All items tagged with microphones (279)
Headphone Market Continues to Celebrate Growth
May 1, 2015 by Cristina Costa

Headphone Market Continues to Celebrate Growth

Futuresource Consulting has just completed its latest round of research into the headphones market. According to its new report, worldwide shipments of headphones grew by 8.5% in 2014 to 309.5 million units. The majority of headphones sold are in-ear models (60%) and wireless headphones are the fastest growing category.
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Earthworks Now Shipping 30-kHz Boundary Microphones
April 24, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Earthworks Now Shipping 30-kHz Boundary Microphones

The new Earthworks IMB & IMBL Boundary Layer Microphones are now shipping. A microphone solution designed for permanent installations when a low profile is of the utmost importance, the new IMB and IMBL range feature a flat frequency response and patented True Semisphere polar pattern to ensure intelligibility throughout the room without a loss of high frequencies.
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AKG Unveils new C314 Dual-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone
April 20, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

AKG Unveils new C314 Dual-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone

AKG introduced its new C314 dual-diaphragm microphone at the 2015 Prolight+Sound show in Frankfurt, Germany. This latest addition to AKG’s family of microphones joins the famous C214, C414 B-XL II and C414 B-TL II condenser microphone models, designed specifically for recording applications.
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Ear Trumpet Debuts Beautiful Evelyn Stereo Microphone
February 11, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Ear Trumpet Debuts Beautiful Evelyn Stereo Microphone

Ear Trumpet Labs is a privately owned company in Portland, OR, that makes handcrafted microphones with modern electronics and a striking vintage look. Already with nine different condenser models in the catalogue, Ear Trumpet Labs as announced the release of a new stereo microphone system - with two separate matched capsules mounted at the correct distance for the ORTF stereo recording technique.
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Sennheiser Celebrates Its 70th Anniversary
February 9, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Celebrates Its 70th Anniversary

This year, Sennheiser is celebrating its 70th anniversary and 70 years of innovation in “The Pursuit of Perfect Sound”, as its slogan goes. Here’s a short reminder of the company’s history. Throughout 2015, Sennheiser’s anniversary year, the company will be releasing exciting background stories about the audio specialist’s products and the corporate history every month.
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Shure Unveils New Motiv Digital Product Line and iOS Mobile Recording App
January 28, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Shure Unveils New Motiv Digital Product Line and iOS Mobile Recording App

During the 2015 NAMM Show, Shure introduced its new MOTIV digital products, a new plug-and-play microphone line designed to capture high-quality audio for vocal/acoustic recording, podcasts, YouTube videos, field recording, and more. The four new portable, plug-and-play products capture audio through direct connection to any Apple iOS, Mac, or PC Device.
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Audix New DP4 Instrument Pack for Rhythm Sections
January 15, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Audix New DP4 Instrument Pack for Rhythm Sections

Audix Microphones has announced the DP4 Instrument Pack, a combination of four essential mics for rhythm sections, making the life of musicians and sound engineers easier. The new pack consists of the iconic Audix D6 microphone and three i5 microphones in a heavy-duty carrying case. The case also includes three DFLEX mic mounts and three additional cutouts for vocal microphones.
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Prof. Dr. Jörg Sennheiser Relinquishes Chairmanship — Dr. Frank Heinricht to Chair the Sennheiser Supervisory Board in 2015
December 10, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Prof. Dr. Jörg Sennheiser Relinquishes Chairmanship — Dr. Frank Heinricht to Chair the Sennheiser Supervisory Board in 2015

Having recently turned 70 years old, Prof. Dr. Jörg Sennheiser is handing over the chair of the supervisory board of Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG to Dr. Frank Heinricht, as of January 1st, 2015. Frank Heinricht became a member of the supervisory board of Sennheiser five years ago. The company is now fully into the hands of Daniel and Andreas Sennheiser.
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Shure Unveils Model 5575LE Unidyne Limited Edition Microphone
December 8, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Shure Unveils Model 5575LE Unidyne Limited Edition Microphone

In celebration of Shure’s Unidyne microphone 75th anniversary of the world’s first single element unidirectional dynamic microphone and because the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) presented Shure with the prestigious Milestone Award for the Unidyne technology, the company released a new 5575LE Unidyne Limited Edition model.
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DIY Microphone Calibration
November 25, 2014 by Ron Tipton

DIY Microphone Calibration

You can inexpensively calibrate a microphone. How? In this article audioXpress author Ron Tipton discusses two methods of “secondary” calibration: the electrostatic actuator and microphone comparison.
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