The CAD u37 is a budget oriented microphone that is getting more and more popular in the UTAU community.
Unlike the Blue Snowball it has only one polar pattern and diaphragm and a basic design. Meaning more money went into the sound and not anything extra.
It's very clear and not muffled at all for it's price and is a wonderful budget option for the beginner.
However you get what you pay for and this microphone could still use a little help. That's where this resource comes in!
Here you can find various EQ curves that are designed to match the sound of the CAD u37 to that of other microphones. While note perfect I try to get these as close as possible. I've taken some creative liberties with these to get as best a result as possible.
These EQ curves are provided as Audacity XML files so applying it to your voicabank is as easy as importing your samples, running the Equalization plugin, and exporting!
AVAILABLE MATCHING CURVES:
Shure SM7b:
This EQ curve makes your recordings much richer sounding, similar to the sound of the Shure SM7b microphone.
((image on EQ here))
The Shure SM7b is a studio dynamic microphone. Dynamic mics tend to pick up less high frequencies and less background.
The CAD u37 is a Condenser microphone, while I can match the sound to a degree the EQ curves will not match the other attributes.
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KAM MC3:
This EQ matches the CAD u37 to the KAM MC3, a little known condenser mic.
((image of EQ here))
Since the KAM is also a condenser mic similar to the CAD, except being somewhat higher quality, this theoretically could be a better fit.
DOWNLOAD (not available)
HOW TO IMPORT EQ CURVES:
Importing the XML files is easy, here is a gif demonstrating how to do this:
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That's all for now! Hopefully these are useful to you to improve the overall sound of your recordings! I may update these periodically but for the most part these are as-is.
Unlike the Blue Snowball it has only one polar pattern and diaphragm and a basic design. Meaning more money went into the sound and not anything extra.
It's very clear and not muffled at all for it's price and is a wonderful budget option for the beginner.
However you get what you pay for and this microphone could still use a little help. That's where this resource comes in!
Here you can find various EQ curves that are designed to match the sound of the CAD u37 to that of other microphones. While note perfect I try to get these as close as possible. I've taken some creative liberties with these to get as best a result as possible.
These EQ curves are provided as Audacity XML files so applying it to your voicabank is as easy as importing your samples, running the Equalization plugin, and exporting!
AVAILABLE MATCHING CURVES:
Shure SM7b:
This EQ curve makes your recordings much richer sounding, similar to the sound of the Shure SM7b microphone.
((image on EQ here))
The Shure SM7b is a studio dynamic microphone. Dynamic mics tend to pick up less high frequencies and less background.
The CAD u37 is a Condenser microphone, while I can match the sound to a degree the EQ curves will not match the other attributes.
DOWNLOAD
KAM MC3:
This EQ matches the CAD u37 to the KAM MC3, a little known condenser mic.
((image of EQ here))
Since the KAM is also a condenser mic similar to the CAD, except being somewhat higher quality, this theoretically could be a better fit.
DOWNLOAD (not available)
HOW TO IMPORT EQ CURVES:
Importing the XML files is easy, here is a gif demonstrating how to do this:
That's all for now! Hopefully these are useful to you to improve the overall sound of your recordings! I may update these periodically but for the most part these are as-is.
