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Light stands There are a number of lightweight, quick-to-set-up lighting stands. They can usually carry about 2 kg, and sometimes even more. This means they can safely support larger ambisonic microphone systems. Some of these stands have the option of removing or unscrewing the middle…

LOM Geophone This is a very nifty and reliable microphone. Actually, it is not a usual microphone. It's a so called "geophone". It was originally designed for seismic measurements, but serves pretty well for recording very low frequencies. It's hard to get one, as LOM…

Know you gear! "Know your gear!" should be a sticker on every sound engineer's bags. This is both simple and true! Many of the available articles, tips and tricks originate from this. We recommend that every junior sound engineer take the time to get to…

IRT cross It consists of four cardioid microphones arranged in a square. The microphones are angled 90 degrees from one another and spaced 20 to 25 cm apart. With wide cardioids it should be 31 cm. But these microphones are not very common in the…

How to get started ... We have been asked how to get started with immersive audio on a very limited budget. Well, it can be done, but it may require some tricks. First things first: Define what you want to achieve. Do you just want…