Universal Audio Sphere Series Overview
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Mitch Gallagher shows off UA‘s stunning new Sphere line of cutting-edge microphones. Sphere comes in two models: the LX and the DLX. Both versions are essentially a top-notch large-diaphragm condenser with software integration that powers spot-on modeling of classic mics. For practically endless control, you can swap mic selections, polar patterns, and other characteristics using UA‘s user-friendly Sphere DSP plug-in. The LX model boasts 20 vintage and modern mic emulations, plus dual mono blending of multiple mics at once. The DLX model takes features to the max with a whopping 38 emulations, plus the ability to record in true stereo with just one mic. Check it out!
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So its basically a rebranding of the TL Sphere not a redesign. Makes sense. The tech is so good already
This guy needs to create a master class! Love the clarity!!
Hey Mitch, so cool that you started the video with that legendary private session at NAMM in our improvised hotel showroom with mattresses on the wall. I’m proud to that I was there to demo the system to you with Chris and Erik, and what it all has turned into. 👋🏻
As an owner of the original L22, I can say that it is an outstanding mic on its own. Coupled with the flexibility that this offers, it's a no-brainer buy. Well worth your time and money.
I really like when UA innovates and gives us something new rather than taking another companies innovation and rebranding it.
I love how he gets right to the point . So much I do so fast. Very cool video.
Love Mitch's product demos!
What a great demo. Thanks
I love your videos Mitch. You do a great job
Dope. Excellent voice on the singer as well.
I will love to try this mics !
Mitch is a legend!!!!!
I definitely want the DLX! I will pick one up.
Absolutely amazing! Very professional. And a great video too, thanks for sharing 🤘
I've always wanted to try out the Townsend mics!
Hey there! Are there any physical or component changes made in difference between the TL Sphere and the UAD DLX? or is everything the same and just the rebranding and software changes part of it? Thanks
All the same except the pad is now -20 only as opposed to -10/20.
Very impressive 👌🏾
amazing the technology they have today!
Always good stuff from Sweetwater. Only thing I'm missing in this specific video, is a bit more attention to level matching between Mitchs speaking volume and general EQ and all examples of the plugin and different mics. Mitch comes across as a quite dominant over the singing, and thus making it harder to actually hear and compare the differences applied to the singing voice.
This just makes you realize very quickly that a good sound source sounds good on just about....well everything! haha
Thanks for telling me about what I just bought from you, Mitch.
Seems like this concept is not new, but it is interesting to see how each company puts there own spin on it.
This is the Townsend Labs/UA take, Antelope Audio has a similar take, Steven Slate had a similar but basic take…
I think that, at this point, the most interesting version of this is the Austrian Audio OC818. I know that it is not a modeling mic, but I think it is the best implementation of a dual capsule microphone that allows manipulation of the polar pattern after the fact.
Townsend was first.
Interesting that you mention Austrian Audio. Have been considering that mic. Pitting it against a TLM103 and TLM107. Probably going for K184 pair for Instrument and the LDC for vocals
I’m very stoked about this rebranding with UAD. I do have one question however. Does the Sphere only work with no latency over Apollo interfaces or can you use the UAD Volt 276 with it as well?
You can use Sphere with any interface. It has a really cool calibration mode that allows any pair of mic pres to work, not just Apollos ganged pres.
Which Lav are you using for this video? Great sound on the host’s voice.
So I can't monitor the mic modeling without a UAD interface?
I like the mic Mitch is using to record his voice. Does anyone know which model he is using for this video? Is it a lav?
If I own an original Townsend Labs L22, will its original stereo features still work with the Sphere Plugins (and the Bill Putnam and Ocean Way mic collection plugins)? Do I need to do anything regarding this update?
Hi David, great question! The original will be compatible and updating the new software will add 4 new mic models and has a new user interface that is also easier to navigate.
Let us know if you have any other questions. Thanks!
Jason Filloramo, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1281, Jason_Filloramo@sweetwater.com
*Hi Mitch!*
Am I missing something or are you testing the stereo capabilities of the microphone on a mono track in Pro Tools?
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PT supports stereo-mono plugins, so when using Sphere in PT, it'll look like a mono track in the Mix window when it's really a stereo track in the Edit window. Super cool!
Mitch were you recording the vocalist singing into the sphere 90 degrees offset to the front capsule? Am I seeing that right?
Bought one love it❤
What I learned when doing vocal recording is there is no one
mic u need atleast 2 for dual channel. It’s hard to tell unless u have 10 mics put them side by side for testing your voice. I prefer most silence yet loudest mic, I meant noise floor to max db. A new compressor will give u that original vintage sound. Don’t know why people expect the mics to have original sound u need better preamp. I mean u recording through a computer it’s not gonna sound vintage old time is recording through tape.
I’m questioning all the flexible parameters in the plugin and mic model choices. It’s amazing, but in reality I’d likely tweak/configure say the best vocal options that I like, then just use it over and over again. So I could imagine just a few, like female-vocal, male-vocal, acoustic-guitar. I don’t run a studio so I don’t know how much value I’d get from all the variations available. However, the price is less than just 1 vintage ‘87 so maybe it’s worth it 😃
You can save your own presets and just record with those if you'd like to. Better yet, if you have a UAD interface you don't have to fiddle with the plugin in post if you don't want to, and you end up recording one track instead of two.
@@miltonfostersound I’m going to wait a few months, but will likely buy the DLX. Regardless of how accurate the mic emulations the mic itself and the plugin seem excellent - better than the mic’s I already own - and it’ll integrate nicely with my Apollo x4.
@@JeffyG You definitely won't regret it. I've owned the Sphere for around a year and a half now, and there are many occasions where I use the mic itself without any modelling because it sounds great. But the appeal for me, more so than the accuracy of the modelling, is the fact that this one mic system allows independent control of the on and off axis characteristics of the microphone and is essentially an infinitum on tones that will adapt to whatever my needs are for the recording at that time (in situations where an LDC is appropriate).
I could care less about it matching a U47 exactly, but the fact that I can adjust to the tone of any singer/instrument AND make what's behind the mic sound pleasing is what pushed me to get this.
Not a fan of the limited mic mods with the LX. I mean why?
I'd like to see how you would use the DLX for M/S recording. I record live (choirs, etc.) and it seems that you could set up the 2 mics in omni mode, then duplicate the tracks, reverse the polarity of one side, and have all that's needed for a nice MS recording with a single DLX setting up high in front of the choir (or almost any live group). Do you have an opinion on how practical a recording method this would be?
Cool
So just so I'm clear....When you record from the UAD console into your DAW, this doesnt actually print the result of that recording...?
So if you have the older sphere there's no need to upgrade correct?
On UA forum, an official UA rep has confirmed DLX is the rebranded original L22 except changing the pad to be -20 only
L22 owners are good to go!! And get all the new models for free.
@@UniversalAudio Awesome! How do we go about getting the new modelled mics. I want that Royer RB-121.
Hello, Mitch. I hope all is well. I watched your video and have done a lot of research on this....
at / around 2:58 you said Sphere can be used in "Unison". How do you do this? I have the latest software update, but it's not allow me to add the plugin in the UNISON + Slot (UA Console) --- So is this a future update, did you got a different version, or is this a misquote...
Thank you for your prompt response.
This is a mistake. The Sphere plugins are NOT Unison.
Oh, wow! Thanks for clarifying this!
@@UniversalAudio that will be awesome if you made this feature in next software update. this would free up inserts.
Wow
How do they compare with the older Townsend Labs Sphere L22 that these replace? For the additional $300 for the DLX version ($1500) compared to the L22 ($1200), are there other changes aside from 4 new mic models?
Technically, L22 (technically "discontinued") is the same price except we got to enjoy the $300 discount offer in late 2022. There might be some vendors still offering the discounted price but that was more of a limited time deal
DLX is essentially an L22. But the LX is an all new smaller model, great for tight spaces.
I appreciate the responses! Makes a lot more sense now. Pretty cool that the L22 is getting those new mic models and you're introducing a more affordable version - both seem incredibly powerful.
Even better some sites might still offer a free L22 with an apollo rack interface - and really was free - I got one!
@@UniversalAudio Can i replace my L22 for DLX?
Can I record in fl studio using this microphone?
Hey there, Trae! Yes, you can certainly record within FL studio using these microphones. The software needed for modeling purposes will just show up as a VST within whatever DAW you’re going to be using. Just make sure you have an interface that’s compatible with your computer to run the mic into and you’ll be good to go!
Feel free to reach out with any further questions.
Nick Pasquino, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 3230, nick_pasquino@sweetwater.com
With this microphone the emulations work in real time even if I use a sound card like Focusrite or you have to use an Apollo Audio Interfaces?
If you want to record in realtime, you have to use an Apollo interface since they work with the Unison Preamp.
another point I want to raise: about where we listen to these, I started on laptop speakers, and then went to get mixing headphones. Don't get me wront I think this can be a good 1000 dollar mic, but changing from one to the other makes almost no sense. Just use eq and that will be much better anyway. I believe that if you have a great mic with great mic pre like 1073 and add some eq and compression, this will definatelly give you great vocal recordings.
….don’t like these mics:
Record the dry signal first then apply the modelling options during the mix?
What is the point?
You can also commit!! Your choice.
They're all sound the same. And nothing like originals.
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I just bought the L22 this month and do not feel comfortable owning it after the redesign can I replace it for the DLX ?
THey're exactly the same, just rebranded. The only real mechanical difference is that the pad has 2 settings on the L22 versus just a single setting on the DLX. Don't sell your L22, it's perfect.
I love Mitchs videos, always great. but i have to say I didn't hear differences between mics, it was all so close. Just last wee I was at a store testing real mics, and the difference is like night and day, even comparing all copies of 47s. Before watching this I was actually considering but I don't think it is for me. It just looks cool to have the icons of mics we love in the screen, but when a ribon vintage sounds like that, I just don't think this is working.
definetley agree, im sending back sohere 22 , it holds no weight compared regular tube mic, all in one things are just ok
It's the TH-cam audio. At least for me, I didn't hear any differences either. But believe me, I have the L22, and you can hear the mics. IMO the Bill Putnam collection is the best!
I think, for me anyway, it would have been better to have a complex snippet of fingerstyle guitar, e.g. a Bach arpeggio to really hear the nuances between emulations. The same quite bland vocal riff is hard to compare against
I bought the l22 just a day ago...
It's the same mic! The LX is the new, smaller, more budget-friendly model, and the DLX is the L22, re-branded to match the LX. You just got the DLX for about $300 off lol
Sounds like you got a deal. Same mic and less expensive.
looks like you made a great choice dawg
I don't hear any Difference
Way too many options.
Can't wait for this trend to die. No way in hell I'm buying a microphone that can be crippled due to lack up software updates or system compatibility.
im afraid this isnt close to a trend. the majority of home studios are gonna have these eventually.
Really figures UAD can’t make a mic that allows you to use both mic packs without their above average interfaces
Too bad about the vocalist, singing really hurt my ears.
So UA pretty much had to buyout a whole company to make a Slate VMS ripoff. Got it.
I'm on the way to buy one now, my phones in the other room.. Then in the morning I'm making waffles...
Can you split the two different mics you chose in stereo and put each mic on its own separate track? Or is it it only applied to one recording track?
Hello, Donna! I’m not certain I understand your question. Would you mind emailing me or giving us a call to discuss?
Thanks for the interest!
Cody Kraus, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1766, cody_kraus@sweetwater.com
if you’re recording in pro tools you’d record on a stereo channel and then split to mono after recording