Rycote Lyre Inventor Chris Woolf Joins Røde Microphones to Work on the Development of New Shockmounts And Windshields

August 6 2018, 01:10
Australian pro audio giant The Freedman Group – home to RØDE Microphones – announced the appointment of legendary audio innovator Chris Woolf as a Senior Innovation Engineer, exclusive to RØDE. Formerly a Senior Engineer for the windshield and microphone accessories company Rycote, Chris Woolf is the inventor of, amongst many other patented noise-reduction solutions, the Rycote Lyre shock-mount and the Rycote Cyclone Windshield system.
 

Chris Woolf is rightly considered one of the world’s experts in developing advanced technology to control noise in microphone systems generated from vibration and handling, and of course wind noise. He has been collaborating with RØDE since April 2018, and has already developed some revolutionary technology that the company promises to reveal very soon.

“I am delighted to announce that we have secured Chris and his enormous talent,” says Freedman Group Founder and Chairman, Peter Freedman AM. “I am truly excited with what Chris has developed with us at RØDE over the last few months, and look forward to being able to reveal what I believe will really shake up this category!”
 

"RØDE’s dominant position in the on-camera market – as well as in film, broadcast and in studio recording – places them in the right place at the right time for innovation in the wind noise and structural borne vibration reduction field. The opportunity to work with such an amazing company, that has unique in-house manufacturing resources to explore new possibilities in the practical science of microphone noise reduction, is just wonderful,” adds Chris Woolf.

RØDE Microphones designs and manufactures high-quality microphones and related accessories for studio, live and location use. Its products are designed and primarily manufactured in Sydney, Australia and exported to over 117 countries globally. It is part of The Freedman Group, together with APHEX, Event and SoundField. Freedman Electronics celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2017.
www.rode.com
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