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Sound with Vision
Fixing poor-quality audio in post can be a difficult and costly business. So what can be done to reduce the problem before it gets to that stage? Adrian Pennington asks the experts. Poor-quality audio is often reason enough for viewers to change channel, yet cheap-sounding soundtracks are commonly caused by basic production errors that could have been avoided. Tight budgets and a lack of training are often to blame for the mistakes, which can cause longer post times, increase costs and compromise creativity, when in most cases they would not have occurred if just a little more attention had been paid. With the fidelity of TV sets sharpening and the demand for 5.1 surround sound increasing, producers can’t afford to ignore the impact of bad audio on a viewer’s experience.
Demonstration of the new Schoeps Super CMIT by IOCO
Come along to IOCO's evening demo of the new Schoeps Super CMIT on Thursday, 2nd September
Next Open Day: Friday, 3rd September 2010
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Paul Mac reviews the USM for Audio Media
Read the Audio Media review of Rycote's Universal Studio Mount (USM)
Hugh Robjohns reviews the USM for Sound On Sound
Decent shockmounts can actually improve the sound you get from your mics, but they can be expensive and not always durable. Rycote aim to solve both problems with their new designs.
DPA broadcast solutions bring lifelike clarity to sound and broadcast from Portuguese stadium
DPA’s Portuguese distributor Avantgarde has supplied a 5100 mobile surround microphone and ten 4017mk2-R shotgun mics with Rycote weather protection systems to Radio e Televisao de Portugal (RTP), to be used at the Dragon Stadium in Porto, on the UEFA Champions League Porto vs Chelsea football match.
Distributor Focus — The Rycote Lifers
Rycote has now been in business for over 40 years; enough time for many people closely associated with the company over the years, such as original founder and designer John Gozzard and long-standing Managing Director Vivienne Dyer, to have made incredible contributions to Rycote's history and then to have taken their retirement. However, two people who have now been associated with the company for over three decades — a commercial lifetime — are still involved with it to this day: Robert Sloss, head of Rycote's Australian distributor Syntec, its longest-standing international sales representative; and Steen Peitersen, who now heads Rycote's Scandanavian distribution channel, Sennheiser Nordic. With over 35 and 30 years respectively of dealing with Rycote behind them, we asked the 'Rycote Lifers' how these commercial relationships had begun, and why they thought they had endured so long.
129th AES Convention
San Francisco, 5-7 November 2010
PLASA 2010
London, Earls Court, 12-15 September
ProVideo 2010
Coventry (UK), October 13th & 14th
IBC 2010
Amsterdam, 10-14 September, Booth 8.A60
Next Open Day: Friday, 3rd September 2010
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JZ Microphones and Rycote team up to develop JZI-7, a shock-mount for BT201 and BT301 series mics
JZI|7 is a shock-mount for BT201 and BT301 series microphones. As JZI|7 has amazing damping characteristics, it is highly recommended for any pencil type microphone which has similar thickness (24mm) with BT201 and BT301 series microphones. JZI|7 are made by Rycote specially for JZ Microphones.
Holophone’s® and Rycote collaborate on windscreens for company’s complete microphone line
HolophoneÆ, a leading manufacturer of surround microphones and Rycote, a top manufacturer of professional audio windshielding and shockmounting systems, have teamed up to develop windscreen systems for Holophone's entire line of surround microphones - H2-PRO, H3-D and H4 SuperMINI.
DPA joins forces with Rycote to provide windshield solution for 4017 shotgun
DPA Microphones has joined forces with Rycote to develop the DPA 4017-R Shotgun/Rycote Windshield Solution. The new strong suspension and windshield solution has been designed specifically to take the DPA 4017 shotgun mic’s compact size and light weight into consideration.
Rycote show large-diaphragm mic shock-mount in Frankfurt
InVision Studio Mount Offers Substantially More Isolation Than Elastic Suspensions
New UK Sales Manager
A warm welcome to Tim Constable, Rycote's new UK Sales Manager
SANKEN Introduces the new CS-2
Sanken Microphone Co. has announced the introduction of a new shotgun microphone, the CS-2, a long-reach shotgun mic with rich, natural tone
Rycote sponsors artist and producer Francesco Sondelli
For the recording of his new album, acclaimed song writer, performer and producer Francesco Sondelli has approached Rycote to get hold of some Universal Studio Mounts (USM), our latest shock-mount suspensions for large-diaphragm studio microphones.
New Sales & Marketing Assistant
Welcome to Caroline Mougenot, Rycote's new Sales & Marketing Assistant
On Thin Ice
50 Degrees Below Zero, Wind Speed 108 mph: Rycote In Antarctica
New Sales & Marketing Manager
We are pleased to announce the apppointment of Stefano Pucello, Rycote's new Sales & Marketing Manager
Introducing Rycote’s new complete camera-mounting mic Windshield/Shockmount solution
The show is the first opportunity for international customers and press to see the new system, which was announced earlier this summer and offers videographers and video production companies everything they need to protect high-quality camera-mounted mics from wind noise and unwanted vibrations from the camera's operator and motor when working on location.
Rycote’s Softie Reborn
Rycote has announced the immediate availability of a redesigned version of its Softie windshield and microphone mount incorporating the company's patented Lyre suspension technology.
Foam Sweet Foam From Rycote
Rycote has released a new range of foam microphone windshields, available in a variety of shapes and sizes for microphones of all kinds.
Rycote Focuses On Video With New Mic Mounts And Windshields
Rycote has introduced the first of its new products for 2009. The Rycote for Video system is a combined microphone shockmount, suspension and compact windscreen aimed at videographers.
Rycote Flies The Falls In South Africa
A Rycote Softie has become a crucial tool in the location recording armoury of Mark Becker, a South African documentary maker with a taste for adventure.
Rycote Protects Surround Mic On Luhrmann’s ‘Australia’
Rycote's Modular Windshield system played an important role during the location sound recording for Baz Luhrmann's recent epic film 'Australia'.
Rycote Sponsor Helps New Polar Challenge Entrants
As the preparations for the 2010 Polar Challenge begin, one of last year's winners, Rycote sponsor Barney Franklin, has been giving advice to the next set of entrants to the race.
Coloured Visions from Rycote
Rycote have supplied UK-based Outside Broadcast specialists NEP Visions with several sets of coloured windjammers, each designed to match the colour of their sponsors' adverts so that the windshields will blend in unobtrusively during broadcasts.
Softie Lyre Mount
Launched in June 2009, the Softie Lyre Mount replaces the classic Softie rubber mount, using the patented "Lyre" technology.
Softie Windshield 19-22 mm
From June 2009, the Small & Medium Hole Softie windshields are now combined to the "Standard" hole Softie, suiting microphones from 19-22 mm diameter.
Windshield 10 Kit
We are pleased to announce the introduction of a new windshield kit into the range at the beginning of February 2008.
Exclusive distributors in India and Slovakia
Rycote is please to announce the appointment of two new exclusive distributors in India and Slovakia.
Hat’s off to Rycote’s New Mini Windjammers
Five New Windshields Unveiled For Compact Digital Field Recorders
InVision Launch (March 2008)
UK Manufacturer Unveils Innovative Microphone Suspension System In Frankfurt
Hugh Robjohns reviews the Lyre Suspensions for Line Up
Studio microphone suspensions are often surprisingly costly affairs but Rycote's new 'lyres' look set to redefine the market. Hugh Robjohns MIBS reports.
Windjammer Gets Thumbs up from Cotswold Wildlife Park
Burford, UK; November 2007 - UK-based manufacturer of microphone accessories Rycote has added Cotswold Wildlife Park to their growing list of happy customers after the parks' adoption of the lavalier furry windjammer for use with their personal microphones.
Rycote Heralds S-Series Windshield System at IBC 2007
Microphone windshield manufacturing company, Rycote exhibits its newest addition, the S-Series at IBC this year at Stand 8.589.
Rycote Grows Into New Premises
Stroud, July 2007 - Rycote consolidates its position at the forefront of the microphone windshield manufacturing industry by moving to brand new premises in Stroud, Gloucestershire.
S-series Launch (June 2007)
Rycote Launches Pioneering Windshield System: S-Series
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