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Gints Klimanis · July 30th, 2003, 06:20 PM

Has anyone tried or seen Audio Technica's adaptive array mics?

http://www.audio-technica.com/prodpro/profiles/AT895.html

It's VERY expensive, for now. Here's a review:
http://mixonline.com/ar/audio_audiotechnica_dspcontrolled_adaptivearray/

Mike Rehmus · July 30th, 2003, 10:14 PM

Yes, I played with one at NAB last year. Very impressive. Has some problems but it sure will ignore the bus idling beside you while you interview someone standing beside it on the sidewalk.

It is the only direction microphone I know of that will reject off-axis low frequency sound.

Jacques Mersereau · July 31st, 2003, 08:17 PM

I too looked at it at NAB. The booth guy made a face and we talked.
His opinion was that for the money (+$2K) there are far better options.

Mike Rehmus · July 31st, 2003, 08:26 PM

Probably the same guy I talked to. He said that the only big buyers were the networks for stuff like the olympics and the like. They are into the second iteration on the design and it apparently doesn't work all that well except that it really rejects side noise.

July 30th, 2003, 06:20 PM	#1
Gints Klimanis Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,222	adaptive array mics ? Has anyone tried or seen Audio Technica's adaptive array mics? http://www.audio-technica.com/prodpro/profiles/AT895.html It's VERY expensive, for now. Here's a review: http://mixonline.com/ar/audio_audiotechnica_dspcontrolled_adaptivearray/

July 30th, 2003, 10:14 PM	#2
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	Yes, I played with one at NAB last year. Very impressive. Has some problems but it sure will ignore the bus idling beside you while you interview someone standing beside it on the sidewalk. It is the only direction microphone I know of that will reject off-axis low frequency sound. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

July 31st, 2003, 08:17 PM	#3
Jacques Mersereau Trustee Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,334	I too looked at it at NAB. The booth guy made a face and we talked. His opinion was that for the money (+$2K) there are far better options. __________________ Jacques Mersereau University of Michigan-Video Studio Manager

July 31st, 2003, 08:26 PM	#4
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	Probably the same guy I talked to. He said that the only big buyers were the networks for stuff like the olympics and the like. They are into the second iteration on the design and it apparently doesn't work all that well except that it really rejects side noise. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!