Audix Debuts A127 Omnidirectional Metal Film Condenser Microphone

Delivering on the promise of significantly expanding its product portfolio for demanding recording applications, Audix confirmed it is now shipping the new A127 Omnidirectional Metal Film Condenser Microphone. For the Oregon-based microphone manufacturer, the A127 is the culmination of years of research and development in condenser technology, designed to capture acoustic instruments with transparency, accuracy and purity.

With its wide variety of UniMount mounting systems and capacity for handling extreme SPLs, the new Audio-Technica ATM350a cardioid condenser microphone was purposely designed to answer the needs of musicians and audio engineers dealing with capturing of musical instruments. The microphone’s cardioid polar pattern protects against feedback by reducing side and rear pickup, while the switchable 80 Hz hi-pass filter on the in-line power module helps control undesired ambient noise.

Blue Microphone announced the availability of Hummingbird, the small-diaphragm condenser microphone with an adjustable pivoting head, which the company introduced at the 2015 NAMM Show. A versatile recording tool, Hummingbird uses a precisely tuned diaphragm, based on Blue’s B1 capsule, allowing ultra-fast transient response and high-SPL handling.

London music start-up ROLI, whose award-winning product, the Seaboard GRAND keyboard, met with unexpectedly strong demand creating waiting lists of up to a year, is now poised to scale production and expand globally. The music technology start-up designed the Seaboard GRAND keyboard, reimagining the piano keyboard as a soft, continuous surface with polyphonic pitch bend, vibrato and per-note dynamic changes. The concept amazed visitors at the NAMM Show 2014, marrying the intuitiveness of a traditional instrument with the versatility of digital technology.