Newshot Blackmagic Ambisonic Microphone Professional Microphone Launched: Built-in 108 MEMS Units, Focused on Spatial Audio Capture, $1,695
IT Home, November 13 news: Blackmagic Design today launched a new microphone aimed at the professional film and television production field, the Blackmagic Ambisonic Microphone, focused on spatial audio capture and supporting audio recording for immersive video content, with native compatibility with Apple's Vision Pro headset. It is priced at $1,695 (IT Home note: approximately 11,331 RMB at current exchange rates) and will go on sale in December.
According to the introduction, the Blackmagic Ambisonic Microphone is positioned for the professional market. It adopts an Ambisonics panoramic sound microphone array design, with as many as 108 digital MEMS microphones built in, and can be used to capture complete sound field information.
The device has a built-in processing unit that runs Apple-licensed array geometry configurations and Ambisonics encoding filters, and can convert 108 microphone signals into 64-channel, 32-bit audio data in real time, so no additional signal separation equipment or standalone encoding software is required.
In terms of connectivity, the microphone completes both data transmission and power supply through a single USB-C cable. The product also complies with the USB Audio Device Class standard, so it can be used without installing additional drivers or plug-ins.
Blackmagic Design says users can mount this microphone on top of the company's recently launched URSA Cine Immersive immersive camera and, after connecting via the USB-C interface, begin capturing spatial audio for Apple Immersive Video; the recorded audio data can be written directly into the immersive video files generated by the camera.
In addition, users can also connect the Blackmagic Ambisonic Microphone to a computer to record and mix in real time via Fairlight Live software, or use the Blackmagic Camera app to connect directly to an iPhone for recording. For professional broadcast production scenarios, Blackmagic Design also plans to launch a USB to SMPTE 2110 converter to support more complex broadcast workflows.
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