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HOLOPHONE H2-PRO User Manual

Manual is about: Surround Sound Microphone

Summary of H2-PRO

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    Holophone tm h2-pro surround sound microphone user guide copyright © 2001, 2004 rising sun productions ltd..

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    H2-pro surround sound microphone user guide rising sun productions ltd. Page i contact us: holophone rising sun productions limited 258 adelaide street east, suite 200 toronto, ontario, canada m5a 1n1 telephone: (416) 362-7790 fax: (416) 362-7780 website: http://www.Holophone.Com email: info@holopho...

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    H2-pro surround sound microphone user guide rising sun productions ltd. Page ii terms and conditions 1. Rising sun productions limited “rising sun” warrants its products to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the original date of receipt or retail purchas...

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    H2-pro surround sound microphone user guide rising sun productions ltd. Page iii warnings failure to heed these warnings could result in an electrical shock hazard, reduced service life or damage to your equipment. • the holophone h2-pro is intended for professional use only. • all safety and operat...

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    H2-pro surround sound microphone user guide rising sun productions ltd. Page iv table of contents terms and conditions ................................................................................................. Ii warnings ..........................................................................

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    H2-pro surround sound microphone user guide rising sun productions ltd. Page 1 introducing the holophone h2-pro congratulations. You have just acquired a remarkable product, combining simplicity and sophistication in an unmatched combination. The new holophone h2-pro surround sound microphone is the...

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    H2-pro surround sound microphone user guide rising sun productions ltd. Page 2 the holophone h2-pro surround sound microphone is entirely compatible with all standard analog and digital i/o devices that accept up to eight channels and provide internal phantom power, including hard disc based and dvd...

  • Page 8: What Is The Holophone?

    H2-pro surround sound microphone user guide rising sun productions ltd. Page 3 what is the holophone? The holophone is a specially designed microphone system for capturing sound in three dimensions, while keeping signals discrete for surround sound playback. Designed specifically for creating sound ...

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    H2-pro surround sound microphone user guide rising sun productions ltd. Page 4 our real head performs similarly, shielding each ear from sound waves that are picked up by the other. Small differences in timing are interpreted as position. This phenomenon is known as binary localization. The output f...

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    H2-pro surround sound microphone user guide rising sun productions ltd. Page 5 a brief overview of surround sound in the beginning there was mono. No matter how many speakers there were, the sound coming from each speaker was the same. In monaural recording, the effect was as if all the sound was re...

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    H2-pro surround sound microphone user guide rising sun productions ltd. Page 6 this configuration is known as 5.1, with the “.1” referring to the lfe source (also known as a subwoofer). Dolby surround digital is the home video version, available on digital video disks (dvds). A competing system call...

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    H2-pro surround sound microphone user guide rising sun productions ltd. Page 7 4-2-4 dolby stereo direct support for center, left and right channels. Left surround and right surround are combined into one mono output. Mix the top incrementally with the four backbone channels. Stereo mix down to ster...

  • Page 13: The Holophone H2-Pro

    H2-pro surround sound microphone user guide rising sun productions ltd. Page 8 the holophone h2-pro holophone h2-pro surround sound microphone the holophone microphone system consists of • ellipsoidal holophone head housing eight condenser microphone elements • yoke with 180° rotation • 5 m. Cable t...

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    H2-pro surround sound microphone user guide rising sun productions ltd. Page 9 phantom power for the condenser microphone elements can be supplied from a recording console, or a portable audio recorder with built-in phantom power. You can mount the holophone h2- pro on a boom or microphone stand, or...

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    H2-pro surround sound microphone user guide rising sun productions ltd. Page 10 the cable terminates with eight balanced xlr output connectors. These are assigned to each of the microphone elements as follows: channel microphone 1 left 2 right 3 center 4 low frequency effects (lfe) 5 left surround 6...

  • Page 16: Using The Holophone H2-Pro

    H2-pro surround sound microphone user guide rising sun productions ltd. Page 11 using the holophone h2-pro the holophone h2-pro is remarkably simple to use, because it accurately reproduces in three dimensions what one would hear at a particular location in space. In most cases, if you have experien...

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    H2-pro surround sound microphone user guide rising sun productions ltd. Page 12 4. When mixing holophone tracks with other audio tracks for broadcast, including for voice-over or sportscaster talent, try to mix the dialogue not only into the center channel, but also place the dialogue slightly in th...

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    H2-pro surround sound microphone user guide rising sun productions ltd. Page 13 9. Audio “zoom” can be achieved by “riding” the faders of a mixer connected to the holophone. The front (l,c,r) channels can be “pushed” in the mix while the rear (ls, rs, cr) channels can be “dimmed” slightly to increas...

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    H2-pro surround sound microphone user guide rising sun productions ltd. Page 14 direct to recording device supplying microphone with phantom power plug the xlr mic-level outputs of the holophone into the inputs of a recording device (such as a portable audio recorder or audio console) with gain cont...

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    H2-pro surround sound microphone user guide rising sun productions ltd. Page 15 optional equipment the lightweight and ergonomically designed hand grip for the h2 pro eliminates the need for a cumbersome stand in the field hand grip the custom-designed travel case protects the h2-pro from shock and ...

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    H2-pro surround sound microphone user guide rising sun productions ltd. Page 16 appendix a: directivity measurements directivity measurement of the ellipsoid-mounted microphones the assessment of the directivity pattern was performed in the inms glk anechoic chamber. The ellipsoid holder was mounted...

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