Sennheiser AMBEO VR Mic Ambisonics Microphone for Spatial Audio Capturing

The AMBEO VR Mic makes capturing real spatial sound as simple as any stereo recording. You don’t need to set up several microphones – saving you time, money and manpower. Furthermore, using the AMBEO VR Mic means you’ll never have to add other sounds in the mix anymore to achieve stunning 3D sound.

Immersive spatial audio
– Captures immersive spatial audio – ideal for capturing audio used in VR.
– 4 matched KE 14 cardioid capsules in tetrahedral arrangement.

Convey the true experience
Especially designed for 360° spatial audio recording, the easy-to-use AMBEO VR Mic is an ambisonic microphone fitted with four matched KE 14 capsules in a tetrahedral arrangement. This special design allows you to capture the surrounding sound from one single point. As a result you get fully spherical ambisonics sound to match your VR video/spherical 360 content.

A jewel in your high-end VR sound chain
The AMBEO VR Mic is meant to work together with specialized high-end software and hardware. Ideal companions for the AMBEO VR Mic are, for example, field recorders like the Zoom F8, digital audio workstations like the Avid Pro Tools HD or the Cockos Reaper and binaural decoders e. g. from Noise Makers. Output is possible via HMD, VR Game Engine or 360° Social Media platforms.

Benefit from a design developed with you in mind
By means of the VR Creators Program Sennheiser made sure to involve the professionals of the industry in the realization of the AMBEO VR Mic right from the beginning. Thus, we developed a comprehensive product package including many well-conceived accessories that allow for a smooth workflow – not least the A-B encoder software that works as a plugin, which can be seamless embedded in your post-production process.

Ambisonics – Technology for you to shape the future of audio
Ambisonics is a multi-channel technology that lets you spherically capture the sound arriving from all directions, at a single point in space. For playback this representation is rendered binaurally, allowing you to virtually rotate the orientation of the perspective in all directions, horizontally and vertically.
Ambisonics is supported by all of the major post-production and playback tools on the market today. This makes ambisonics the appropriate tool for Virtual Reality and all other applications involving 3D sound. A tool to create new worlds of sound with.

AMBEO A-B converter plugin
The capsules of the Sennheiser AMBEO VR Mic deliver A-format, a raw 4-channel output that has to be converted into a new set of 4 channels, the Ambisonics B-format. This is done by the specifically designed Sennheiser AMBEO A-B converter plugin, which is available as free download for VST, AU and AAX format for your preferred Digital Audio Workstation for both PC and Mac. B-format is a W, X, Y, Z representation of the sound field around the microphone. W being the sum of all 4 capsules, whereas X, Y and Z are three virtual bi-directional microphone patterns representing front/back, left/right and up/down. Thus, any direction from the microphone can be auditioned by the listener during playback of Ambisonics B.

Specifications

Dimensions	215 x 49/25 mm (L x D)
Frequency response	20 Hz to 20 kHz
Max. sound pressure level	130 dB(A) for 1 kHz
Transducer principle	Pre-polarized condenser microphone
Weight	1.060 g
Microphone connector	DIN12M, use enclosed adapter cable to convert to 4x XLR3M Polarity: Pin1 (GND), Pin2 (+), Pin3 (-)
Pick-up pattern	4x cardioid, in A-format arrangement (1: front-left-up [FLU], 2: front-right-down [FRD], 3: back-left-down [BLD], 4: back-right-up [BRU])
Nominal impedance	Approx. 200 Ω
Min. terminating impedance	1000 Ω
Storage temperature	-20 °C to 70 °C (-4 °F to 158 °F)
Operating temperature	-10 °C to 55 °C (14 °F to 131 °F)
Equivalent noise level	18 dB-A as per IEC 61672-1 / 27 dB CCIR as per CCIR 468-3
Power supply	4x phantom powering (P48) as per IEC 61938 (48 ± 4 V), 3.5 mA each
Sensitivity	31 mV/Pa (-30 dBV)
Operating relative humidity	Max 90% at 40 °C
Matrix reference	Center of the capsule holder
Mixing to B-format	W = FLU + FRD + BLD + BRU / X = FLU + FRD – BLD – BRU / Y = FLU – FRD + BLD – BRU / Z = FLU – FRD – BLD + BRU

In The Box

AMBEO VR Mic
Balanced split cable 4x XLRs 3-pins
Extension cable, 1.5m, DIN12F to DIN12M
Rycote suspension mount
Foam wind shield
Proprietary A-B encoder, available in VST plugins (Mac OS X and Windows) and AAX plugins (Mac OS X)

Delivery Info

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