The PortaMic 5.1 offers professional-grade discrete 5.1 audio quality at a price that fits into any production budget – the mic retails for £595. It features a 2.5 inch (6cm) x 1.5 inch (3.5 cm) mic head with six separate mic elements arranged to correspond with the typical 5.1 speaker setup in a studio or home theater, providing users with the means to easily capture, from a single point source, a discrete surround recording.
The PortaMic's encoder is equipped with Dolby Laboratories' Dolby® Pro Logic II® encoding technology, which allows the mic's six audio channels to be encoded down to two channels, so it can be recorded to any broadcast camera or stereo recording device. The surround encoded audio is output to both a stereo mini plug and six-pin balanced mini XLR. Measuring only 1 inch high, the mic's encoder also presents a low profile when connected to the camera.
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• Compact
• Low Profile
• Point and Shoot
• 5.1 Channel Professional Grade Surround Microphone
• Captures discrete and Instantaneous 5.1 channel audio
• Audio can be decoded back to 5.1 channels in post using Holophone D-Code or any Dolby PLII decoder
• Onboard Dolby PLII encoder
• Compatible with installed base of Dolby ProLogic II professional and consumer decoders
• Unity Gain Control
• Plug and Play