Hardware ⁽⁸³⁾

Strange noises in your recordings While we were recording some tests with the ECHO projects microphone arrays, we suddenly heard some short plops in one channel. The sound was reminiscent of unplugging a connector, but at a significantly quieter volume. It occurred intermittently and then…

Shopping lists Here you will find some shopping lists with all the parts you need to setup the described microphone system. PLEASE, PLEASE understand them as what they are intended to be: An example. It may happen, that you have most of the parts in…

Schoeps KFM 360 This system was published, produced, and sold over two decades ago. However, it is very interesting and fascinating if you take a closer look. To use it, you will need an artificial head like the one shown here and two additional figure-of-eight…

Power to the recorders If you're in the field and need power for your recorders, it's always an issue. Of course, there are plenty of solutions, each with its own advantages. So this article is not going to say that one solution is the best…

Power cable at the recorder Does this sound familiar? – “Where the heck is the cable to connect the recorder to the power bank?” To be honest, this happens to us all the time, and it’s just getting annoying. But there’s a solution to every…