This year’s NAMM show has seen the announcement of two new upcoming products from Chinese microphone manufacturer MicW.
The company is well-known in its homeland for creating durable high performance microphones with clean, quality craftmanship, along with producing an assortment of specialist microphones designed for applications such as measurement, film and broadcast.
MicW iSeries Microphones
MicW’s iSeries range of mini-microphones covers all sorts of bases – the iGoMic Mini Shotgun is designed specifically for use with GoPro and DSLR cameras; the i436 and i456 mics are ideal for measurement and calibration purposes, and can be used with smartphones and iPads; and the MicW iBoundary Kit, designed for use in conferencing and business meetings.
The iSeries mics all share one thing in common however – each one is designed to be the perfect match for use with smartphones (iOS/Android) and other portable devices, vastly improving the onboard sound of tablets, smartphones and cameras as a compact and durable attachment.
MicW i316 Smart Lavalier Microphone Kit
The i316 further expands this versatile range. Designed for use with smart phones and tablets such as the Apple iPhone, iPad and Samsung Galaxy (Note), this new omnidirectional lavalier mic’s lightweight build will make it perfect for Broadcast production work like ENG and EFP.
We’ve also been told that the small size and durable design make the MicW i316 a perfect partner for those working to a tight budget.
MicW Lightning Mini Sound Card
Also featuring at the MicW Winter NAMM 2017 stand is the new Lighting Mini Sound Card. This clever little device from MicW allows you to directly connect a microphone into the iPhone Lightning connector.
With the news that Apple have chosen to omit the headphone jack on the latest iPhone causing somewhat of a stir in the audio community, the Lightning Mini Sound Card will clearly be of interest to anyone who is used to whipping out their phone for making quick recordings.
The MicW Lightning Mini Sound Card provides a single channel mic input and a dual channel mic input, along with a headphone output (for real time monitoring) as standard. The Lightning Mini Sound Card will support all MicW iSeries products, and can be used with the iPhone 7.
There aren't currently any confirmed release dates for either of these products, but we hope to see them sometime in the first half of 2017. In the meantime, you can find out more about the MicW iSeries Microphones here.