Antelope Edge Solo

One microphone to complete your mic locker

Edge Solo is a high-quality single-capsule large-diaphragm condenser microphone by Antelope Audio. Combined with Antelope’s cutting-edge modeling technology, it allows users to emulate 18 of the world’s most iconic vintage microphones with uncanny accuracy.  The Edge Solo features modeling that was performed in one of the most respected facilities in Germany using an exquisitely preserved collection of classic microphones.  Find the full list of Edge Solo emulations below.

High-performance custom design

Edge Solo was specifically designed as the perfect source to model any vintage cardioid-pattern microphone. Antelope’s Edge microphones are in a class of their own thanks to extensive testing and a design philosophy that ensures an accurate yet natural sounding result.

Designed and built in Europe, Edge Solo features a 6-micron gold-sputtered membrane, low-resonance body and low-reflection headbasket. Edge Solo also boasts custom electronics designed by Antelope’s award-winning engineers, and it delivers exceptional dynamic range and frequency response, resulting in an excellent microphone even before choosing your favorite vintage mic flavor.

Plug’n’play

Unlike the multi-capsule modeling microphones in the Edge series, Solo features a fixed cardioid pickup pattern and feeds a single mono XLR input channel on your interface. This makes it very easy to use. Simply take it out of its case, plug it in, pick one of the 18 available emulations and start tracking.

Compatible with any system

The Edge emulations are optimized to perform with Antelope’s precision mic preamps and converters for maximum accuracy. Antelope Audio’s mic preamp-equipped interfaces feature built-in FPGA processing capabilities that allow real-time vintage mic emulation.

Edge Solo also includes Antelope’s native mic emulation plug-ins, meaning you can use any third-party audio interface and even change modeling settings after recording. Available in VST, AU and AAX formats for both macOS and Windows, Antelope’s native AFX plug-ins* provide everything we’ve come to expect from their industry-leading FPGA FX, with minimal latency, a high degree of oversampling and precise floating-point calculations.

*iLok 2 or 3 required. Not included in the pack.

About the new Edge Family

Building on the success of the acclaimed Edge modeling mic, the new Edge Family from Antelope Audio features three new large-diaphragm condenser mics – the fixed cardioid Edge Solo, the multi-pattern Edge Duo and the dual-capsule, four-output Edge Quadro, capable of 360° stereo recording.

Together with Antelope’s constantly expanding range of FPGA and native AFX mic emulation plug-ins, the Edge Family makes Antelope’s unrivalled mic modeling technology available to an even wider range of users and recording applications.

Features:

- Stunningly accurate and lifelike mic modeling

- Straightforward and easy to use

- Impressive dynamic range and frequency response

- Monosonic large-diaphragm single capsule microphone

- Fixed cardioid characteristics

- Ultra-low resonance headbasket and body construction

- Ever-expanding library of the world’s most renowned microphones (cardioid pattern only)

Mic Emulations:

• Berlin 47 FT
• Berlin 49T
• Berlin 57
• Berlin 87
• Berlin 67
• Berlin M103
• Vienna 12
• Vienna 414
• Tokyo 800T
• Berlin V563 cardioid capsule
• Illinois 57
• Illinois 7B
• Minnesota 20
• Vienna 112
• Berlin K86
• Berlin 47 TU
• Berlin M251
• Hamburg 441

Specifications

Microphone type: Condenser microphone

Diaphragm: Large condenser, single-sided 6u gold-sputtered membrane

Diaphragm diameter: 34mm

Polar pattern: Cardioid (fixed)

Freq. response: 20HZ ~ 20KHZ

Sensitivity: -35dB | 18mV/Pa (-1 to +3dB)

THD+N: -116dB

Self-noise: 19dB(A)

SNR: 75dB(A)

Output impedance: 50 Ohms @ 1kHz

Power requirements: 48V DC Phantom Power

Output connector: 3-pin male XLR

Color: Black matte

Package content

Breakout cable: Not included (standard 3-pin XLR cable)

Mount: Not included

Case: Standard small suitcase