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NEW MICROPHONES PRODUCT SAMPLER DPA Microphones’ 4080 miniature cardioid lavalier mic has been developed to provide optimum speech intelligibility for applications including broadcast, recording, and live performance. Designed to be body-mounted around 20 to 25cm from the mouth, the DPA 4080 is acoustically pre-equalised, offers a 4dB presence boost to improve speech intelligibility and definition, and comes complete with a premounted pop filter in a robust holder with shockmount. Earthworks Audio’s PM40 PianoMic System comprises two Random Incidence High Definition Microphones especially designed to work inside a piano with its lid open, halfclosed, or fully closed, providing high gain before feedback with virtually no leakage of sounds of other instruments from outside the piano – perfect for churches, recording studios, touring sound, and performing arts centres, according to its creator. Holophone’s surround technology is a patented audio recording system designed to address audio challenges when recording multi-channel sound. The HD-3 is the newest addition to its range, marketed as being the world’s most inexpensive professional surround sound microphone, featuring five multidirectional, full-bandwidth microphone elements, and a discrete LFE microphone in one integrated capsule. www.dpamicrophones.com www.earthworksaudio.com www.holophone.com Josephson Engineering’s new C617 represents their second-generation highvoltage metal diaphragm omnidirectional mic. Operating from standard 48V phantom power, yet providing full 200V polarise potential for a lab-grade standard half-inch mic capsule, the C617 is supplied with a Microtech Gefell MK221 capsule. The Josephson cascode FET frontend circuitry introduced in the C606 has been further refined. JZ Microphones’ The Black Hole is a handcrafted, multi-pattern (cardioid, omni, figure-of-eight), studio condenser design featuring a Class A discrete amplifier circuit, two opposing-positioned true electrostatic capsules, custom-designed capsule with single-tap diaphragm and adjustable backplate, variable spluttered diaphragm, and integrated capsule shockmount. Recently, it’s been joined by a fixed-cardioid version (BH-2) and fixed-cardioid version with a pad switch (BH-3). M-Audio’s Pulsar II is a relatively new smallcapsule condenser microphone featuring a six-micron Mylar evaporatedgold diaphragm capsule design – ideal for studio and stage applications. Other notable features include a solid brass backplate for natural, transparent sound; low-distortion Class-A FET electronics; and switchable 10dB pad and 80Hz highpass filter (Also available as a matched pair). adAT4050(audio media)186x129mm.qxd:Mise en page 1 www.josephson.com www.jzmic.com 9/06/08 16:18 Page 1 www.m-audio.com AT4050: created by one, used by everyone. Before a product becomes so legendary that it is used by everyone, someone has to create it. When Akino-san, an employee of Audio-Technica for many years, spent hundreds of hours on the creation of the AT4050, he was working to obtain the AT4050’s superb quality of sound reproduction. Not only did he succeed in his ambition, but today, the AT4050 is used all over the world in a wide variety of applications, from recording studios to live sound to broadcast. And when he’s not creating legends, Akino-san loves the serenity of fishing. Audio-Technica’s range of studio microphones start from just £100*. To find out more, email info@audio-technica.co.uk or telephone +44 (0) 113 292 0463. *AT2020 suggested retail price www.audio-technica.com AUDIO MEDIA JUNE 2008 53 http://www.dpamicrophones.com http://www.earthworksaudio.com http://www.holophone.com http://www.m-audio.com http://www.josephson.com http://www.jzmic.com http://www.audio-technica.com http://www.audio-technica.com

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AudioMedia - June 2008 Contents Recording Post Broadcast AES Review What's Up UK? Geofocus: Australia For the Record Special Report: Videosonics Newstalk: DPA New Microphones Novation SL Compact Allen & Heath IDR-8 Eastwest Quantum Leap SD2 & Goliath Final Cut: Indiana Jones Merging ADR Module Koolworld SSL Duende Good Product Sampler: Microphones Video Guide AMSR Meyer Sound The Blue Planet Live! Royer Labs Mics R-121 & R-122

AudioMedia - June 2008

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