I believe it would be superb if Steinberg considered releasing a high quality valve studio microphone named (ST-M01 V) which looks very similar to the ST-M01 but slightly longer tube with a valve inside. I’ve designed a very basic example of what I’d like created in order to make a purchase immediately.
Steinberg ST-MO1 V - Valve Microphone
Great idea!
Many thanks @BJ_Dobbs
You have no idea what that means. Most valve microphones use the valves in the external PSU. To include the valve inside the microphone body, it is necessary to use an uncommon valve, that will cost more than you expect. And heat problems are common for such designs.
TBH, Steinberg mainly is a software company, bundling some microphones or headphones as OEM products to audio interfaces. A high quality tube microphone isn’t what we need from Steinberg.
Maybe so #St10ss but it’s what I would like to own; made by Steinberg, instead of buying what’s already available in the world of valve microphones globally. However, I do appreciate your valid points of view, so cheers for your reply #Dope
st10ss what are you talking about? Most tube mics have the tube inside the mic, very rarely its in the PSU. All the legendary mics like U47, U49, U67, C12, Elam 251, Sony C800g, etc etc, all have the tube inside the mic. The PSU is used to power the filaments of the tube inside the mic. By design, you don’t really want the tube outside of the mic, you want near capsule as possible to keep hi z section and impedance conversion as close as possible. There’s no such thing as uncommon valves. I do agree, there’s plenty of tube mics around in the market already, steinberg should focus on what they do best, wich is software.
#Berns THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY … Well appreciated
Why a real valve mic?
I would prefer a “virtual valve” through a DSP simulating the warmth of a real classic high-end valve.
You could even add a switch to the mic choosing between two different valve simulations, let’s say “red” and “blue”…
