Voyage Audio Spatial Mic Dante

Voyage Audio VA-SAM-1-D Overview

The Voyage Audio Spatial Mic Kit 360° Ambisonics Microphone with Dante Connectivity is a professional second-order Ambisonics VR microphone that can connect to your Dante network via a single wire. It is intended for audio engineers, game sound designers, AR/VR producers, and 3D audio pioneers. It uses eight 14mm condenser capsules to record in 360°, letting the sound your viewers hear alter as they walk and gaze about in a VR or 360° film.

The Spatial Mic’s novel design simplifies the recording workflow associated with multi-channel microphone arrays. It uses built-in Dante network connectivity, so no extra mic preamps, multi-channel cables transmitting analog signals, or converters are required. Each microphone stores a calibration profile to guarantee that the signal is consistently pure. Dante’s recording excellence supports resolutions of up to 32 bits / 192 kHz.

The microphone works in conjunction with three strong apps (free downloads available separately). The Spatial Mic Converter DAW plug-in (VST, AAX, MacOS, and Windows 10) is used in postproduction to convert raw capsule output to first- or second-order Ambisonics in AmbiX or Fuma formats, allowing the microphone’s aim to be adjusted to the point in space where the audio was originally recorded. The Spatial Mic Control software enables remote operation of all hardware controls and more (MacOS and Windows 10). The Spatial Record app allows you to record and replay high-quality multichannel audio over a Dante network.

The Spatial Mic is lightweight, small, and sturdy, with a high-quality aluminum and nylon construction that makes it suitable for recording in the studio or on location. The Dante connection provides electricity over Ethernet. The Spatial Mic comes in a set that contains a metal, 1/4″-20 to 5/8″-27 small swivel ball for firm mounting to a microphone stand, as well as a foam windscreen.

Record the whole sound field with precision.

•  Includes eight 14mm condenser capsules for second-order Ambisonics.
•  Dante audio networking supports 32-bit/192 kHz resolution.
•  USB sample rates include 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, and 192 kHz.
•  ADC: 114 dB per channel, 24-bit.
•  Each microphone has individual calibration for balanced array sensitivity.
•  The DSP is 32-bit XMOS with 16 real-time logical cores.
•  DSP modes include unprocessed up to 192 kHz and additional decoding modes up to 96 kHz.
•  The Spatial Mic Converter plug-in’s output filters provide exact audio conversion.
•  The Spatial Record App records multichannel audio files up to 24-bit / 96 kHz via Spatial Mic USB using a Dante Virtual Soundcard or any Dante interface.