
You just forget put the tests when WA sounds like someone spits into the microphone when you rap in your ad, lol, and it's interesting, is schematics inside it also filled with glue like in WA67?)
@HinZro0131 2 жыл бұрын
I am considering the WA-8000 and WA-251 from Warm-Audio. What are your thoughts on this?
@JiRiTiVi 2 жыл бұрын
buy an antelope edge duo and you will get both
@jacobfoncea9714 2 жыл бұрын
Have you compared the edge duo to both? I’m looking at upgrading mics right now, and these 3 are on my radar (along with TLM 102/3)
@cypressmuzik 2 жыл бұрын
I wonder how its gonna compare to Slate ML1 & AA CM800T?....
@IAMTYNCH 2 жыл бұрын
No comparison warm killed it
@zaydzastrow8810 2 жыл бұрын
the definition of warm audio is putting a heat sink on your mic haha
@Yungchris760 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah Im using my student discount today😂😂
@austincelaya1139 2 жыл бұрын
Where can we get the student discount?
@225maine 2 жыл бұрын
@@austincelaya1139 unless you're broke like some students..just buy it.
@Yungchris760 2 жыл бұрын
@@austincelaya1139 i go to SAE, not sure how your school works but ours has a specific code since they’re a partner with sweetwater.
@song-lq8od Жыл бұрын
what is the name of lucie's song?
@koreanfriedchildren 2 жыл бұрын
However, the power supply is solid state instead of tube powered like the C800G
@tecno8335 2 жыл бұрын
Solid state is actually a upgrade over tubes. Now you don't need to worry about replacing them.
@realtalkroscoeg 2 жыл бұрын
@@tecno8335 that’s a lie, lol
@KeenApollo 2 жыл бұрын
@@realtalkroscoeg it's not a upgrade or downgrade though tube and solid state just go about powering the mic different ways. I've used some tube mics I hated and some solid states like the u87 and loved it
@charliebe28 2 жыл бұрын
*This is a slightly off-topic comment* , but I keep being struck at the _ubiquitousness_ of the Audio-Technica model "ATH-M50x" headphones - , especially when used for monitoring during "tracking" sessions. They actually produce merely mediocre quality sound, and aren't even Audi-Technica's best closed-back headphones - but they're just so _COMFORTABLE_ , that lots of studios use them, _anyway._ 😁
@VST2323 2 жыл бұрын
it looks small but im worried about the sound really hopefully somebody can compare it against the golden age and the original..
@225maine 2 жыл бұрын
Wa doesn't make bad recreations..
@VST2323 2 жыл бұрын
@@225maine im going to buy it this week and try it
@225maine 2 жыл бұрын
@@VST2323 I would...I own one of their mics, the wa-87 and the shit is amazing...I bought this one today. In all honesty every engineer should have multiple mics on hand. Doesn't matter if it looks small or has an ugly heat sink...the sound is what's important. Hope you like it..if not, just send it back lol..you know the routine 👍👍
@saintclarityakacasanovabro7992 2 жыл бұрын
I see a lot of people making comments. You have to try the mic out first before you can make a judgment. This is not the 1970s and 80s There are a plethora of good fair price mics That can compare with a lot of industry standard microphones. We have a lot more technology than they did
@brianmclendon1647 2 жыл бұрын
So insane that they can make the mic and offer it for $1200, while the Sony is 25k. It just proves that something is only worth what someone is willing to pay. $$$$ doesn’t necessarily equal value. I really want one of these!!!!!!! Excellent song as well!!
@gusdee4844 2 жыл бұрын
No the Sony was 10k, now selling for over that because they discontinued it. But that doesnt mean they made a perfect clone of it lol. Lets be real, they didnt.
@KeenApollo 2 жыл бұрын
@@gusdee4844 you don't need 10k to make a record though that's the point you buy this warm version a preamp compressor and can mix good enough you can make a million dollars and didn't have to spend 10 k on a mic to do it but if someone has the money and wants to get the mic by all means do it
@gusdee4844 2 жыл бұрын
@@KeenApollo not what I said at all. Hes saying how they cloned the mic and selling it for 1200 while sony sells it 10 times that. All im saying is its likely that its not like the sony
@KeoweeThaGreat 2 жыл бұрын
I have a wa8000 clone I’m making for $120. It sounds just like this mic for 10x less and sounds almost similar. Why pay $1200 for a mic when you can make great records with my $120 mic 😎
@Prof.Albusdumbledore 2 жыл бұрын
@@KeenApollo The reason you purchase expensive microphones It’s so when you’re in the mixing process it cuts down on the extra hard work you have to do and also so you’re not trying to invent something that’s not there. This mic is a little rough on the top end so it’s gonna take a little extra time to mix
@DanBires 2 жыл бұрын
Golden Age already done this not too long ago
@gourabshow3993 2 жыл бұрын
👍
@ic5169 2 жыл бұрын
Now it’s not fair because you have all that ear candy playing while I’m trying to hear the vocal LOL
@phineesrobert417 2 жыл бұрын
I’m curious to the price point of this mic.. 😅
@Clipwilsonbeats 2 жыл бұрын
It’s 1199.00
@ryangzales 2 жыл бұрын
$1,199.00
@BoboRenthlei 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome singer, Awesome mic! Reminds me of ocean eyes by billie eilish
@superstringsbro 2 жыл бұрын
Because they plagiarized it. Easy lawsuit if billies label hears it. They probably wouldn't unless it were to make a lot of money tho.
@PurpleChrome 2 жыл бұрын
Lucie giving me those good chills…
@johnzmedia 2 жыл бұрын
You know what sounds like a c800g? A friggin c800g. Nothing else!!
@FykemusicOfficial 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely lol. But to be fair, c800’s each have subtle differences between them where almost no two are alike. But even with that, I’ve never heard a clone capture 100% of the magic a real c800g has.
@225maine 2 жыл бұрын
There's two kind of ppl...1) the ppl that bitch about everything. 2) the ppl that just use the right tool(s) for the job, no matter who makes the tool(s).
@TheBlashMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Not everyone has $10,000-20,000 to drop on a c800 though
@FykemusicOfficial 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheBlashMusic 100% agree, however, imo if you're on a budget, you're probably better off getting a slate mic or townsend labs sphere and running the c800 emulation. At least you'll have a bunch of other emulation options. I've been able to comp vocals recorded with a real c800 with vocals recorded on the townsend labs c800 emulation before without any major noticeable differences. I did pick up one of these warm audio mics up to see how good I can get it to sound but at the end of the day, a 1200 mic is a 1200 mic. Not to say that the warm audio won't sound amazing.
@rylandweet7750 2 жыл бұрын
@@FykemusicOfficial I listened to a number of samples of the Townsend and I can’t understand why they haven’t fixed the sibilance on that mic it’s really bad, but the rest of it sounds flipping amazing, has that high end sound to it that I really like
@jobimboy Жыл бұрын
I want to hear the mic someone singing high notes in close range not like this. The c800 can deliver it without cracking sound.
@JohannesLabusch 2 жыл бұрын
Couldn't I just solder a box fan to my U67? I'll get to that right away and report on the results soon.
@saintclarityakacasanovabro7992 2 жыл бұрын
The CM800T sounds more like a u87 then a Sony
@beeeazy2732 Жыл бұрын
That song is amazing. Mic aside.
@anthemmakersmusic 2 жыл бұрын
Go Lucie!
@anthonyman8008 2 жыл бұрын
Let me demo please!!!
@christophpetersart3803 2 жыл бұрын
SOLID STATE POWER SUPPLY?.....
@refugioflores2226 2 жыл бұрын
this or TLM 103?
@JiRiTiVi 2 жыл бұрын
this
@TJF1GH 3 ай бұрын
Tlm 103
@KeoweeThaGreat 2 жыл бұрын
Saying gear lovers are mad because you bought a cheap clone is like saying Tesla owners are mad because you bought a Nissan Leaf for 1/4 of the price and still get to point A-B 😂😂😂
@maxlarsen Жыл бұрын
If it was a component for component recreation, would it not cost the same to? hahaha
@m.o.n.d.e.g.r.e.e.n 2 жыл бұрын
was only a matter of time
@famousarmystudio 2 жыл бұрын
For those whining about the solid state power supply, clearly you have no idea how a tube mic works. No audio is passing through the power supply tubes. If Warm created a solid state power supply that pushes clean steady power to the mics tube stage, then there is no difference between a tube and solid state version. If its a crap solid state power supply that produces no clean steady power to the tube, then yes there is a problem there. This is why most cheap tube mic knockoffs suck. The knockoffs use mass produced cheap component power supply’s from China that ruin good tubes.
@matijatatomirovic3351 2 жыл бұрын
How come it's ok to rip off a mic that's still in production? When Chinese do this to Americans it's a theft, but not the other way around? Same goes for ripping off Neumann mics.
@tecno8335 2 жыл бұрын
It's called clones. It's been around in music forever.
@matijatatomirovic3351 2 жыл бұрын
@@tecno8335 absolutely not. Since Sony is still in production, and it's serial production by WA it's called plagiarism, infringement of intellectual rights-theft.
@tecno8335 2 жыл бұрын
@@matijatatomirovic3351 ok bud.
@1allstarman 2 жыл бұрын
If you are going to critique a microphone ,wouldn't you want to use a singer ?
@KeoweeThaGreat 2 жыл бұрын
I have a wa8000 clone I’m making for $120. It sounds just like this mic for 10x less and sounds almost similar. Why pay $1200 for a mic when you can make great records with my $120 mic 😎. Ugh WA snobs are mad because they got ripped off 😂😂
@tecno8335 2 жыл бұрын
What?
@grandrapidsvoiceover1040 2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@RoyceKyleCorbell 6 ай бұрын
Bad choice on the artist to promote the mic lolol
@Fos3tex 2 жыл бұрын
The Sony C800G is literally the most over-rated mic in the world. You can hear the sibilant in the echo. You shouldn't be able to. It's a harsh mic. Worthless.
@JuanNungaray 7 ай бұрын
🤦🏻♂️🤣😂🤣
@TheGeekosDen 2 жыл бұрын
Useless tech marketing.
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