The Zoom Am7 is a new M/S stereo microphone for Android smartphones. It plugs directly into the USB-C port of the phone and provides 48 kHz/16-bit audio with a possibility to set stereo width, gain, and monitor the recording via a 3.5mm jack. The Am7 has a rotating capsule and is compatible with the Zoom Handy Recorder app for adjustments and sharing. Available soon for $99.99. There is a wide range of microphones that are compatible with smartphones nowadays. Naturally, as modern phones offer decent video quality, people want to accompany it with decent audio quality, too. RØDE, for example, recently added iOS compatibility to its VideoMic NTG shotgun microphone. When it comes to ambient plug-in stereo microphones for phones, Zoom has been offering the iQ7 with a Lightning port for iPhones for a while already. Recently, the company introduced the Android version of this microphone – the Zoom Am7. Let’s take a look at its features and specs. Zoom Am7 Microphone for Android Zoom’s Am7 is a M/S stereo microphone that can plug directly into the USB-C port of an Android smartphone. M/S means Mid/Side as opposed to a classic Left/Right stereo recording. The microphone includes two capsules – a directional “mid” mic that captures audio coming from the front, and a bidirectional “side” mic that picks up ambient sounds from the sides. With a stereo-width slider, users can set the stereo width to either 90° or 120°, or they can record the mid and side mic signals as...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 30 November, 2020