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microphones 2008CAD MICROPHONESCAD Microphonesmanufactures a variety ofvisually distinct condenser,tube, ribbon, and instrumentspecificmicrophones.www.cadmics.comCASCADE MICROPHONESUS-based Cascademicrophones produces awide vaiety of types, but isprobably best know for it’srange of ribbon microphonesand the retro styling of manyof its designs, including therecently introducedFat Head II.www.cascademicrophones.comCHAMELEON LABSChameleon is a relativelynew company with the strapline “Value Conscious Audio.”It makes a selection of audioproducts, including theTS-1 Tube Pencil condensermicrophone, and the TS-2large diaphragm tubecondenser microphone.CHARTEROAK ACOUSTICSFounded by producer/engineer Michael Demingin Connecticut in 2002,CharterOak is all aboutcreating the classicmicrophones of tomorrow.All tube and solid statemicrophones are assembledand inspected by hand,with each being studio testedbefore shipping tothe customer.www.charteroakacoustics.comCOLES ELECTROACOUSTICSColes in Hertfordshirecontinues to manufacturethe BBC-designed ribbonmicrophones that include theever-popular 4038.www.coleselectroacoustics.comCOUNTRYMAN ASSOCIATESWith more than 30 years ofexperience, CountrymanAssociates manufacturesmicrophones for a variety oflive applications includingtheatre, presentation andlive music. The rangeconsists of a number of miniand micro microphones forthese situations.www.countryman.comCROWNFrom humble beginningsback in 1947 throughradio enthusiast ClarenceC. Moore, Crown hasgrown into a companymanufacturing productsacross the whole pro audiospectrum. Its microphonerange includes modelsthat encompass the proaudio world. These includeboundary, PZM, Lectern,mini, as well as conventionalstudio microphones.www.crownaudio.comDPA MICROPHONESIn 1992, Danishcompany Brueland Kjaier tookthe decision tospin off its proaudio division and outsourcesales and service of its4000 series microphones tothe former employees thatdesigned them. It formedDanish Pro Audio and since1994 has introduced newproducts into its line. Theseinclude mini, compact, largediaphragm and referencetest microphones, and alsothe only phantom poweredunderwater microphone, theP48 Hydrophone.www.dpamicrophones.comEARTHWORKS AUDIOFormed in New Hampshireby David Blackmer, theinventor and founder of dbx,Earthworks Audio looks todevelop the next generationof audio products, includingmicrophones with its HighDefinition Microphonerange. Both general useand instrument specificmicrophones are designedto pick up sound withmuch higher fidelity thanconventional designs.www.earthworksaudio.comELATIONMany decades of researchand development have ledRussian company Elationto manufacture its ownmicrophones. Limited toa single large and singlesmall diaphragm condensermicrophone, and bassdrum mic.www.elation-mics.comELECTROVOICEElectrovoice has beendeveloping pro audioproducts principally in thearea of sound reinforcementfor 80 years. Its microphonerange illustrates thisorientation in both itsstandard and wirelessmicrophone products.www.electrovoice.comFOSTEXFounded by the FosterElectronic Company inTokyo back in 1973, initiallyto deliver high qualityspeaker components tocustomers for Foster, whichwas well established in thedevelopment of transducertechnologies. Building onthis, Fostex has come toestablish itself in locationrecording and broadcastaudio areas, producing anumber of microphones forthese areas.www.fostex.comGROOVE TUBESFormed in California in thelate 1970s by Aspen Pittman,who gathered together sometechnicians to explore whyit was that tubes performedand sounded so different.From a garage workshop toa global company, GrooveTubes now produces a rangeof tube, FET and ribbonmicrophones that stillincludes the MD1.www.groovetubes.comHHB COMMUNICATIONSHHB recently entered themicrophone market with aninnovative range of recordingmicrophones aimed ataudio journalists and fieldrecordists. In collaborationwith Sennheiser, in nowhas a range of devices withvarious options.www.hhb.co.ukHEBDEN SOUNDSince 2003, Sheffield-basedHebden Sound Ltd hassupplied the HS3000 seriesof interchangeable capsulemicrophones, which are stillonly available directly fromHebden Sound.www.hebdensound.comHEIL SOUNDThe origins of Heil Sounddate back to the 1950swhen a young organist, BobHeil, began to mentallydissect the sounds aroundhim. Moving onto designand then the manufactureof organs, and then intoretail, Heil then expandedinto other musical formswith great innovations. The90s saw Heil move into themicrophone market with theHC series, and now Heil hasa range that leans towardslive applications.www.heilsound.comHOLOPHONEMusician and sounddesigner Michael Godfreyfounded Holophone inToronto, Canada, in 1994looking to deliver the mostrealistic listening experiencefrom recorded audio.Holophone has a number ofmicrophone products thatcan accommodate surroundapplications.www.holophone.comHORCH AUDIOGerman company HorchAudio manufacturesthree retro styled tubemicrophones, the RM3,RM4 and RM2J for high-endrecording work.www.horchaudio.deJJLABSStarted in Stockolm byJohan and Jerker Antoniin 2000, JJLabs has acomprehensive rangeof tube, ribbon, andconventional condenserand dynamic microphones.It also has the uniqueEhrlund triangle membranecondenser microphonedesigned to deliver thedesirable traits fromboth small and largediaphragm condensers.www.jjlabs.seJOEMEEKReferencing many of theexperiments made by JoeMeek in the early to mid1960s, Joemeek continuesto provide cost effectivesolutions in a number ofareas of project and proaudio, with a range ofgeneral purpose small andlarge diaphragm condenserand dynamic microphones.www.joemeek.comJosephson EngineeringSince 1998 JosephsonEngineering, as well asproducing and supplyingcapsules to othermicrophone manufacturers,has produced its own rangeof microphones for studio,location, live and instrumentspecific applications.www.josephson.comJZ MICROPHONESOver the pastdecade, LatvianmanufacturingcompanyScruples ventured intothe pro audio market witha number of products,including microphonesunder the Violet brand.Scruples created a spin offcompany, JZ Microphones,that has now beenestablished to concentrateon microphone development.www.jzmic.comKATAMOUNT ENTERPRISESKatamount Enterpriseswas established in Canadain 1999 as a distributioncompany for post andbroadcast, but nowmanufactures its ownproducts for this fieldincluding their KAT66Lavalier microphones.www.katmount.comKORBY AUDIOAfter years of detailedwork with many of thedefining microphones inaudio history, Tracy Korbyset about manufacturingan adaptable microphonesystem to live up tothese classics.Since 2005 Korby Audiohas been based in Nashvillewhere it produces its KATsystem of hot swappablemicrophones.www.korbyaudio.comTHE INTERNATIONAL MICROPHONE BUYER’S GUIDE 37