iXm Digital Recording Microphone Bundle with Premium Head - Omni-Directional
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Intended as a professional tool for use by reporters, the iXm microphone
records audio in WAV, BWF and MP2 formats to a removable SD card.
Recordings can be transferred to a PC using the SD card, a USB
connection, which is also used to charge the internal lithium battery or
via a wireless SD card if used (see Bundle Format for more details). A
battery compartment is provided for a set of non-rechargeable cells,
which can be loaded to back up the internal battery; the microphone
switches between the dual power supplies automatically. Comprehensive
configuration facilities are offered when connected to a PC, with two
applications supplied, one allowing administrative control of all
functions, the other a reduced feature set, which may be configured by
the administrator. This is designed to offer restricted adjustment of
the microphone, including pre-set modes, for use by less technically
capable staff. The recorder is available with a range of interchangeable
microphone heads.
Capsules are available to Yellowtec’s own
design as well as two Beyerdynamic types. The capsule is detected and
DSP settings are adjusted automatically. The microphone preamplifier has
two 20-bit A to D converters, level is controlled by a slow-acting gain
leveller and a look-ahead peak limiter.
The microphone has a
cylindrical body with two separate groups of controls. The record keypad
has record and stop buttons, and three LED indicators. The yellow ‘BAT’
indicator blinks during charging until the charge is complete. The
‘REC’ LED indicates record status and flashes at start up until the
microphone is ready and proceeds to check the memory card can be read,
the red ‘MEM’ LED blinking during the test. When ready to record, the
‘REC’ LED flashes slowly. A short press of the stop button causes a
status check; first the ‘BAT’ indicator will blink up to five times
followed by the MEM indicator. Each blink stands for one hour operation
time with respect to remaining power and free memory respectively.
Pressing the ‘REC’ button starts the recording, further presses will set
markers. The stop button ends the recording and returns the recorder to
record-ready status.
On the base of the microphone there is the
slot for the SD card, and two 3.5mm jack sockets, one for the balanced
line input, the other for either headphones or balanced or unbalanced
line output, configured with the software. The play-back keypad has four
buttons, which operate differently depending on the microphone status.
The buttons are labelled with symbols indicating traditional transport
controls. If buttons are pressed when the device is ready to record: RWD
moves the locator to the previous file, STOP plays the message of the
current locator position, PLAY starts playback of audio file from
locator position, FWD moves the locator to next file. When the device is
playing back, RWD will jump to the previous marker when pressed
briefly, RWD will cue backward when pressed and held, STOP stops
playback, PLAY has no action (continues playback), FWD will jump to the
next marker when pressed briefly, FWD will cue forward when pressed and
held. Pressing buttons when device is recording will not cause any
action.
A miniature USB socket on the base is used to connect to a
PC. There are two methods of operation. ‘Flash’ mode causes the
microphone to appear to the computer like an external flash drive. Files
can be transferred as usual. A CD with control software and a Windows
driver is supplied. The software has two parts. The password-protected
‘admin’ application configures the recorder, with settings for
microphone gain, line gain, headphone level and line out level. A meter
indicates microphone level. The remaining charge in both the
rechargeable and dry-cell batteries is indicated, as well as the free
memory and remaining recording time. Recording profiles may be set up
for parameters including preferred power source, sample rate, battery
type, recording format, compression bit-rate and file-name prefix. The
user application offers a reduced feature set, which may be configured
with the admin software.