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<blockquote data-quote="Jason Lavoie" data-source="post: 140515" data-attributes="member: 159"><p>Re: TOA AM-1 Array Microphone</p><p></p><p>So I haven't put it to use permanently yet but I did get to play with it on my desk as well as in a real-life situation and here are some initial observations:</p><p></p><p>1: unless I missed something the network setup is a pain (the control box that allows ipad control has an ethernet connection)</p><p>the app doesn't discover the mic so if you don't know what the IP is set to you're SOL. and I didn't see any factory reset option.</p><p></p><p>2: LOTS of flexibility in the capture/tracking settings. The unit tracks your voice and the settings allow you to set it to not track sources that are out of range (distance OR angle)</p><p></p><p>3: the acceptance angle doesn't have to be front and center. it can be asymmetrical, so for example you could set it up to only pickup voices on the left and ignore people (or unwanted sources) on the right.</p><p></p><p>4: the unit is very thin. lower profile than a PCC or PZM or any other boundary mic that I've used lately.</p><p></p><p>5: it has a capacitive touch mute button which is nice. (and you can disable it in software)</p><p></p><p>6: The controller box connects to the mic with a standard XLR3 so the controller (presumably) could be at the other end of a snake etc.</p><p></p><p>7: there is a setting that applies some auto-gain. since the mic triangulates the distance to the source it is able to compensate for volume variations over distance. This seemed to work pretty well except really close-up (which is obviously not the best use of this mic)</p><p></p><p>But the real important part: how does it sound?</p><p>well, I still haven't fully put it through its paces but so far it is VERY impressive.</p><p></p><p>In a large highly reverberant room with the PA on (decent PA that had pretty good GBF with an SM58)</p><p>and with the AM-1 *on the floor* (ie: 5'+ from my mouth) it sounded at least as good as a lavalier</p><p></p><p></p><p>I still want to play with it more, but it definitely seems like there's some good magic going on inside this thing and in the right situation I think it's probably worth the price tag.</p><p></p><p>As a side note the specs are vague on the vertical coverage pattern (all the fancy DSP is in the horizontal plane) so I want to try some further tests and maybe record them to see. wish I had the tech to plot a 3D sensitivity bubble</p><p></p><p>Jason</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jason Lavoie, post: 140515, member: 159"] Re: TOA AM-1 Array Microphone So I haven't put it to use permanently yet but I did get to play with it on my desk as well as in a real-life situation and here are some initial observations: 1: unless I missed something the network setup is a pain (the control box that allows ipad control has an ethernet connection) the app doesn't discover the mic so if you don't know what the IP is set to you're SOL. and I didn't see any factory reset option. 2: LOTS of flexibility in the capture/tracking settings. The unit tracks your voice and the settings allow you to set it to not track sources that are out of range (distance OR angle) 3: the acceptance angle doesn't have to be front and center. it can be asymmetrical, so for example you could set it up to only pickup voices on the left and ignore people (or unwanted sources) on the right. 4: the unit is very thin. lower profile than a PCC or PZM or any other boundary mic that I've used lately. 5: it has a capacitive touch mute button which is nice. (and you can disable it in software) 6: The controller box connects to the mic with a standard XLR3 so the controller (presumably) could be at the other end of a snake etc. 7: there is a setting that applies some auto-gain. since the mic triangulates the distance to the source it is able to compensate for volume variations over distance. This seemed to work pretty well except really close-up (which is obviously not the best use of this mic) But the real important part: how does it sound? well, I still haven't fully put it through its paces but so far it is VERY impressive. In a large highly reverberant room with the PA on (decent PA that had pretty good GBF with an SM58) and with the AM-1 *on the floor* (ie: 5'+ from my mouth) it sounded at least as good as a lavalier I still want to play with it more, but it definitely seems like there's some good magic going on inside this thing and in the right situation I think it's probably worth the price tag. As a side note the specs are vague on the vertical coverage pattern (all the fancy DSP is in the horizontal plane) so I want to try some further tests and maybe record them to see. wish I had the tech to plot a 3D sensitivity bubble Jason [/QUOTE]
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