The AMBEO VR Mic is a groundbreaking Ambisonics microphone designed to bring a new dimension to your VR and 3D audio productions. Developed in cooperation with VR content producers, this professional tool allows you to capture high-quality, immersive spatial sound from a single point. It is the perfect solution for creators looking to record spherical audio for virtual reality, augmented reality, and 360° video projects with unmatched ease and precision.
What makes this product exceptional is its tetrahedral arrangement of four matched KE 14 capsules, which capture the surrounding sound field in three dimensions. The microphone comes with a proprietary A-B format encoder, available as a plugin for various DAWs, ensuring a seamless workflow from recording to post-production. Compact, rugged, and portable, the AMBEO VR Mic is built to withstand the rigors of field recording while delivering emotional and highly realistic audio experiences.
The Sennheiser AMBEO VR Mic is an advanced 3D audio recording tool in a class of its own. Specifically developed to meet the demands of VR content creators, this microphone brings efficiency and high-fidelity spatial capture to every production. It utilizes Ambisonics technology to describe the sound field at a single point in space, allowing for full audio immersion where sound arrives from all directions. The core of the system consists of four matched KE 14 cardioid condenser capsules arranged in a tetrahedral cluster, ensuring that every nuance of the environment is captured with stunning realism.
Top product performance is achieved through the included proprietary A-B format converter software, which allows users to convert raw A-format recordings into the industry-standard Ambisonics B-format (W, X, Y, Z). This enables interactive supervision and post-production flexibility, as users can virtually rotate the orientation of the perspective in all directions, both horizontally and vertically. The AMBEO VR Mic also features a rugged design and includes essential professional accessories like a Rycote suspension mount and a balanced split cable to 4x XLR connectors, ensuring reliable operation in any field or studio environment.
Combined with its compact form factor and premium German engineering, this powerful microphone delivers dependable performance for 360° videos, game audio, and cinematic VR, eliminating the boundaries between reality and playback.
Features:
Specifications:
| Acoustic Characteristics | |
| Transducer principle | Pre-polarized condenser microphone |
| Frequency response | 20 Hz to 20 kHz |
| Pick-up pattern | 4x cardioid, in A-format arrangement |
| Sensitivity | 31 mV/Pa (-30 dBV) |
| Max. SPL | 130 dB(A) at 1 kHz |
| Equivalent noise level | 18 dB(A) (IEC 61672-1) |
| Electrical Data | |
| Nominal impedance | Approx. 200 Ω |
| Min. terminating impedance | 1000 Ω |
| Power supply | 4x Phantom Power (P48), 3.5 mA each |
| Connector | DIN12M (adapter to 4x XLR3M included) |
| Environmental Conditions | |
| Operating temperature | -10 °C to 55 °C |
| Relative humidity | Max 90% at 40 °C |
| Physical Specifications | |
| Dimensions | 215 x 49/25 mm (Length x Diameter) |
| Weight | 1.06 kg (Total package weight) / 400g (Mic only) |