Convergent Design has just released a new USB wireless microphone system: the Convergent Design Erika. This system consists of a wireless receiver that connects to your laptop or smartphone via a USB cable and up to twelve transmitters. Let’s take a closer look at it! Convergent Design is an American company mostly known for its lineup of on-camera monitor/recorders. Well, I should have said “was mostly known” since the company discontinued all of its video recorders – including the Apollo and Odyssey 7Q/7Q+ last year. To keep going, Convergent Design started working on a USB wireless microphone system for live streaming/podcast/online meeting applications: Erika. Convergent Design Erika purpose Let’s get it clear from the beginning: the Convergent Design Erika is a USB wireless microphone system, which means you can’t use it directly with a DSLR/mirrorless camera at the moment. You can use it with a laptop or a smartphone, but not a video camera nor audio recorder since it doesn’t feature an analog output. The main applications for the Convergent Design Erika are live streaming, podcast, and online meeting applications. For example, if you are often doing Zoom/Skype calls on the road, it could be a solution to improve your audio quickly and easily. Don’t get fooled by the image: you can’t use the Erika with an iOS device yet. Image credit: Convergent Design Specifications As I mentioned, the kit consists of two parts: the receiver that connects to your computer/smartphone via USB and one – or more – transmitters....
Published By: CineD - Monday, 12 July, 2021