Lewitt Ray - very interesting (am I becoming a fanboy?)
Apr 18, 2024 14:23:51 GMT -6
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Post by gravesnumber9 on Apr 18, 2024 14:23:51 GMT -6
I'm not trying to become a Lewitt fanboy but they keep coming out with cool stuff.
The "Ray" is the Lewitt 440 but with LIDAR that measures the singers distance and adjusts the mic to compensate for gain and proximity accordingly. And it's an all analog signal path. So it's not DSP modifying the sound, it's DSP modifying analog components to modify the sound.
The review samples sound convincing. And it's barely more than the 440 on which it's based.
It's being targeted at podcasters and such but I can see it being very useful for two things in my own world. Novice singers with awful mic technique (I get a bunch of these) and musicians who are playing seated instruments where mic technique requires compromises on playing technique. Piano and drums come to mind.
As a piano player it could be really cool to be able to play without worrying about having to get my head back to where the mic is. How well would it work? Who knows, the bleed could get weirdly variable. But it's interesting.
www.lewitt-audio.com/ray
The "Ray" is the Lewitt 440 but with LIDAR that measures the singers distance and adjusts the mic to compensate for gain and proximity accordingly. And it's an all analog signal path. So it's not DSP modifying the sound, it's DSP modifying analog components to modify the sound.
The review samples sound convincing. And it's barely more than the 440 on which it's based.
It's being targeted at podcasters and such but I can see it being very useful for two things in my own world. Novice singers with awful mic technique (I get a bunch of these) and musicians who are playing seated instruments where mic technique requires compromises on playing technique. Piano and drums come to mind.
As a piano player it could be really cool to be able to play without worrying about having to get my head back to where the mic is. How well would it work? Who knows, the bleed could get weirdly variable. But it's interesting.
www.lewitt-audio.com/ray
