Universal Audio SC-1 Hemisphere Mic Modeling Is a Behringer

[wanderingengineer]

This is fascinating stuff. I don’t have the hemisphere plugin, only Sphere but I am a UAD user. I guess I will have to find a way to get it, possibly by buying the cheapest “Standard Series” mic.

UAD are on record as saying the SC-1 uses the same capsule as Sphere here. Maybe they mean a similar 797 one, or they only use one side of the CY002?

 

[kingkorg]

This is fascinating stuff. I don’t have the hemisphere plugin, only Sphere but I am a UAD user. I guess I will have to find a way to get it, possibly by buying the cheapest “Standard Series” mic.

UAD are on record as saying the SC-1 uses the same capsule as Sphere here. Maybe they mean a similar 797 one, or they only use one side of the CY002?

I love how these companies give me the opportunity to debunk their lies. Or maybe half-truths, as this is just the half of Sphere's capsule, with the other half being transparent plastic backplate. And no, it doesn't sound the same.

 

[sumitagarwal]

To be fair, here they state that it's basically half the capsule:
https://uadforum.com/community/index.php?threads/sc1-vs-sphere.68119/post-495793

I think you'd be more than pleased with the SC1.

It's basically "half" a Sphere. Same capsule and VERY similar circuits.

 

[kingkorg]

To be fair, here they state that it's basically half the capsule:
https://uadforum.com/community/index.php?threads/sc1-vs-sphere.68119/post-495793

No, they don't. It is not the same capsule. Not that it really matters, but there are significant differences. It is not even half the electronics, as the filtering doesn't happen in the mic but in software. I don't know if they hire people that don't know their own products, or if they are deceiving people for marketing reasons.

 

[sumitagarwal]

No, they don't. It is not the same capsule. Not that it really matters, but there are significant differences. It is not even half the electronics, as the filtering doesn't happen in the mic but in software. I don't know if they hire people that don't know their own products, or if they are deceiving people for marketing reasons.

Maybe this is giving the benefit of doubt, but I'd lean on the direction of lack of expertise rather than marketing. None of the actual marketing materials suggest shared components, and if anything I think they would prefer to position a wider gap between the products given how much the Sphere needs to be seen as a premium offering to justify it's price.

On the one hand, I would be wrong. On the other hand, I am an executive at a marketing company.