Los Angeles, September 22, 2016 – At the 141st AES Convention, which will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from
September 29th to October 1st,
Sennheiser
and Neumann [Booth 411 / Demo Room 503] will highlight a wide range of
new and legacy microphones for various recording applications. Recently
introduced models will include the Collectors Edition U 47 fet and
versatile TLM 107 from Neumann, as well as the new MK4 digital and the
upcoming AMBEO VR Mic from Sennheiser.
A full complement of classic recording microphones will also be on
display: From Neumann, this will be the U87 Ai, TLM 67, KM 184 and
several other recording staples. Recording microphones from Sennheiser
will include the recently introduced MK 8 multi-pattern microphone, as
well as classic models from the MKH range, which can be turned into
digital microphones using the MZD 8000 digital module.
During the exhibition, the Sennheiser/Neumann Demo Room will also
feature a 9.1 monitoring set-up, consisting of Neumann KH 310 and KH 120
nearfields as well as KH 810 subwoofers. Meantime, the exhibition booth
will have stereo configurations of the Neumann KH 120 and KH 310
monitors, along with the entire line of Neumann studio monitors as part
of the display.
AMBEO and AVAR Conference
Visitors
to the Sennheiser and Neumann booth will have the opportunity to
experience the promise of fully immersive audio as recorded by
Sennheiser using its AMBEO VR Mic in an AMBEO demonstration complete
with 3D glasses – further closing the gap between audio playback and
reality. The AMBEO VR Mic, which is scheduled to become commercially
available in November 2016, is an ideal tool for VR production,
presented in a compact form factor.
As part of the Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality Conference
(AVAR), which the AES will hold in parallel to this year’s Convention,
Sennheiser will participate in a panel on “Immersive Sound Capture for
Cinematic Virtual Reality”, which takes place on
October 1st from
11:30 to 12:30
in Theater Room 441. The panel will take a look at the technical and
physical requirements that VR puts on location sound engineers and
discuss the benefits and constraints of spatial ambience and point
sources, finishing with an in-depth look at audio monitoring for VR
productions. Sofia Brazzola of Sennheiser Strategic Innovation
commented: “Within the framework of our AMBEO 3D audio program, we have
been active in the VR production field for quite some time, developing
the optimum solution for immersive audio capture. We are therefore
extremely happy to be chairing this exciting panel on Cinematic VR.”
Visit Sennheiser and Neumann at AES, Booth 411 and Demo Room 503
Photo captions:
Image 1 (U 47 fet): Recording microphones on show at the joint AES booth
of Sennheiser and Neumann include the Collectors Edition U 47 fet from
Neumann
Image 2 (AMBEO VR Mic): The Sennheiser AMBEO VR Mic has been designed
for VR content creators and will become commercially available in
November 2016
