Rde announce six new mics, Soundfield video mic

Neumann M-50 replica announced

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At the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, The Freedman Electronics Group - home to pro audio brands R de Microphones, Event Electronics, Aphex and SoundField - rang in its 50th year of business in style, hosting 250 giants of the industry at the R DEShow 2017 party.

At the party, the company announced six new microphones - four for the studio and two for videographers - and theres rather a lot to be excited about.

TFM-50: A spherical valve omnidirectional microphone, produced in collaboration with Grammy Award-winning classical music producer Tony Faulkner. This is particularly interesting - its a copy of the old Neumann M50, which is probably the rarest and most valuable mic that exists - a pair of the originals would easily set you back £20,000. If you could find them, that is.

NT-49: A variable polar pattern large-diaphragm condenser mic, employing a similar housing as the TFM-50.

NT-RV: A valve-based variant of the company's highly-regarded NT-R ribbon microphone.

NT-5 Matched Pair: A new version of R de's half-inch, small-diaphragm, caridoid condenser mics with improved capsule technology.

VideoMic Pro+: A premium on-camera video shotgun microphone

VideoMic SoundField: The world's first on-camera ambisonic, 360-degree surround sound microphone. Clearly the acquisition of Soundfield in 2016 is starting to bear fruit. Dont expect this to be the last Soundfield/Rode crossover product...

Its not yet clear when these products will become available or how much they will cost.

Also, to celebrate Freedman Electronics 50 year milestone, R DE produced a 196-page company history, titled R DE TRIP Street Side to Worldwide: Inside 50 Years of Freedman Electronics and R DE Microphones. The book places the company's evolution in the context of the pro audio industry and world at large: from the Freedman family roots in the UK and Sweden, their emigration to Sydney Australia in 1966, the foundation of the Freedman Electronics store the following year; the rollercoaster fortunes of the company until Peter Freedman began manufacturing and exporting microphones under the R DE brand in 1993; innovation, growth and the lessons found in business.

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