That big yellow circle attached to the bottom of the Lakers’ jumbotron? It’s a new super microphone that can zoom into any conversation with perfect clarity. Listen to it pick up the guy chewing bubble gum next to Phil Jackson.
The Zoom H2, an ice cream sandwich-shaped portable audio recorder, has long been a favourite for its sturdy build and studio-quality mics. Now there’s the H1, its smaller, popsicle-shaped brother; it still sounds great, and now it looks great, too.
One of the fathers of modern acoustics and founder of speaker/microphone manufacturer Sennheiser, Prof Dr Fritz Sennheiser died on Monday. He was 98 years old.
This microphoned submarine glider has been collecting ocean sounds for a few weeks. When it is plucked from the sea in a week, researchers will use software to parse its audiofiles for rare beaked whale songs.
At $US150, Blue Microphone’s new THX certified Yeti might not be the best investment for something as simple as Skype, but if you are doing podcasts, music recordings or old-timey variety shows, it might be worth the extra cash.
