Is THIS the REVOLUTION in MICROPHONES? || Lewitt RAY

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Huge thanks to Mykki for performing in this video, if you're interested in working with her:

Thanks to Krijn for the amazing camera and lighting work.

[LEWITT-audio]

Super cool video. Thanks for checking out RAY. And nice t-shirt by the way 😉

[KarlBingle]

Hey there. I am an "old guy" here in the U.S. and also make my living as an audio engineer. I just wanted you to know I get a lot of great info from your videos. You are very talented and you give me hope for the future after old guys like me are gone. Keep up the great work!

[macaranas]

Lewitt always thinks outside the box, amazing.

[PresentDayProduction]

Oh dammit! Why couldn’t they have just made another counterfeit U87? That’s what we need! Oh no. Hang on. No it isn’t. No. We need THIS! Congratulations to Lewitt on forward thinking and moving microphone technology into the 21st century. Great video Wytse, love the track! xx

[crunchyfrog]

WTF is this magic? It's truly rare to get this sort of massive step up in tech. This is huge.

[Dave.Weiss.]

Lewitt are an amazing company- fantastic products.

[darrellroseborough]

Truly amazing technology. The Lewitt actually gives the U87 a run for its money. I really can’t hear any difference between the 2 accept if you want the proximity affect other then that I’ll definitely look into adding this bad boy to the mic locker. Thanks Wyse for the info and feedback you Keep up the great work you do for the the recording community.

[mageprometheus]

The first new tech of 2024 that widened my eyes. Thanks for the buzz.

[aherbs]

WOW!! mic with a compressor and a gate!! this has so many uses. game changer for sure

[eladgellert]

Really cool video and super inventive mic love lewitt for that

[RiverOakMusic]

I've been thinking about this solution for years hoping that someone would implement it. It seems that Lewitt did a really good job at it! My idea would be to record the distances and use a plugin in the DAW to process it. That way you have more control obviously. And you could mount sensors to practically any mic.
But with built in DSP it's much easier to use. Well done Lewitt!

[J-DUB-F]

This is genuinely a HUGE step forward in mic technology!. maybe the biggest patterns??
There's a lot more going on here than just compression?, expanding?, noise reduction??. I really have no idea how they achieved this??. I was NOT expecting that price reveal !?!?. If this really works in various situations, the tech is worth 3times that price!. I may be one of the few who don't like tons of proximity effect on a voc mic. I do a lot of podcast recording, and this mic will be a game changer!!. I want to here some more reviews from home studio people. This is on my list of gear to buy!

[valerie]

Many thanks for the super revealing and interesting video!

[silicon]

Excellent idea, and ANOTHER excellent sounding Lewitt mic. They are such an interesting company. Keep pushing indeed!

[TLMuse]

Excellent talent—loved the performance! —Tom

[gfromshankside]

I needed to hear it from you. I’ll probably buy two.

[smeemusic]

I feel like this mic is a bit on the gimmicky side but I also feel like I really hope I’m wrong. A mic like this has major implications for the sound stage industry. Just imagine being on a set with actors needing to catch every spoken line with consistent detail. Lots of shots get a retake due to audio being weak or varying. A mic like this could make the job for the boom guy MUCH easier.

[edjefferson]

Proximity muting would be extremely useful on a stage vocal mics. Way better than a gate.

[daviHuggMonster]

woaaaa amazing. I just got my first Lewitt, and this might be my next one. really cool. oooh and lovely voice from the singer

[Yuusou.]

The last part of the recording showing the non-existing proximity effect was way more impactful than the actual side-by-side recording. And while it is tempting with the distance, the next-level implementation would be direction and sound source recognition. If a camera sees, where the audio is coming from due to the movement indicating noise creation, then everything that is recorded and not part of the movement should be cut out (e.g. before and after you start singing / speaking you identify the noise floor or sounds, which are then canceled out during the recording). THAT would be a killer mic I would buy. I have more issues with direction and overall noise in my room (I'm not a professional, just a hobbyist) than with distance, and hence I wouldn't buy this one. But I like the direction, that LEWITT is taking here.