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5100, 5100 Mobile Surround Microphone
5100, 5100 Mobile Surround Microphone
The DPA 5100 is an exciting new mobile surround microphone whose
compact size and ease of use come at no sacrifice to its stunning sound
quality
Video: Audio specialist Eddy B. Brixen presents an overview of the
5100's features and functionality
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Plug-and-play solution
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Lightweight and portable
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Rich, smooth and fully enveloping sound
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Discrete 5.1 analog output – no processing needed
The DPA 5100 is an exciting new mobile surround microphone whose
compact size and ease of use come at no sacrifice to its stunning sound
quality. It can be regarded as a surround ambience adder, ideal for
bringing truly engaging surround ambience to sport events,
documentaries and other ambience applications for especially HDTV
production. No external signal processing is required. The versatile 5100
can be mounted on a camera or microphone stand, suspended, or
simply handheld via a hand grip. Extremely lightweight and portable, the
unit sports a surprisingly robust build quality that is also highly resilient
to inclement weather conditions.
A completely self-contained “plug and play” solution for 5.1 audio
capture, the 5100 employs five miniature pressure transducers that
exhibit extremely low sensitivity to wind and mechanical noise, low
distortion, highly consistent low frequency response and large dynamic
range. Appropriate channel separation and directionality are achieved
through a combination of DPA’s proprietary DiPMic™ (Directional
Pressure Microphone) technology, which mounts interference tubes on
the L/C/R omni capsules, and the use of acoustic baffles that further
preserve the accuracy of levels between the discrete analog output
channels.
The 5100’s three front microphones are time coincident to eliminate
comb filtering and ensure paramount frequency consistency when
downmixing to stereo or mono. In contrast, the rear microphones, which
feature standard omnidirectional patterns, are optimally spaced from
both each other and the front array to simulate the most natural time
arrival differences. The LFE (.1) channel is comprised from a L/R sum,
which is then attenuated 10 dB in comparison with the signal from the
main channels, in accordance with the 5.1 format.
The end result of DPA’s innovative design approach is a surround
atmosphere that is rich, smooth and fully enveloping, great in its
coherence, channel separation and localization accuracy.
The 5.1 output of the 5100 runs through a multi-pin Lemo connector
carrying all six channels electronically balanced, while an enclosed
five-meter (16 ft), six-pair Mogami cable breaks out to six Neutrik XLR-M
connectors.
Accessories included: Cable, thread adapter and outdoor cover.
Accessories available: stands, cables and windjammer.
For more information please visit:
www.dpamicrophones.com