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Sennheiser Initiates 20% Price Decrease on Renowned MKH 416 Broadcast Microphone

MKH 416OLD LYME, Conn. – April 12, 2010 – Audio specialist Sennheiser announced that effective April 12th, the first day of the National Association of Broadcasters convention, it has initiated a 20% price decrease on its MKH 416 shotgun microphones. The price decrease brings the powerful sound, robust construction and ultra-reliable performance within reach of a wider audience of broadcast consumers.


The MKH 416 shotgun interference tube microphone is one of Sennheiser’s most successful shotgun mics. Its excellent directivity and compact design, high consonant articulation and feedback rejection make it an excellent choice for film, radio and television, and especially outdoor broadcast applications.


Features/Benefits of the MKH 416:

• Very low inherent self-noise

• High sensitivity

• Transformerless, fully floating balanced output

• Rugged, suitable for adverse climatic conditions

• Immune to humidity

• Matte black, all-metal body

• Increased directivity

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Sennheiser Initiates 20% Price Decrease on Renowned MKH 416 Broadcast Microphone

MKH 416OLD LYME, Conn. – April 12, 2010 – Audio specialist Sennheiser announced that effective April 12th, the first day of the National Association of Broadcasters convention, it has initiated a 20% price decrease on its MKH 416 shotgun microphones. The price decrease brings the powerful sound, robust construction and ultra-reliable performance within reach of a wider audience of broadcast consumers.


The MKH 416 shotgun interference tube microphone is one of Sennheiser’s most successful shotgun mics. Its excellent directivity and compact design, high consonant articulation and feedback rejection make it an excellent choice for film, radio and television, and especially outdoor broadcast applications.


Features/Benefits of the MKH 416:

• Very low inherent self-noise

• High sensitivity

• Transformerless, fully floating balanced output

• Rugged, suitable for adverse climatic conditions

• Immune to humidity

• Matte black, all-metal body

• Increased directivity

more

New versions and an accessory kit for Sennheiser’s smallest clip-on microphone

MKE 1 WhiteOld Lyme, Conn. – April 12, 2010 – Audio specialist Sennheiser is introducing new color and connector options for the MKE 1, the company’s smallest clip-on microphone. In addition to the traditional black and beige models, the MKE 1 is now available in white and brown. Sennheiser also announces a new accessory set for the MKE 1, which includes everything required for securely attaching the tiny microphone in a variety of applications.


“We added a white version of the MKE 1 microphone to the portfolio especially for our broadcast customers,” says Robb Blumenreder, channel manager for professional systems at Sennheiser Electronic Corporation. “The brown version is ideal for theater applications.”


All of the microphone versions of the MKE 1 will now also be available with a screw-on 3.5 mm jack plug, in addition to the versions with Sennheiser 3-pin connectors more

New versions and an accessory kit for Sennheiser’s smallest clip-on microphone

MKE 1 WhiteOld Lyme, Conn. – April 12, 2010 – Audio specialist Sennheiser is introducing new color and connector options for the MKE 1, the company’s smallest clip-on microphone. In addition to the traditional black and beige models, the MKE 1 is now available in white and brown. Sennheiser also announces a new accessory set for the MKE 1, which includes everything required for securely attaching the tiny microphone in a variety of applications.


“We added a white version of the MKE 1 microphone to the portfolio especially for our broadcast customers,” says Robb Blumenreder, channel manager for professional systems at Sennheiser Electronic Corporation. “The brown version is ideal for theater applications.”


All of the microphone versions of the MKE 1 will now also be available with a screw-on 3.5 mm jack plug, in addition to the versions with Sennheiser 3-pin connectors more

Professional receivers and transmitters now with a wider switching bandwidth

EM 3732-IIOld Lyme, CT, April 12, 2010: Audio specialist Sennheiser is launching new versions of its professional wireless products at NAB 2010. The EM 3732-II twin receiver and the SK 5212-II bodypack transmitter feature a switching bandwidth of up to 184 MHz and have a special mode for more interference-free transmission frequencies. This means that sound engineers can adapt to worldwide transmission conditions more easily and avoid interference from other transmitter with the same excellent channel separation and strong signal immunity that they are accustomed to from professional Sennheiser systems.


Reliable reception with wider switching bandwidth

The doubled switching bandwidth enhances the flexibility and versatility of the EM 3732-II receiver and its sister models, the EM 3731-II and EM 3732-COM-II. “The receivers are fitted with very high-quality linear amplifiers and auto-tuning filters,” explained Robb Blumenreder, channel manager of professional systems at Sennheiser’s more

Professional receivers and transmitters now with a wider switching bandwidth

EM 3732-IIOld Lyme, CT, April 12, 2010: Audio specialist Sennheiser is launching new versions of its professional wireless products at NAB 2010. The EM 3732-II twin receiver and the SK 5212-II bodypack transmitter feature a switching bandwidth of up to 184 MHz and have a special mode for more interference-free transmission frequencies. This means that sound engineers can adapt to worldwide transmission conditions more easily and avoid interference from other transmitter with the same excellent channel separation and strong signal immunity that they are accustomed to from professional Sennheiser systems.


Reliable reception with wider switching bandwidth

The doubled switching bandwidth enhances the flexibility and versatility of the EM 3732-II receiver and its sister models, the EM 3731-II and EM 3732-COM-II. “The receivers are fitted with very high-quality linear amplifiers and auto-tuning filters,” explained Robb Blumenreder, channel manager of professional systems at Sennheiser’s more

GAVIN LURSSEN MASTERS 2010 ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING MUSIC WITH ATC MONITORS

gavin_lurssen.JPGLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 2010: In addition to winning Oscars at this year’s Academy Award show, the score for the Pixar animated feature Up and the theme song from Crazy Heart have something else in common. Three-time Grammy-winning mastering engineer Gavin Lurssen added the finishing touches to both pieces at Hollywood-based Lurssen Mastering using a system consisting of three-way active ATC SCM150ASL monitors. Michael Giacchino (The Incredibles, Ratatouille) composed the score for Up, and T-Bone Burnett together with rising country star Ryan Bingham, wrote “The Weary Kind” - the theme song from Crazy Heart.


Lurssen explained the philosophy that guides his work, “A great piece of music never gives you the impression that someone sat down to write it. It is as if it always existed. A great recording is the same way. I strive to send more

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GAVIN LURSSEN MASTERS 2010 ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING MUSIC WITH ATC MONITORS

gavin_lurssen.JPGLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 2010: In addition to winning Oscars at this year’s Academy Award show, the score for the Pixar animated feature Up and the theme song from Crazy Heart have something else in common. Three-time Grammy-winning mastering engineer Gavin Lurssen added the finishing touches to both pieces at Hollywood-based Lurssen Mastering using a system consisting of three-way active ATC SCM150ASL monitors. Michael Giacchino (The Incredibles, Ratatouille) composed the score for Up, and T-Bone Burnett together with rising country star Ryan Bingham, wrote “The Weary Kind” - the theme song from Crazy Heart.


Lurssen explained the philosophy that guides his work, “A great piece of music never gives you the impression that someone sat down to write it. It is as if it always existed. A great recording is the same way. I strive to send more

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CTV RELIES ON NEUMANN SOLUTION-D DIGITAL MICROPHONES FOR BROADCAST APPLICATIONS

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TORONTO, CANADA - APRIL 2010: CTV is the most popular television network in Canada, and its audio production - of everything from documentaries to voice-overs to music recording - is enjoying the functionality of Neumann digital microphone technology. CTV’s forward-thinking post sound supervisor Michael Nunan attributes CTV’s increasing use of the cutting-edge technology to features that are essential to broadcasters and unmatched by analog technology: failure-proof fidelity and consistently easy setup. One of CTV’s marquee Neumann digital microphone productions was the re-recording of “The Hockey Theme,” often lovingly referred to as Canada’s second National Anthem. The recording used an amazing thirty Neumann digital microphones, one of the largest such recordings ever.


“It was a high pressure recording,” recalled Nunan. “Our work would be scrutinized by a nation of hockey fans who had been listening to the original version for forty years! Failure more

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CTV RELIES ON NEUMANN SOLUTION-D DIGITAL MICROPHONES FOR BROADCAST APPLICATIONS

ctv_orchestra.JPG

TORONTO, CANADA - APRIL 2010: CTV is the most popular television network in Canada, and its audio production - of everything from documentaries to voice-overs to music recording - is enjoying the functionality of Neumann digital microphone technology. CTV’s forward-thinking post sound supervisor Michael Nunan attributes CTV’s increasing use of the cutting-edge technology to features that are essential to broadcasters and unmatched by analog technology: failure-proof fidelity and consistently easy setup. One of CTV’s marquee Neumann digital microphone productions was the re-recording of “The Hockey Theme,” often lovingly referred to as Canada’s second National Anthem. The recording used an amazing thirty Neumann digital microphones, one of the largest such recordings ever.


“It was a high pressure recording,” recalled Nunan. “Our work would be scrutinized by a nation of hockey fans who had been listening to the original version for forty years! Failure more

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