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InSOUND
What's New In Microphones Cont.
from 48 volt 4.5 milliamp phantom
power, it can handle sound pressure
levels of up to 123 dB and comes
complete with a wind screen. Finish
is matte black.
SE Electronics has announced
new additions to its SE X1 product
range. The SE5 has a ﬁxed cardioid
polar pattern, 100 Hz bass cut and
-10/-20dB pad switches. It comes
with a shock mount and is designed
for recording drums, percussion,
piano and any stringed acoustic
instrument. The SE5 is also available
as a pair with two shock mounts,
stereo mounting bar and a ﬂight
case. Drawing on the SE X1, the
SE X1 USB condenser microphone
is intended for studio and location
use. The SE X1R is a re-issue of
the company's "low-volume highticket" ribbon microphone. And
the Magneto, despite is name, is a
condenser

Esfera offers stereo
to 5.1 surround out

microphone with a maximum SPL of
140 dB, a high sensitivity level and
a 20 Hz to 20 kHz frequency range.
Sennheiser's new Esfera consists
of a stereo condenser microphone
and a 19-inch rack-mountable
processor which is designed to
convert the stereo feed into a
5.1 surround signal. Occupying
two of the four audio inputs on
broadcast cameras, it leaves
scope for other microphones.
Shure's CVL Centraverse is a
miniature cardioid lavalier condenser
presenter microphone intended for
use with the company's range of
wireless links.
Sony offers a very wide range
of wired and wireless microphones
including lavaliers, shotguns, studio
and tabletop models. Top of the
range is the C800GPAC studio tube
condenser microphone. Near the
opposite end of the size and price
scale is the wearable ECM44BMP
electret lavalier.
TSL's DSF-B Digital
B ro a d c a s t p a c k a g e
consists of a DSF-2
m i c ro p h o n e s y s t e m
which includes the DSF2 microphone and DSF-2

Shure's CVL
Centraverse
lavalier mic

microphone controller
plus DSF-3 digital surround
processor. The system
provides simultaneous
digital surround and stereo
soundscapes at large scale
live outside broadcast
events such as sports
stadiums and concert hall
venues. The SoundField
range also includes the
SPS200 software-controlled
surround-sound microphone.

new Zoom H4n which is practically
a studio in your pocket for around
£250. The only downside of the
two H4n units I own is quite a
slow boot-up time. Battery life
(from two AA cells) is excellent in
stamina mode though. This forces
you to record at 16 bit 44.1 kHz
sampling rate rather than 24 bit 48
kHz or 96 kHz . The quality both
of the stereo-pair microphones
and the resultant ﬁles (captured to
removable SD card) is stunning.
The newest version,
Zoom H5, accommodates
interchangeable
microphone capsules.
Devices of similar
concept are available
from
Marantz,
Olympus, Roland,
S o n y, S t a g e l i n e ,
Tascam, Yamaha
and Yellowtec.

Combined Mic/
Recorders
This is a product category
which has grown substantially
in recent years and includes
real bargains like the relatively

Zoom's latest
H5 model offers
interchangeable mics

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