Waves Abbey Road King's Microphones

Microphones Fit for a King - and a Queen

In the 1920s and 30s, EMI crafted microphones for British Royalty - King George V, King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth - but these gorgeous mics sat neglected in the EMI Archive Trust for decades.

Then, in a strange twist of fate, production started on the award-winning film, "The King's Speech".

After painstaking restoration, the mics came back to life to record the film's orchestral sections, as well as "re-amp" the dialogue for authenticity.

Then the Abbey Road engineers started experimenting with re-amping guitars and synths to get unique crunchy filter-like qualities.

Clearly, the mics were never designed to be used in this fashion - but breaking the rules is how you stand out.

Features

• Modeled in close collaboration with Abbey Road Studios
• The King George V mic is the only known model of a carbon mic
• Each mic has 3 range positions: close, natural, and ambient
• 1920s and 30s mic characteristics provide "lost" mic timbres
• Vibey sonic qualities for sound design and music production
• Follow with reverb, for novel room and ambiance effects