David Pickett wrote:
This is a welcome price, but unfortunately, for that kind of money you
dont get any numerical specifications, graphs, or guarantee of capsule
matching, repeatability or variance between examples, all of which
determine its potential value as a professional tool.
For about thirty years I have been waiting for an Ambisonic microphone
for a non-professional user. I welcome Zoom's new product with pleasure!
I have been using my employer's Soundfield Mk IV and V and the ST250.
All of them have been noisy and expensive buggers not suited for my pocket
money to buy one for my personal use. All other, later Ambisonic mic models
have also been and are too expensive for me to buy. That's why the Zoom
H3 is
welcome and it will surely find buyers. There is a market gap for a
reasonably
priced Ambisonic microphone.
I do understand that the H3 will not be technically and audio quality wise
at as high level as products that cost ten on more times more, but the
biggest
problem with all Ambisonic gear during the years has been that there hasn't
been equipment for the ordinary home user. Only some decoders, such as
the Minims were targeted for the home, and even them were a bit complicated
for Joe D to set up.
Eero
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