On the shelf: Microphone Gear
Audix Sells Novacore NCEC and NCTH Capsules for Other Handhelds
Two Novacore vocal heads from Audix, the NCEC Extended Cardioid and the NCTH Tight Hypercardioid, are now sold on their own and fit handheld transmitters from other brands. […]
DPA at InfoComm 2026: 4097 CORE+ Choir Kit and N-Series Update
DPA showed a new 4097 CORE+ choir microphone kit, an updated 4099 CORE+ instrument mic, the DPK2015 piano stereo kit and N-Series firmware that opens more North American spectrum. […]
Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling M Plus Adds PartnerLink for Q-SYS
Sennheiser announced the TeamConnect Ceiling M Plus ceiling microphone for medium and large rooms on 2 June 2026, with beamforming, exclusion zones and direct setup inside Q-SYS Designer. […]
JZ Microphones MU-1 combines ribbon and condenser in one body
JZ Microphones and producer Marc Urselli have developed the MU-1, a hybrid with a Golden Drop condenser capsule and a 1.2 µm ribbon, phase-aligned on one five-pin XLR. Pre-orders are $/€1,999, shipping August 2026. […]
Eurovision 2026 in Vienna Used the Largest Spectera Setup to Date
Sennheiser supplied ORF's Eurovision 2026 production with 46 pre-production Spectera handhelds, 101 SEK bodypacks and six Base Stations. Agorà had 42 seconds per changeover. […]
Sony XLR-A4 adds 32-bit float XLR audio to Alpha cameras
Sony's XLR-A4 shoe adapter brings two XLR/TRS inputs, dual ADCs, 4-channel input and 96 kHz/32-bit float recording to supported Alpha cameras for $778. […]
Insta360 Mic Pro: e-ink screen, three capsules and NPU noise filter
Insta360's Mic Pro transmitter carries a six-colour e-ink display, a three-capsule array with switchable pickup patterns, AI noise cancellation and 32-bit float recording to 32GB. […]
Insta360 Mic Pro: E-Ink Transmitters and 32-Bit Float Recording
Insta360 has released the Mic Pro, a 2.4 GHz wireless system with coin-shaped transmitters carrying a custom E-Ink display, a three-capsule array and 32-bit float internal recording. […]
Marti Pellow Tour Uses DPA N-Series Wireless for Handheld Vocals
Monitor engineer Martijn Van Renterghem of A-Live Sound runs DPA's N-Series digital wireless on Marti Pellow's tour, moving from the 4018 VL capsule to the 2028 handheld for louder rooms. […]
Sony a7 V firmware 2.00 enables 32-bit float audio via XLR-A4
Sony's firmware 2.00 for the a7 V unlocks 96 kHz/32-bit float recording only with the separately sold XLR-A4 adapter, fixes an ECM-M1 bug and adds Preset Focus. […]