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Audio-Technica brings back the ATM25 hypercardioid dynamic

Audio-Technica has re-released the ATM25, a hypercardioid dynamic instrument microphone first introduced in 1983, without changes to the original design. It is made in Japan with an all-metal body. […]

sE Electronics V8: Supercardioid Dynamic Vocal Mic Follows the V7

sE Electronics launched the V8 handheld dynamic vocal mic with a new DMCV8 supercardioid capsule, two all-metal finishes and MC1 and MC2 wireless capsule versions for Shure and Sennheiser. […]

Austrian Audio OC616: five-pattern condenser between OC16 and OC818

Austrian Audio's OC616 is a multipattern large-diaphragm condenser with the CKR12 ceramic capsule, five patterns, three high-pass settings and two pads, placed between the OC16 and OC818. Prices start at about $563. […]

Alvins Cables Y-splitter puts timecode and scratch mic on one jack

Alvins Cables built a 20 cm 3.5mm TRS Y-splitter that sends timecode to the left channel and a scratch mic to the right of a camera's mic input, with colour-coded sockets. […]

Shure MV6 Gen 2 USB gaming mic arrives in black and white for $169

Shure's MV6 USB Gaming Microphone Gen 2 adds adjustable Auto Level and Denoiser, a 5-band EQ and a white finish, priced at $169, £159 or €150. […]

RØDE LPA1 holds the mic below the camera line

RØDE has released the LPA1, a low-profile desk-clamped studio arm for video podcasts and streams with 750 mm reach, a 2 kg payload and four cable clips. The black version costs $129. […]

Neumann CEO Yasmine Riechers on making Neumann a workflow brand

In an interview, Neumann CEO Yasmine Riechers described her path from Sennheiser China to Berlin, the company's U.S. plans in Nashville, and her aim to turn Neumann into a workflow standard. […]

Neumann launches Hear the Moment, its first global brand campaign

Neumann has started Hear the Moment, its first worldwide brand campaign, built around a brand film made without generative AI and launched first in Germany, the UK and the US. […]

Logitech Yeti 2 adds 3D voice tracking and an AI denoiser

Logitech has launched the Yeti 2, the successor to the 2009 Blue Yeti USB microphone, with a 3D proximity sensor, AI noise filtering and a 1.3-inch color display, starting at $159.99. […]

RØDECaster Video 1.4 firmware adds 4K Capture Mode and Sync

RØDE's free RØDECaster Video 1.4 firmware adds 4K and 1080p60 capture modes with per-camera NDI streams and ISO recording, and extends RØDECaster Sync to the whole Video family. […]

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