NEW! Classic 87 VMS by Slate Digital (ML-1 vs. U87 shootout)

Slate Digital just released the Classic 87 VMS Expansion Pack for the ML-1! Today, we will be comparing the ML-1 to a U87 in vocal test shootout. Can you hear the difference??

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[J]

Funny solo I preferred the real one but in the mix I preferred the emulation. It's all relative. Of course, whatever mics slate modeled are not EXACTLY the same as yours, so the idea is not if its identical (no 2 mics are even the same brand) but if it sounds good, and it does (even with your recording being kinda roomy)

[dboo]

listing threw these Adam AV7 's the U87 is on a different Level.But the Townsend Lab sound the closest to me.

[notsceansscreamer]

Just ordered my ML-1 and it should be here next week. Excited to get it in and put it to work!

[jaboebro]

I actually prefer slate emu with this test for the song it's a bit brighter and cuts through the mix. But the u87 is smooth also I feel the difference is about 3-4 dB cut around 3-5k regions to match the slate with u87. In other words slate has boost that range to my ear and its actually right amount to cut through the mix not bad at all. Their both great sounds and I prefer the slate for this mix but the old mics doesn't impress me honestly. And the money should be spent on other things.

[intouch]

The slate pics up more with a slight budget feel. It requires a good soundproofed room, not a bad thing. The sound will be wide open and pleasant when the product is finished.

[MrNeilbrody]

Nice.comparison. U-87 has more body and is more solid in the upper mid-range. The ML-1 is more open sounding. Both good but slightly different.

[taha_mirza]

Slate picking up a lot of room sound, u87 is not. Listen at 4:00 maybe because of base mic sensitivity

[tom_k_d]

Nice test - U87ai gives much more detail and clarity here, though it's going directly into the Scarlett stock preamp. Put a decent preamp in the chain, and the quality gap between these two mics will be even more pronounced...

[koolkd]

Sounds really identical can’t lie. I’m no engineer tho

[sleepyhoops]

Nothing beats the OG U87 sound! Nice track, hope you drop it soon.

[leandrobremer-music]

I can hear the difference and it's so small but somehow the U87 sounds more interesting. Maybe it had more warmness and saturation to it or something like that I don't know but it sounds like a real amp compared to a plugin. Although they sound almost the same the real one sounds better haha... But man, for that price? For those who can't afford a U87... ML-1 all the way. Very impressive!

[guakerorecords]

ey you can upload the raw audio for compare

[DanDanNoodls]

The ML-1 Is picking up more of the room. if you were to reduce some of that effect I wouldn't see why it wouldn't sound nigh identical. No mic is 100% identical, but I think that "presence" I feel is missing from the ML-1 emu is just due to the higher level of room acoustics it's picking up.

[dspoet]

I still gotta go with the U87. The true test of a mic is how well it takes eq and how it holds with vocal stacks. Dope video. What desk is that?

[marioaguilera]

Come on!... The difference is nothing!... Sounds really good!!, yeah, Townsphere has more features but for the price it's just not wort it!....

[luisjavierjaime]

The ml 1 is absolutely great, but the u87 is way better, it’s so well built in

[MusicChannel-rfzz]

There is some extra smoothness on the original & clearer highs.But I'm just wondering why you have kept the intensity slider all the way to minimum.

[SenexBeatz]

The difference is clear. Nice video
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[outlawedbeats]

The u87 is smoother. Though I will say, inside the mix, it wasn't as obvious.

[iamshaymoc]

I like the characters of the U87, It's nice warm and more clean according to me thou🤣🤣