On the shelf: Live & Vocal
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. […]
Neumann KK 104 A and KK 105 A Capsule Heads for Sennheiser Handhelds
Neumann introduced the KK 104 A cardioid and KK 105 A supercardioid condenser heads for Sennheiser Spectera, EW-D, EW-DX and Digital 6000/9000 handhelds, shown at IBC 2026. […]
Lorde's Ultrasound Tour Runs on Four DPA d:facto 4018VL Mics
Lorde's Ultrasound World Tour, ending at Austin City Limits on 10 October 2026, uses only four vocal mics on stage, all DPA d:facto 4018VL, with Wisycom in-ear monitoring. […]
TELEFUNKEN Supplies Mics for Supernova Ska Festival 2026
TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik returned as official microphone sponsor of Supernova International Ska Festival, providing mics for both stages at Fort Monroe, Virginia, on 12–13 September 2026. […]
DPA 6388 CORE+ Headset Mic Built to Tolerate Placement Shifts
DPA introduced the 6388 CORE+ directional headset microphone with an asymmetrical capsule, shifted acoustic axis, left or right boom, IP58 rating and a refined Act headset frame. […]
Pope Leo XIV's Spain Visit Relied on DPA 4098 Gooseneck Mics
DPA 4098 gooseneck microphones carried Pope Leo XIV's addresses during his week in Spain, while a Wisycom wireless system supported the Canary Islands broadcast. […]
Teenage Engineering EP-2350 FX MIC Replaces the Ting
Teenage Engineering redesigned its handheld effects microphone as the EP-2350 FX MIC, with four voice effects, four sample slots, a line output and a price of $58 / EUR 59. […]
79th Tony Awards Mark Spectera's Largest US Broadcast Deployment
Firehouse Productions ran about 60 channels of audio in 12 MHz from two Spectera Base Stations at Radio City Music Hall on 7 June 2026, with host P!NK on a single SEK bodypack. […]
Vanessa Paradis Switches to Wireless with Spectera Handheld on Tour
Vanessa Paradis's 2026 tour runs on Sennheiser Spectera: 28 SEK bodypacks, two SKM handhelds and two Base Stations with a spare. It is the first time she sings on a wireless mic. […]
The t-bone Launches Free 300 Wireless Handheld and Bodypack Systems
Thomann's house brand the t-bone added the Free 300 wireless line with the HT 823 and HT 548 systems, each offering three preset frequency groups, ten channels and about 100 m of range. […]