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9 DPA 2061 Miniature £372/$460
placed, which allows for much easier placement. dpamicrophones.com 10 Godox MG1200bi £3112/$3490 The Godox range of professional-level continuous lighting is called the Knowled series. The cinematic lighting ecosystem ranges from powerful COB lights to panel lights, tube lights and even hybrid fixtures that work for stills as well as movies. The TIPA Award-winning MG1200bi is a powerful COB that features full power draw across colour temperatures from 2800 to 6500K with CRI and TLCI ratings of 96. Settings and controls can be done on the unit itself via four buttons and a control knob or wirelessly via 2.4GHz remotes and a Bluetooth app. A 45° reflector is included – as is an 8m power cable – plus there’s a high-power fan which provides helpful cooling for the product.
This is a serious bit of professional lighting kit that isn’t just for Christmas, but for life! godox.com 11 Hollyland Venus Liv V2 £896/$949 Hollyland’s Venus Liv V2 is a livestreaming camera designed for easy use on social media platforms to allow inexperienced streamers to produce professional content. The ethos is to allow users to go live with one tap of the touchscreen. It doesn’t require complex cable connections or deep knowledge to navigate the whole set-up process. With pre-installed livestreaming apps, the Venus Liv V2 enables easy streaming on popular platforms such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. The V2 camera allows quick image overlay and a green- screen function offers easy removal of backgrounds. It comes with RGB curves and quick adjustment for natural-
looking images including faces, objects and backgrounds, while the built-in face recognition system can automatically brighten up complexion. hollyland.com 12 Icon Pro Audio Harrison 32Ci audio interface £449/$499 If you demand the best sound possible, then check out the new Harrison/Icon 32Ci audio interface with analogue mic preamps. The 32Ci unit is a 12-In/12-Out USB interface based on the original Harrison 32C console that comes packed with an impressive array of features that ensure studio- grade performance. It features two 32C, console- grade analogue mic preamps and filters. The studio-grade 24-bit/192Khz AD/DA provide super-high dynamic range of an unmatched 129dB. Thanks to the monitor volume knob, an Alternate button switches between different monitoring set-ups to put separate outputs
When it is time to get serious about your lav mic then check out DPA’s new 2061 Miniature Omnidirectional for capture of vocals. It is built for simplicity, durability and reliability, with DPA’s natural sound. The 2061 features a completely new, simplified 5mm capsule for performance in the 50Hz to 16kHz frequency range, with 128dB peak SPL. It has a robust mechanical construction, too. With an omnidirectional pickup pattern, this pre- polarised condenser mic is designed to accurately capture the human voice with minimal colouration and a high level of fidelity and intelligibility, from any direction. The DPA 2061 has a flat frequency curve with a soft 3dB boost at 8kHz to 16kHz. Meanwhile, the mic is not pre-tailored to compensate for any specific position in which a lavalier is commonly
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