The Photon Smasher uses a solar cell as a microphone, allowing you to “hear” light within the visible and infrared wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum.… Read More Photon Smasher Microphone Lets You ‘Listen To Light’
This video demonstrates one way to make a DIY dummy head binaural microphone.… Read More How To Make A Dummy Head Binaural Microphone
In the latest Analog Industries Tech Time video, Chris Randall takes a look at hacking a cheap stethescope to create a stethephone. … Read More Making A Stethophone
The H3-VR records four channels of audio, using a 4-capsule Ambisonics mic. The H3-VR can also playback stereo files both in standard and binaural modes.… Read More Zoom Intros H3-VR Ambisonic Audio Recorder
RØDE Microphones has announced that its NT-SF1 360 Surround Ambisonic Microphone is now shipping.… Read More RØDE NT-SF1 Ambisonic Mic Now Shipping
Here’s a hands-on demo of the new LeafAudio Microphonic Soundbox, an electroacoustic instrument designed for creating otherworldly sounds and ambiences. … Read More The LeafAudio Microphonic Soundbox Is A Toolbox For Sound Design
Focusrite has launched iTrack One Pre, a compact mic preamp and guitar input designed for recording high-resolution audio directly onto your iPhone or iPad, without the need for external power.… Read More Focusrite iTrack One Pre Records High-Resolution Audio Straight To iPhone, iPad
At CES 2017, Sennheiser introduced the AMBEO Smart Surround VR microphone – binaural mics that you wear earbud-style. The system is designed to let you record and listen to binaural audio recordings with your smartphone. The Smart Surround is Sennheiser’s first consumer VR mic product. The company says that the system creates immersive, binaural audio that complements the high-quality video… Read More Sennheiser Intros Ambeo Earbud-Style Binaural Microphones
Chris Randall (Analog Industries) shared this video that looks at how to use a contact mic for sound design. “I think I struck a happy medium here between showing the basic techniques and showing some stuff that more advanced users might find interesting,” notes Randall. “I’ll let you be the judge. Let me know in the comments.”
Can’t afford a vintage Neumann U67 microphone? IK Multimedia has introduced Mic Room – a microphone-modeling app that lets you ‘re-mic’ recordings, giving you a virtual mic collection. They’ve modeled the frequency response and characteristics of a variety of microphones, letting you record with an $100 Shure SM-58 mic and, according to IK, turn it into a recording that… Read More IK Multimedia Intros Mic Room, Turns Your SM-58 Into A Neumann U67
