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While it may seem like a small addition to your filmmaking or content creation workflow, a solid microphone can greatly improve your audio recording. Sure, smartphones and cameras have decent built-in mics these days, but once you’ve used audio gear tailored for audio, and not video, you’ll never…
The ECM-AX10 is the world’s first Eclipsa Audio certified microphone for smartphones while the ECM-W5 features direct-to-camera 32bit float audio recording and wireless monitoring. Sony’s ECM-AX10 is the world’s first Eclipsa Audio-certified microphone for smartphones. Eclipsa Audio is an…
The Elgato Wave Go Wireless Microphone System can function as both a clip-on and a handheld microphone system for your mobile device or laptop when recording interviews, podcasts, and livestreams. The Wave Go consists of a USB-C plug-in receiver unit, a clip-on transmitter unit with a built-in…
Still dealing with microphone issues first reported back in 2024.
Sony has introduced the ECM-W5, a two-transmitter, one-receiver wireless microphone system that sends 32-bit float audio digitally into compatible Sony cameras through the Multi Interface (MI) Shoe. Each transmitter records an internal backup to up to 64GB of storage, the system supports timecode…
The Sony ECM-W5 promises professional audio recording with some neat tricks for Sony cameras
MOTU today announced the OctaLite, a half-rack USB-C audio interface with eight microphone preamps in a compact, portable chassis. It's aimed at recordists who need a full complement of inputs without the footprint of a standard 1U or 2U interface, and it can also run as a standalone mixer or an…
This accessory is not a microphone, nor does it include any microphone. The first time I ever saw this type of an accessory was with RØDE’s US$29 Inverview GO, a handle for wireless transmitters which have a built-in mic. Later, RØDE introduced a smaller one, called the Interview Micro, at the…
“How young is too young for a life in prison?” “SpaceX debris is washing ashore. Who’s responsible?” “Why schools get paid even when students fail.” Those are the top headlines so far on Sinclair Broadcasting Group’s new Substack publication, The National Press, launched this week. The National…
After just eight weeks on the job, NPR’s new chief content officer Nadine Zylstra had big news to share: NPR had landed Machine Gods, the new video-first podcast from veteran tech journalists Casey Newton and Kevin Roose. The deal, announced earlier this month, was something of a coup for NPR…
Audio is often the unsung hero of a great production – viewers will forgive slightly soft focus far sooner than they’ll forgive bad sound. Yet for many filmmakers and content creators, microphone choice doesn’t get nearly the same obsessive attention as camera gear. This is the story of how a…
