K-Tek HeatBlock Pouches & Pieces for wireless transmitters

New from K-tek: the Stingray HeatBlock line, A pouch designed to insulate wireless microphone wearers against the heat produced by the transmitter.   According to the press release: K-Tek introduces Stingray HeatBlock Pieces & Pouches, a new way to protect the talent from heat produced by wireless microphone transmitters worn on set. Wireless microphone manufacturers have made great strides in producing smaller and more powerful … Continue reading K-Tek HeatBlock Pouches & Pieces for wireless transmitters

This week in Firmware: Sound Devices MixPre6 & Zoom F8

This week two of the most affordable Ambisonic recorders got updates to make them more practical for VR. ZOOM F8: The ZOOM F8 dropped Firmware 4.0 and the unit received a full Ambisonic B-Format upgrade. Here is a photo Zoom sent to me this past week to tease the release to some of us bloggers. As you can see the new update linked the channels … Continue reading This week in Firmware: Sound Devices MixPre6 & Zoom F8

Zoom Partners with Sennheiser to make the F-Series AMBEO native

This is some huge news. I have known about it for a while now and promised to hold my tongue. And if you were in some of the 360 Audio FB groups a 10 months ago, you may have spotted my post asking about what features you the users want to see in the F8 when it comes to dealing with Ambisonic microphones. Some of … Continue reading Zoom Partners with Sennheiser to make the F-Series AMBEO native