Every mic below is a WOP emulation built from the manufacturer's published on-axis response, its proximity behaviour, capsule speed and harmonic signature. Record through any of them in the Music Studio with the mic you already own. If you later want the hardware itself, each card links to it.
modelled on the Neumann U 87 Ai
The default studio vocal. Flat lows, a polite presence lift, never brittle.
Best for: Lead vocal · Voiceover · Acoustic guitar · Room
Patterns: Cardioid, Omni, Figure-8 · max SPL 127 dB · self-noise 12 dB-A
modelled on the Telefunken U47 (VF14)
The voice that built modern records — thick chest, silky top, glowing valve weight.
Best for: Crooner vocal · Soul · Jazz · Upright bass
Patterns: Cardioid, Omni · max SPL 137 dB · self-noise 15 dB-A
modelled on the AKG C414 XLII
Bright, detailed, cuts a dense mix without EQ. The workhorse.
Best for: Pop vocal · Drum overheads · Piano · Strings
Patterns: Cardioid, Omni, Figure-8, Hypercardioid, Wide cardioid · max SPL 140 dB · self-noise 6 dB-A
modelled on the AKG C12 / Telefunken ELA M 251
Air for days with a valve cushion underneath. Expensive-sounding on anything.
Best for: Star vocal · Strings · Room pair · Brass
Patterns: Cardioid, Omni, Figure-8 · max SPL 132 dB · self-noise 16 dB-A
modelled on the Sony C-800G
The modern rap and R&B vocal. Glassy, forward, sits on top of the beat.
Best for: Rap vocal · R&B · Trap ad-libs · Pop top-line
Patterns: Cardioid, Omni · max SPL 132 dB · self-noise 18 dB-A
modelled on the Shure SM7B
Room-proof. Rejects everything behind it, thick and close, radio authority.
Best for: Podcast · Untreated rooms · Rap vocal · Screamed vocal
Patterns: Cardioid · max SPL 180 dB
modelled on the Electro-Voice RE20
Flat as a ruler for a dynamic, and its Variable-D kills proximity boom.
Best for: Voiceover · Talk radio · Kick drum · Bass cab
Patterns: Cardioid · max SPL 180 dB
modelled on the Shure SM58
Indestructible live vocal. Mid-forward, low end trimmed, feedback resistant.
Best for: Live vocal · Demo takes · Guitar cab · Toms
Patterns: Cardioid · max SPL 180 dB
modelled on the Royer R-121
Tames harshness. Dark, smooth, effortless on anything that spits.
Best for: Electric guitar · Brass · Room · Smoky vocal
Patterns: Figure-8 · max SPL 135 dB · self-noise 18 dB-A
modelled on the Coles 4038
BBC drum room legend. Fat, rolled top, enormous transient cushion.
Best for: Drum room · Overheads · Horns · Vintage vocal
Patterns: Figure-8 · max SPL 125 dB · self-noise 20 dB-A
modelled on the Neumann TLM 103
Quiet, clean, a firm presence lift. The affordable way into the Berlin sound.
Best for: Home vocal · Podcast · Acoustic · Foley
Patterns: Cardioid · max SPL 138 dB · self-noise 7 dB-A
modelled on the Neumann KM 184
Small diaphragm speed. Every string, every stick, no smear.
Best for: Acoustic guitar · Hi-hat · Percussion · Choir
Patterns: Cardioid · max SPL 138 dB · self-noise 13 dB-A
modelled on the Sennheiser MKH 416
The film and trailer voice. Tight rejection, hyped presence, zero room.
Best for: Film dialogue · Trailer VO · Location sound · Anime dub
Patterns: Supercardioid / lobar · max SPL 130 dB · self-noise 13 dB-A
modelled on the Blue Yeti / Rode NT-USB+ class
What most members already own. Corrects the honk and the thin bottom.
Best for: First takes · Meetings · Streaming · Scratch vocals
Patterns: Cardioid, Omni, Bidirectional, Stereo · max SPL 120 dB · self-noise 14 dB-A
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