Which Warm Audio Microphone Should You Buy? // WA-47F & WA-CX12 (Comparison and Review)

This video is focused on 2 new Warm Audio microphones, the WA-47F & CX-12.
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[@LeBeautiful]

47F for a budget, the CX-12 for that silky smooth, bright vintage sound 🤩 good stuff Edward!

[@Andre_Ang]

Microphone comparisons have to be my favorite thing about this channel! Fire mics for sure 🔥 Keep up the amazing content! 🔥

[@EdwardSmithMusic]

Appreciate it!

[@chrisk.6246]

Great comparison/test/demo--thanks!! All three sound great, but that CX12 is so big and open sounding--wow!

[@Fox_is_Fox]

I like your voice better with the FET 47. I have a voice similar to yours and I used a C800G for 10 years. One day I tried a cheap FET (MXL V89) and it blew the Sony out of the park!!!! I might try the WA now ;) Thanks for the video.

[@EdwardSmithMusic]

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[@danielsaintmusic]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Incredible voice bro!! So unique and emotionally attention grabbing. Keep up the good work man

[@EdwardSmithMusic]

Thanks so much 🙏🏻

[@DeRaNgEdOfficial]

C12 hands down one of the golden vintage replicas. I own the 251 and it is my monster on vocals.

[@ryanlynch505]

This is one of the best vocal videos I've seen on KZbin when it comes to vocal quality sonics. How can I contact you to inquire about the vocal processing you did here? I will gladly pay to know what you used plugin wise on your vocal bus!

[@R.C.Bullar]

The 47F is the clear winner as it set your voice in the most proper position within the mix. All in all, that’s just my ears.

[@vannmensa]

Great review Great sounding microphones Dope content as usual

[@EdwardSmithMusic]

Appreciate it!

[@MichelleWongMJ]

Love your videos! The looks of these mics are so impressive, if I were immensely rich I'll purchase all of them lol😄 Your rendition of "Us Against the World" is lovely!

[@JustEdMusicProduction]

Really valuable upload. Thanks, my man.

[@hi1mham]

the sibilance on WA-47F is noticeable in decent headphones, but I feel like it would be completely manageable with a lil eq and proper attack and release settings on pre/comp and for the price paired with not having to run outboard tube power supply I think I just made my decision. Character otherwise was indistinguishable past sibilance at beginning and ending of phrases but hey, maybe KZbin's compression itself might be imparting color and making them sound similar to my ears. I don't blame anyone grabbing a vacuum tube, but what I learned here is: WA-47F

[@A1DULLU]

They all sound good to me

[@Godzillah]

it’s has high self noise but high spl 149 max decibel also made up for it it’s classic capsule so they tend to have a little more high self noise.

[@frubo_ssg]

The WA-CX12 is not my cup of tea. I still prefer much more the WA-47 and the WA-251. The WA-47F (in my opinion) is if you need some more top end compared to the WA-47. What do you think?

[@hi1mham]

I think the WA-47F is just faster because of the FET

[@oldtimer666]

Im looking to buy a mic which doesn’t have exaggerated highs. Previously i owned a akg c414 xlii which made my voice worse and everyone told me to get a new mic. Im looking to upgrade from a rode nt1a but looking for similar characters with a upgraded version.

[@officialWWM]

I want a green one!

[@kumareshhalder4214]

Edward which interface do u use mostly

[@percy1601]

He has outboard gear. Mic-WA73-WA-2A-Apollo x8 or x16 not sure ab that part. If youre still looking for a interface i would recommend ssl 12 or audient id series

[@harryholstein9701]

It's a long shot on you responding but I have a question I have an avantone bla cv12 doesn't sound as good as this one but I'm looking at the wa 8000 ,wa 47 and the manley ref c ... what would u recommend as an upgrade from cv 12?

[@v3zMedia]

The 32dBA self noise on the WA-CX12 will kill the interests for most users

[@rylandweet7750]

There’s no way! That’s gotta be false

[@rylandweet7750]

Self-Noise: 22dBA from warms site… but that’s still crazy for a mic over a grand

[@v3zMedia]

@@rylandweet7750 yeah Zzounds has it listed as 32 but Sweetwater says 22dBA. That's too noisy for sure. I'd rather buy the OC18/OC818 or the WA8000 for around that price.

[@rylandweet7750]

@@v3zMedia I totally agree! For the money I’d buy a avantone and get the mods done if I wanted that c12 sound , which I do like, but in this video I found the wa47 to sound actually better then the cx12 in general, the cx12 is to thin

[@rylandweet7750]

@@v3zMedia I been looking at the oc18 actually, I prefer how it sounds on vocals over the oc818, just the oc18 has this sort of “dry” sound with sibilance sort of like jz mics have but not as much, not sure if I like it though, been thinking a lot about Mojave 300, I do like the Mojave 1000 a lot of my vocals but it’s so expensive!

[@ryanlynch505]

Do you record these vocals with the tone button engaged on the wa73 or with it off?

[@EdwardSmithMusic]

I don’t have the tone button engaged

[@OneFlow.Cacique]

hey bro, for u, which is the best mic for male rap vocal?

[@tommymartini34]

Man that cx12 works with your vocals very well

[@isiWins]

hey edward, can you recommend me a pair of studio monitors for about 300-350€ with mointing points for a wall moint?

[@pipegalez]

I'm thinking about to buy the wa-cx12 or the se2200

[@Cornmolio]

I just bought two Se2200’s and they are really great. If you’re on a budget, you can find them new for under $200. But if money is not an issue, the CX12 is in a whole different league. Definitely CX12 if you can afford it. In my case, I just needed a lot of microphones. But I plan on adding a CX12 to the mix soon.

[@volvot5turbo]

WA-47 for me. The F sounded a little more brittle, not as full bodied to me.

[@hi1mham]

could be wrong, but I think the "brittleness" is the speed/attack of the FET vs the tube though, realistically for me outside of beginning/ending of phrases the WA-47F and WA-47 are similar enough that taking a bit of air off the top of the F and it would be indistinguishable. If I don't want the F to be sibilant and crispy in/out I can do that with my comp with attack/release, I feel like I actually have more options here with the F because If I want a rap vocal that is sharp/fast and sibilant and up front I have that with the F, but if I want to smooth it out for singer/songwriter I have that too. The body in the middle of phrases to me was surprisingly similar, but the F sounded like a FET.

[@nicegreat]

What software do you use for recording your audio?

[@EdwardSmithMusic]

Cubase 👌🏻

[@nicegreat]

@@EdwardSmithMusic Really Appreciate it

[@cansee0]

To get things orff ?

[@Shamann]

I see

[@bdlevine8791]

Your damaging your tube mics by having the tube under the capsule. The heat from the tube rises. Turn those tube mics upside-down.

[@vontreherumaiBH]

Wth 😂lol no