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With the new MKH 8090, wide cardioid directivity microphone, Sennheiser widens its studio recording microphones. Located between the omnidirectional MKH 8020 and the cardioid 8040, the MKH8090 is the best solution for orchestral recordings.

During the last AES convention in San Francisco (October 26th to 29th) AudioTechnica introduced the serie 50, a new range of very high quality studio microphones and presented its first model the AT5040, a vocal recording cardioid condenser microphone with “four elements membrane”.

Low latency repeater (0,03 ms), the Klark Teknik DN9610 extends the operational distance of an AES50 digital audio network (Cat5e or Cat6) by 100m and carries simultaneously two AES50 streams with 24 bits at 48 or 96kHz sampling rate with the choice of selecting either one frequency for each.

Very expected, the D9000 Sennheiser digital HF transmission system was introduced early september and presented at IBC and the Plasa. One of the main features is to offer two coding modes HD and LR, adapted to various conditions to give the highest audio quality in every environment.

The new XD range from Matin Audio, XD12 and XD15, combine high efficiency and adaptability to various applications : Sound reinforcement, multidiffusion sound system as well as stage monitoring.

French entertainment lighting provider, New Advanced Technology (NAT), located 30km east of Paris, has just invested in no less than 375 units of Ayrton WILDSUN 500 K7 moving-heads, following several tests and comparisons with other manufacturers’ models.