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Digital mics - need some helpful info

Started 7 months ago | Questions thread
Entropy512 Veteran Member • Posts: 6,016
Re: Digital mics - need some helpful info

Leif Gredsted wrote:

I have been using the analogue SONY ECM-XYST1M for several years and I find it to be a very good microphone. I have also been listening to some tests of the digital SONY microphones but I find the sound a tiny bit artificial. Maybe it's just me, but for now, I'll stay with the analog XYST1M.

I have the XYST1M, I'm pretty happy with it, although at least on most bodies, if you want to disable AGC you have to use the 3.5mm jumper, MIS appears to force AGC which is why I'm kind of against MIS mics.

Maybe the digital ones are different in this regard.  I like the concept of a phased array mic, but all of Sony's phased array mics have a front/back array that allows the directionality to be adjusted but won't support stereo separation, I'd love to see one with a left/right array that allows for stereo steering.

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