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Handheld recorders Since our focus is on immersive audio, we look for recorders with at least four microphone inputs (XLR). While other handheld recorders are great and offer great advantages, they are not suitable for our purposes. Therefore, we are not focusing on them. However,…

HØSMA HOSMA is a project of the "AudioGroupCologne" of the University of Applied Sciences in Cologne. Although it is about six years old, it hasn't lost any of its fascinating details. But what is it? It is a 3D-printed sphere with a diameter of 23.5…

Four Small-Diaphragm-Condensor microphones with cardioid pattern ... to be precise. Why are we mentioning this here? Because they are extremely versatile and can be used to set up various systems. You can use the four microphones in a cross configuration to make ITU 5.0 surround…

Figure-of-eight - Make one out of two! If you're on a budget and can only dream of owning a figure-of-eight microphone from a well-known global vendor, you can find workarounds, IF you know your gear and a few other details. Now, let's take a closer look…

FOA in native B-format (SDC) When we started diving into the world of ambisonic, we came across the great book of Frank Zotter and Matthias Frank: "Ambisonics A Practical 3D Audio Theory for Recording, Studio Production, Sound Reinforcement, and Virtual Reality" In this book we…