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Title: Zoom H3 VR Ambisonic Mic
Post by: Dillon on November 07, 2019, 10:13:04 AM

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1434530-REG/zoom_zh3vr_h3_vr_360_vr_audio.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&lsft=BI%3A514&gclid=Cj0KCQiAno_uBRC1ARIsAB496IX2urCU-c9ruzoNlSXE-uXya4EJ8SYmS-tH8ZZuJzNYCUdknPKhSoAaAq2REALw_wcB

I noticed a lot of manufactures are selling ambisonic mics now:  Sennhesier, Rode, etc. in $1000 range.  But Zoom is selling this one for $350.

Title: Re: Zoom H3 VR Ambisonic Mic
Post by: Nick's Picks on November 07, 2019, 11:09:44 AM

old news..., but yes.   Cool freakin' technology for cheap

Title: Re: Zoom H3 VR Ambisonic Mic
Post by: heathen on November 07, 2019, 12:34:58 PM

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=187865.0

Title: Re: Zoom H3 VR Ambisonic Mic
Post by: Len Moskowitz (Core Sound) on July 13, 2020, 11:02:26 AM

Price is commonly around $250 now.

Title: Re: Zoom H3 VR Ambisonic Mic
Post by: illconditioned on July 13, 2020, 06:09:14 PM

I've got the Zoom.Very nice performance and low noise recording.
I use it for all my recordings now.
I really like it because record and (stereo) playback is all in the unit.Plug in headphones and you can rotate the image on playback.Brilliant real world interface.
Take a stereo mix on line out and you're done.
No computer needed !
Now simply replace those four (analog) inputs with better capsules.

Title: Re: Zoom H3 VR Ambisonic Mic
Post by: Gutbucket on July 13, 2020, 07:16:36 PM

Quote from: illconditioned on July 13, 2020, 06:09:14 PM

Now simply replace those four (analog) inputs with better capsules.

Maybe.  The device is likely to be internally calibrated for that specific capsule at a system level (at least with regards to the exact diaphragm spacing, if not response), although probably not at the specific unit and specific capsule-level as Len's mics are.

Title: Re: Zoom H3 VR Ambisonic Mic
Post by: Gutbucket on July 14, 2020, 02:56:03 PM

^
Len's post today in another thread explains this a bit more- https://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=194448.msg2335166#msg2335166 (https://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=194448.msg2335166#msg2335166)