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Sennheiser MKH 418S: Stereo/Shotgun Mic
Sennheiser MKH481S Stereo/Shotgun MicrophoneThe Sennheiser MKH 418 S stereo/shotgun mic is an obvious and welcome extension to Sennheiser's industry standard MKH 416 shotgun. Sennheiser has lengthened...
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Sanken CS-1 Short Shotgun -- But Is It A Shotgun??
Sanken CS-1eThe Sanken CS-1, and for that matter the Sanken CS-3, were both modified shortly after they came out. The new versions are the CS-1e and CS-3e. It's been some time, but I recall the...
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MCA SP-1 Cardioid Condenser Mic
MCA SP-1 Cardioid MicA few years ago, a friend sent me one of these SP-1 mics so I could evaluate it. His thought was that it sounded like it should cost a lot more than $39.99, which is what it...
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Neumann TLM 102 - The VolksMikrofon
Neumann TLM 102The Volkswagen is named so because it was designed to be "a car for the "volks" or people." Neumann makes world class microphones that typically cost more than most personal budgets can...
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Rode NTG-3 Shotgun Mic - Ready For Action
This Australian-made Rode NTG-3 microphone ($699) seems extremely well-placed for its price and performance. Like the Sennheiser 416, the NTG-3 is an RF-condenser unit that combines a somewhat...
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Neumann TLM 103D - Intelligent Mic with A Memory
Neumann TLM 103DThe Neumann family of Solution D digital mics currently includes the TLM 103D, the flagship D-01 and the KM D series (KM 183 D, KM 184 D and KM 185 D). The TLM 103D has an internal...
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Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 Firewire Interface
Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 Front and Back PanelI’m running Mac Lion and Pro Tools 10 on a 2 x 2.4 GHz Quad Core Intel Xeon Mac with 32GB of RAM. I make my living with this and other Macs. In the past, I...
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Audio Technica 4047/SV FET Borrows From The Past
Audio Technica AT4047In today's overcrowded condenser mic market, a neutral mic easily gets lost. To stand out, you need some attitude. That's what the other mic makers are doing, and Audio Technica is...
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AT835ST AT815ST Are Now BP4029 and BP4027
Audio Technica BP4027This review was written about the AT835ST and AT815ST. The models were changed slightly in 2007 before being renamed the BP4029 and BP4027, respectively. In the rapidly changing...
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Sound Devices MixPre-D Two Channel Mixer with Analog, Digital and USB Outputs
Sound Devices MixPre-DIn the field, in the studio or in post, there are times when you don’t need or don’t want a big audio mixer. Maybe you’ll only be working with a mono or stereo source, but you...
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Gefell M 900 - The Arty Condenser Mic
M900There is not a more exotic looking mic than the Gefell M 900 ($995). Part ray gun, part Venutian gynecological instrument, the cardioid condenser M 900 (and its hyper-cardioid cousin the M 910),...
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Event Opal - Bearing down on a gem
Event Opal MonitorsI’ve had the pleasure of using some great sounding monitors over the years and there does seem to be a price/performance ratio. When you start throwing dollars at linearity, low...
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Sescom Audio Adapter Cable For iPad 3
I finally got an iPad 3 and, of course, instantly began looking for ways to connect it to audio. Sescom is a very reliable manufacturer of audio problem solvers. I discovered them years ago while...
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iPad 3 As Teleprompter
Datavideo TP-200The Datavideo TP-200 Teleprompter system with prompter software turns an iPad, iPad 2 or iPad 3 into an through-the-lens teleprompter and can also be used as a below-the-lens prompter....
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Non-backlit Lectrosonics Transmitters On Sale
Looks like B&H is moving three Lectrosonics non-backlit transmitters at a savings. Check them out if you've been looking. No way to tell how many they have left.The HM Digital Hybrid for...
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Not Your Father's AKG C 414 XLS and XL II
For the last ten years, established microphone companies have had to find a way to fill the product lines with low cost mics to meet lowball trigger prices. Something has to get lost when you're forced...
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Centrance MicPort Pro - 24/96 Audio On A Stick
This product has been out a while since my review, but people keep asking for this type of solution, so I thought it worth bringing it back to the surface. In my never-ending search for neat audio toys...
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Rode NTG-3 Shotgun Mic
NTG-3 and MKH 416 open for close inspectionA $699 USD street, the Australian-made Rode NTG-3 seems extremely well-placed for its price and performance. Like the Sennheiser 416, the NTG-3 is an...
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Rode iXY Stereo Mic unlocks 24/96 Audio for iPad and iPhones
Rode iXY Stereo MicMy Rode iXY just came in recently and I plugged it into my iPad 3 right away. I downloaded the Rode recording app from iTunes and began reading the manual to find out which gestures...
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