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[Jon Fairhurst]

Neumann makes some great digital mics that include preamps and A/Ds, but they're made for the studio, not video production.

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Most high-end mics are still analog. If you were to limit your mic selection to digital, there would be few models to choose from.

[Dan Brockett]

Yes Jon, digital mics never really have caught on. There are some good ones but large diaphragm studio condensers are not very practical for location sound.

Dan

[Shem Kerr]

Originally Posted by Jon Fairhurst

Neumann makes some great digital mics that include preamps and A/Ds, but they're made for the studio, not video production.

I wasn't suggesting big Neumann mics, but rather the smaller Sennheiser rf condenser mics (including the MKH 8000 series) that John Willett has repeatedly suggested are the most suitable high end mics for humid conditions. These are just the digital equivalents of the 416s etc that moviemakers use.

Shem