ProAudio Review - May 2008 - (Page 46) The latest news and products NEW PRODUCTS HOLOPHONE PortaMic 5.1 Holophone has launched its PortaMic 5.1 camera-mountable surround microphone. It reportedly offers discrete 5.1 audio quality with portability that targets audio and video applications, including in-studio, field recording, documentary and ENG. Like the company’s H4 SuperMINI, the PortaMic features a 2.5 x 1.5-inch mic head with six separate mic elements arranged to correspond with the typical 5.1 speaker setup in a studio or home theater. This design allows users to capture, from a single point source, a discrete surround recording. According to Holophone, the PortaMic’s encoder, equipped with Dolby Laboratories’ Dolby Pro Logic II encoding technology, provides a low profile when connected to the camera, offering an uninterrupted sightline. PRICE: $599 CONTACT: Holophone | ☎ 416-362-7790 ➲ www.holophone.com NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS BROADCAST SENNHEISER MKH 800 Twin Mic Sennheiser has introduced its MKH 800 Twin microphone. Based upon the company’s MKH 800, the MKH 800 Twin multiplies recordists’ abilities by offering polar pattern switching after the recording session. The MKH 800 Twin can be thought of as a multi-pattern microphone without the pattern switches. The MKH 800 Twin is equipped with both front and back capsule outputs. In a standard multi-pattern mic, like its predecessor, the pattern of the mic is derived by adding and subtracting the back capsule. Thanks to the MKH 800 Twin’s dual outputs, recordists can simply plug both of these capsules into a DAW or recorder and create the pattern desired during mix-down. The MKH 800 Twin is targeted for film scoring, symphonic recording, broadcasting, 5.1 surround, and studio and field recording. PRICE: $3,356 CONTACT: Sennheiser USA | ☎ 860-434-9190 ➲ www.sennheiserusa.com On a recent business trip to Nashville to attend the Religious Broadcasters Show, Bob Heil took time out to visit the busy Country Music Television (CMT) studios. The purpose was two fold, one to see old friends Shipley Landiss, Engineering Technical Manager, and Jim Gilmore, Audio Maintenance Engineer, and to deliver three new PR 22 microphones to be awarded during the Nashville AES Section Spring Mixer competition. While being given a tour of the facilities located in the heart of downtown Nashville, Bob was able to see CMT’s new PR 40s in action as country stars Emerson Drive stopped by for a live in-studio interview. WAWS-TV Fox 30 News is now BAS Relocation compliant after a microwave equipment overhaul led by RF Central. With three of its skilled technicians on site over a seven-day period, RF Central replaced three transmitters and two receivers as well the station’s remote control unit to help WAWS-TV Fox 30 News through its transition. As a team of climbers scaled the icy sides of Mount Everest carrying the Olympic torch to the summit, Chinese broadcaster CCTV used a Euphonix System 5-B to broadcast live this monumental event. With 16 different channels of programming, CCTV is mainland China’s major television broadcaster. As one of only six Chinese broadcast companies to be selected to publicly broadcast the Beijing Olympics, CCTV has been eagerly preparing for the upcoming Olympic Games. With ten Euphonix on-air mixing systems installed for on-air, HDTV and OB productions, CCTV is prepped and ready to go. AUDIO-TECHNICA AT8004/AT8004L Mics Audio-Technica has introduced its AT8004 and AT8004L omnidirectional dynamic microphones, two new microphone solutions designed specifically for the broadcasting market. The AT8004 (5.93”) and the longer AT8004L (9.43”) both reportedly offer natural sound reproduction, targeted for handheld interviews, ENG/EFP and sports broadcasting applications, or as the ‘mono’ mic when used in conjunction with a stereo mic. Additionally, the AT8004L’s longer handle accommodates a microphone flag while still providing sufficient space for the talent to grip the microphone. The AT8004 and AT8004L offer a frequency response of 80-16,000 Hz and an omnidirectional polar pattern. In addition, they each feature a hardened-steel grille as well as internal shock mounting. They are also RoHS-compliant, free from all substances specified in the EU directive on the reduction of hazardous substances (RoHS). PRICE: $135 (AT8004) CONTACT: Audio-Technica | ☎ 330-686-2600 ➲ www.audio-technica.com STUDER OnAir 2500 Compact Broadcast Console Studer’s OnAir 2500 digital, all-in-one, radio on-air console utilizes the software technology derived from the company’s OnAir 3000 console. The OnAir 2500 is a totally self-contained system and builds upon the operational concepts of its predecessor, the OnAir 2000. With the OnAir 2500, the control surface, I/O breakout, DSP Core and power supply are all integrated within a single compact chassis. The fader strips include a graphical OLED (Organic LED) screen, which contains a channel label, level and gain reduction meter and parameter readouts, adjustable via a rotary encoder and two push buttons below the display. OLED screens have a wider viewing angle than LCDs, and have much higher definition, so operators can immediately see information much more clearly. PRICE: POA CONTACT: Studer | ☎ 818-920-3212 ➲ www.studer.ch 46 | ProAudio Review | May 2008 www.proaudioreview.com http://www.holophone.com http://www.sennheiserusa.com http://www.audio-technica.com http://www.studer.ch http://www.proaudioreview.com
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