Recording Magazine have reviewed the Lauten Audio Eden LT-386 microphone in their latest issue, as well as interviewing two of the mic's designers Brian Laudenslager and engineer Fab Dupont.
They've also put together a video that showcases the Eden in action.
The Eden LT-386 is Lauten Audio's flagship premium studio microphone, and North American magazine Recording Mag have just finished putting it through its paces for their latest issue. Featuring a detailed and transparent sound, high and low-pass filters, multiple polar patterns and unique multi-voicing feature, the Eden is a high-end, large-diaphragm vacuum tube condenser that sounds every bit as good as it looks. It's also been described as like having three mics in one, with the unique Multi-Voicing feature that adjusts the tone between Forward, Neutral and Gentle settings.
For the review, reviewer Paul Vnuk Jnr experimented with each of the Eden's three voice settings on a variety of sources, including vocals, drums, electric guitar and bass. He writes “With the Eden in its cardioid pattern, on the Neutral setting, and with High Pass set flat, it is a very neutral and natural mic with gently scooped mids around 400 Hz. It has a low end that is solid and full rather than pillowy or boomy, and the top end is clean and clear but gently contoured; there’s a controlled slope down from 5 to 10 kHz and then rolling off thereafter. The high end saturates as a source digs in, rather than getting spitty or stabby. Overall it has a sound that is reminiscent of classic mics of the past without trying to claim allegiance to any specific model. In other words, in true Lauten fashion, it has its own sound that could someday be a classic.”
"Thanks to its patterns, filters, and voicings, you can dial it in for most anything and everything,
all with a depth and sound that holds its own against many high dollar classics. Another Lauten winner."
Recording Mag also interviewed two of the Eden’s designers – co-founder of Lauten Audio Brian Laudenslager, and mix engineer Fab Dupont – and shot a video to show the effect of each voice setting. Speaking about his goals for the Eden, Fab says, “What I was aiming for, especially in the neutral setting, was to have what is good about vintage tube microphones, all the transformer saturation and all the beautiful stuff that makes it sound instantly like a classic record, but none of that modern brightness that hurts your eyes. I wanted to be able to put it on a vocal with no EQ and put that on a record. That is pretty much what I did with David Crosby, for example.”
You can read the full Recording Magazine review for yourself here.
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Lauten Audio Eden LT-386 – A modern tube microphone like no other
The Eden LT-386 is Lauten Audio’s flagship studio microphone. Part of the premium Signature Series, which includes other high-end studio mics the Atlantis, Clarion and Oceanus, the Eden is a Multi-voicing vacuum tube, large-diaphragm condenser microphone with a transparent and detailed sonic quality. The Eden offers a unique blend of classic and modern design, with a smooth and rich sound that’s reminiscent of classic vacuum tube microphones. The three different voicings – forward, gentle and neutral – allows you to tailor the sound to the source, whether you're looking for a sound that is upfront and modern, subtle and smooth, or open and natural.
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