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Tascam iXJ2 Multipin Audio I/O for iPhone and iPad
TASCAM iXJ2 Audio Adapter for iPhone and iPad seen here with a Sennheiser G2 receiver.It just showed up this morning. For $79 at places like B&H, there's another way to push 16-bit/44.1 kHz audio...
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Schoeps SuperCMIT DSP-steered Digital Shotgun Mic
Schoeps Super CMITI just started seeing the unmistakable Schoeps blue shotgun recently on TV during some media circus press event. It was probably the earlier analog version, but the point is, since no...
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Sescom TRS to TRRS Adapter for iPad & iPhone
Sescom IPHONE-ADAPT-1If you have audio gear with an 1/8" mini TRS output, like a Rode VideoMic, that you want to get into your iPad or iPhone, how do you do that?With the IPHONE-ADAPT-1 adapter cable...
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Sescom Adapters Keep RF Out Of Audio - OR NOT!
Nothing hurts your location audio day more than cell phone warbles. You can tell clients and crew to turn them off, but more often than not, they don't until you hear THAT SOUND and have to tell the...
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The Audio-Technica High Sensitivity AT 4080 Ribbon Mic
Two Audio-Technica AT4080 in BlumleinRibbon microphones have been in service since the 1930s. RCA mics like the 44B and 77DX are now considered vintage. You can spend $1200 to $1500 or more for one....
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Sony M10 Pocket Recorder - Nice!
The Sony M10 came out in 2010, or so. It deserves continued attention. It's a little thicker than an iPhone and comes with 4GB internal memory and a microSD/Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) slot for expanded...
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Sennheiser MO 2000 Industrial Optical Analog Microphone
Sennheiser MO 2000 Optical MicrophoneThis is not a review of a studio toy. It is, however, about audio; industrial audio. I had been hearing about a Sennheiser optical mic. Was this for studio use? Is...
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Audio-Technica AT5040 Quad Diaphragm Cardioid Condenser Studio Mic
Four capsules are visible inside the two-layer grillFor years, Audio-Technica has brought solid, economical workhorse mics to market for broadcast, video/film and recording. If they have any cross to...
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Greg Hanks BA-660 Tube Microphone Preamp aka "Monster"
Greg Hanks BA-660 Preamp/LimiterOK, here's the deal. I've been communicating with Greg now for about a year and we have had many deep conversations, parts of which make my brain hurt. Yes, I do know a...
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Rode Reporter Dynamic Interview Microphone
The first mental image I get of a dynamic Omni stick mic is of NBC’s Al Roker trying to remain standing for a live standup during a hurricane. We always hear him just fine, even in 60 mile an hour...
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Audio-Technica BP4025 Stereo Mic - In A Field Of Its Own
Audio-Technica BP4025You don't think about it much, but good stereo ambi - ambient sound - can add a lot to the feeling of a video sound track. But how do you capture it? There are many stereo mics and...
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Sennheiser SK 5212-II and EK 3241 Wireless - Less Is More
Sennheiser SK 5112-II and a nickelShrinking spectrum and challenges to hiding a body pack transmitter are driving location and studio audio people to find better solutions. One of these solutions is...
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TASCAM DR-60D Four-Track Digital Recorder for DSLR and other uses
As long as DSLRs continue to be designed by video people and photographers, audio problems will probably remain. I had heard that the Canon 5D Mark III audio was OK and proved it here with the DR-60D...
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Neumann RSM 191 Stereo/Shotgun Mic - Going, Going, Gone!
Neumann RSM191The Neumann RSM191 is on the endangered species list because the factory only had fourteen of them left a few weeks ago, when I asked. After they are gone, Neumann says they have no plans...
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Rode NTG8 - The Big (Shot) Gun
The long shotgun microphone is something you don't see in a lot of kits. I have one, but haven't used it in years. But then most of my work is inside. I remember playing with the long shotgun soon...
View ArticleAudio-Technica System 10
Even though I am very impressed by its 24-bit, 48 kHz, uncompressed audio quality, I've been skeptical of the Audio-Technica System 10. Wireless on 2.4 GHz? Up there with Wi-Fi and consumer wireless...
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Shure Triple Threat Shotguns
Shure VP89 L, M & SThe VP89/L, VP89/M and VP89/S are long, medium and short electret condenser shotguns from Shure. The bodies are charcoal-grey metallic painted aluminum alloy with a stainless...
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Countryman B2D Cardioid Lav - Another Useful Tool
Small Size and Multiple ColorsAs I continue to shine light on professional audio gear, I hope you'll join me in my search for tools that make the job easier and sound better.This time I'm talking about...
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Schoeps V4 - Not what you'd expect from Schoeps!
Here's a link to voice, acoustic guitar and electric guitar/amp sounds. $3,000 for the Schoeps V4, a cardioid only condenser microphone with no bells or whistles. I'll give you a moment to think about...
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Getting US Service on a Neumann U 89 i
Five weeks ago during a session here in my studio, my client's head grazed the suspension mount for my Neumann U 89 i. A minor "bonk" was heard. The U89 i stopped working! My client didn't bang into...
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