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Neumann U87Ai Set Z Multi-Pattern Large Condenser
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Sony
Sony ECM-M1 Digital Camera Microphone
Key specs
Connection Type
Wired-usb-cXlr36%Wired-usb-c33%Wired-3.5mm10%2.4GHZ8%
Wired-usb-c appears on 33% of the 154 microphones we've cataloged (of 138).
Polar Pattern
StereoCardioid41%Omnidirectional26%Bidirectional11%Stereo5%
Stereo appears on 5% of the 193 microphones we've cataloged (of 138).
Form Factor
Usb desktop podcast32%Large-diaphragm condenser16%Lavalier wireless14%Shotgun (camera-mount)7%
Shotgun (camera-mount) appears on 7% of the 122 microphones we've cataloged (of 138).
Use Case
Most commonStreaming16%Podcasting16%Content creation14%Vocal recording13%
Content creation is the most common — on 14% of the 352 microphones we've cataloged (of 138).
Connectivity
- Connection Type
- Wired-usb-c
Microphone
- Polar Pattern
- Stereo
- Form Factor
- Shotgun (camera-mount)
- Use Case
- Streaming, video recording, content creation
- Bit Depth
- 24 bit
- Capsule Type
- Condenser
- Count
- 4
- Frequency Response
- 40-20000 Hz
- Frequency Response High Hz
- 20000 Hz
- Frequency Response Low Hz
- 40 Hz
- High Pass Filter
- Yes
- Pad Switch
- Yes
- Wind Noise Reduction
- Yes
- Max Spl
- 120 dB SPL
- Power Required
- USB bus
- Sample Rate
- 48 kHz
- Sensitivity
- -20 dBV/Pa
Design
- Color Options
- Black
- Dimensions Depth
- 72 mm
- Dimensions Height
- 64 mm
- Dimensions Width
- 40 mm
- Includes Pop Filter
- Yes
- Mount Thread
- Camera shoe
- Weight
- 65 g
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