All items tagged with microphones (262)
Prof. Dr. Jörg Sennheiser Relinquishes Chairmanship — Dr. Frank Heinricht to Chair the Sennheiser Supervisory Board in 2015
December 10, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Prof. Dr. Jörg Sennheiser Relinquishes Chairmanship — Dr. Frank Heinricht to Chair the Sennheiser Supervisory Board in 2015

Having recently turned 70 years old, Prof. Dr. Jörg Sennheiser is handing over the chair of the supervisory board of Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG to Dr. Frank Heinricht, as of January 1st, 2015. Frank Heinricht became a member of the supervisory board of Sennheiser five years ago. The company is now fully into the hands of Daniel and Andreas Sennheiser.
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Shure Unveils Model 5575LE Unidyne Limited Edition Microphone
December 8, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Shure Unveils Model 5575LE Unidyne Limited Edition Microphone

In celebration of Shure’s Unidyne microphone 75th anniversary of the world’s first single element unidirectional dynamic microphone and because the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) presented Shure with the prestigious Milestone Award for the Unidyne technology, the company released a new 5575LE Unidyne Limited Edition model.
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DIY Microphone Calibration
November 25, 2014 by Ron Tipton

DIY Microphone Calibration

You can inexpensively calibrate a microphone. How? In this article audioXpress author Ron Tipton discusses two methods of “secondary” calibration: the electrostatic actuator and microphone comparison.
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Audix Celebrates 30 Years with Special Edition D6 Microphone
November 5, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Audix Celebrates 30 Years with Special Edition D6 Microphone

Audix Corporation has unveiled a special limited edition D6 microphone to mark the company’s 30 year anniversary. The Audix D6 was first introduced to the music industry in 2005 and is considered one of the most influential kick drum mics ever made. This special edition D6 microphone features a limited edition finish. Only 750 have been produced, all look different and are numbered and serialized.
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Micro Electronic-Acoustics Component Market (Global & China)
October 31, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Micro Electronic-Acoustics Component Market (Global & China)

A new analysis for 2014 titled “The Global and China Micro Electronic-Acoustics Component Industry Report, 2013-2014” was published in October 2014 by Research in China and shows that the earphone and headphone categories have been the main growth areas since the second half of 2013. The 95 pages report provides the most recent data and information on the micro electronic-acoustics industry, detailing profiles of 21 micro electronic-acoustics manufacturers.
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Earthworks New 40-kHz High-Definition FlexMic Podium Microphones
October 29, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Earthworks New 40-kHz High-Definition FlexMic Podium Microphones

The original Earthworks FlexMic Series with slim profile gooseneck and tips, available in different lengths are versatile microphone for podium, conference and presentation spaces. Now Earthworks has expanded the range with new FlexMic 40kHz High Definition models, which feature an extended frequency response from 50Hz to 40kHz.
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Neumann Reissues The Legendary U 47 FET
October 14, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Neumann Reissues The Legendary U 47 FET

The Neumann U47 fet is back! During the 137th AES convention in Los Angeles, Neumann announced the reissue of the legendary condenser microphone with cardioid characteristic as a “Collectors Edition U 47 fet”. The production of the reissues follow the original documents and schematics allowing for a wide dynamic range based on fet 80 circuit technology.
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Audio-Technica Debuts New AT5045 Cardioid Condenser Microphone
October 13, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Audio-Technica Debuts New AT5045 Cardioid Condenser Microphone

The hand-built AT5045 is the ultimate studio condenser instrument microphone and the latest addition to A-T’s flagship 50 Series. Introduced at the 137th AES Convention in Los Angeles, the new AT5045 is an hand-built large-diaphragm electret side-address condenser instrument microphone with a cardioid polar pattern.
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RØDE Takes On-camera Microphones To An Entirely New Level With The New Stereo VideoMic X
September 26, 2014 by Joao Martins

RØDE Takes On-camera Microphones To An Entirely New Level With The New Stereo VideoMic X

The RØDE Stereo VideoMic X was introduced during the IBC 2014 show in Amsterdam and will be shipping globally in October 2014. As RØDE explains, “We had the objective of creating the best of the best and I believe we’ve done just that. The Stereo VideoMic X is the ultimate tool for superlative audio capture in any environment.”
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Sennheiser Launches Dante Card for Digital 9000 Wireless Microphone System
September 12, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Launches Dante Card for Digital 9000 Wireless Microphone System

At the IBC 2014 show in Amsterdam, Sennheiser introduced a Dante option card for its EM 9046 receiver, enabling its top-of-the-range Digital 9000 microphone system to be integrated into Dante audio-over-IP networks. The EM 9046 DAN card simply slots into the Sennheiser receiver, enabling Digital 9000 to send uncompressed HD audio data over a Dante network and conveniently route the system’s high-definition audio data via Audinate’s Dante Controller.
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