Not sure if you need a wireless mic for video or a different mic for audio and podcasting? Sennheiser has something creative and new ready to show you.
Microphones for podcasting tend to be different from microphones for video, but what if they didn’t have to be? Sennheiser has been working on a creative solution that offers up something different for creatives of all kinds, particularly if they focus on more than one area.
The idea is take a wireless mic system complete with two mics and a transmitter, and connect them to a dock when they don’t need to be wireless. The dock effectively turns the two mics into a single stereo mic, the likes of which could be used for podcasting or video capture, allowing you to kill two birds with one stone.
The result is Sennheiser’s Profile Wireless, a two-channel microphone system mostly geared a videographers, but could be used by creatives who cover more than one thing in their lives.
Instead of just function as a tabletop microphone — which is definitely what it looks like — the Profile Wireless allows you to unplug the two wireless clip-on microphones from the inside, and connect them up with the transmitter and its simple touchscreen display at the base of the deck, which also comes out.
It means you can use the wireless mic system as a conventional wireless mic for cameras or phones, or even plug the transmitter into a computer and use the mics for your PC. Or you can even plug the whole thing in as a microphone there, as well.
The whole thing is built to be very versatile, and could replace other microphone setups thanks to how many uses it has. While clearly not the same as a podcasting microphone, and likely having a different sound, creatives looking for a solution to cover more than one purpose could find good use here.
”It was important to us that Profile Wireless can master a diverse set of recording requirements, while being as compact and portable as possible,” said Callie Blake, Category Marketing Manager for Creators at Sennheiser.
“The range of use cases for Profile Wireless is impressive,” she said.
The clip-on microphones also come with fuzzy windshields, and you can also plug in a lavalier mic to each to bring the mic closer while making it more invisible, if need be.
What’s more, when the whole thing comes together, it can also be used as a wireless hand mic, complete with a foam windshield for the unit.
One thing it doesn’t come with is a tripod, though it does have a tripod mounting thread for one, if you happen to have something you can use. We doubt you’d fit it to a desktop microphone stand — it doesn’t look designed for that — but if you have a small desk tripod, you’d probably be fine.
There’s also 16GB built-in storage for recording directly to it using a backup recording mode, a safety channel for recording audio at a lower volume to deal with potential clipping issues, and support for 24-bit audio capture.
Pricing in Australia will see the Sennheiser Profile Wireless land later this year for $549.
