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Wireless microphone system AVMATRIX WM12 offers transmission distances up to 100 m (line-of-sight) in the 2.4 GHz GFSK band, the ability to operate two transmitters within one system for dual-channel operation, a lightweight wearable transmitter design (25 g) with integrated microphone, and the ability to connect a third-party lapel microphone, easy to read OLED display on the receiver unit for easy configuration, two audio outputs (3.5mm jack) and USB output, battery life up to 15 hours for the transmitter and 4 hours for the receiver, handy carrying case, quick mute button etc. The integrated omnidirectional microphone has a frequency range of 100 Hz - 20 kHz with a tolerance of +/- 3 dB, a maximum sound pressure of 110 dB SPL and a signal-to-noise ratio >/= 90 dB. Sold as Dual (2x TX + 1x RX) and Single (1x TX + 1x RX) sets. On sale in about 14 days.

New firmware for popular audio recorders and USB interfaces after a long time Sound Devices MixPre! Version 9.00 brings several significant new features including the ability to run two instances of the optional NoiseAssist plug-in on the MixPre II series for dual-channel processing, support for the new +2ch paid plug-in for MixPre-3 (I and II) which turns this 3-channel/5-track recorder into a 5-channel/7-track recorder (activating new tracks 4 and 5 for mixing and recording as well as corresponding UI improvements incl. download here.

New products from popular Australian brand Røde, including dynamic microphone, will soon be in stock PodMic USB and an interesting streaming mode Streamer X. The new Streamer X combines an ergonomic control interface and an audio-visual content clearance card, including 4K30 HDMI video upload; it also features a combined XLR input and Revolution Preamp low-noise microphone preamplifier, an integrated Røde Series IV wireless microphone receiver (incl. Wireless GO II and Wireless ME), DSP for audio effects incl. Aphex Aural Exciter compressor and enhancer, configurable pads for e.g. audio playback triggering, effects application etc, uSB-C interface for connection to computers, compatibility with Unify streaming app, etc.!