Yellowtec YT5080 iXm Podcaster Microphone with PRO Head Cardioid

YellowTec iXm Podcaster with PRO Head Cardioid

To meet the wishes of the podcasting community, Yellowtec designed the Podcaster – a tool affordable for every ambitious podcaster who is longing for the iXm Recording Mic's sound quality. With ease, the integrated LEA leveling technology masters every recording environment and secures professional sound – no post production needed! As a podcaster, you save valuable time for content creation!Thanks to its onboard LEA DSP Engine and its ease-of-use, the iXm is the number one device to capture best quality interviews with perfect audio levels at the push of a button.

Compared to the iXm Recording Mic, Yellowtec's Podcaster is getting along without built-in battery and without interchangeable mic heads. It only supports the dynamic cardioid mic head of the iXm PRO Line by Yellowtec. This makes it the perfect budget pleasant pick for every podcaster who is longing for iXm sound quality. Blue will be every podcaster's new favorite color.

Yellowtec’s PRO microphone head with cardioid recording pattern as a directed head is designed for recordings in environments with various noise levels. Thus, it is known as an allrounder which is a solid choice even for complex acoustic environments. Because of its sound pickup from the front, it filters background noise and with its optimal frequency response ensures brilliant voice recording and clarity. The cardioid pickup pattern suits best for interviews in various surroundings like events and outdoor locations with a lot of traffic noise. When using the head, there is a slight bass boost in near-field, but no common high proximity effect of directed microphones. Due to the high-pass-filter that is found inside the iXm recorder’s LEA Engine a perfect balance of frequency ranges is achieved.

As a dynamic microphone capsule, the head is characterized by its sound converter components’ ruggedness, especially at high sound pressure levels. Thus, its recording pattern is less sensitive in higher frequency ranges compared to an electret microphone head. In comparison the dynamic head’s sluggish membrane leads to different sounding recording results.

Details

✓   Universal recording device especially developed forvoice recordings made by podcasters

✓   Perfect audio levels at the push of a button

✓   Onboard LEA DSP Engine gives you perfect recording levels in every recording 

✓   Whether wisper or cry, you will always enjoy a perfect audio level

✓   Amazing recordings even under stressful conditions, no matter the environment

❗  iXm Podcaster does ONLY support the dynamic cardioid iXM PRO Line Head.

✓   Easy-to-use, intuitive instrumental panel reduced to efficiency

✓   Shock-mount isolation efficiently protects your recording from handheld noise

✓    Light-up icons for Recording Status, Battery Status and Memory Status

✓    As an innovative app for iOS and Android iXm Uplink simplifies your reporting

✓    iXm Uplink faciliates the uplink of data from the iXm and your mobile device

✓    Choose a wireless SD card to connect your iXm with your mobile device via WiFi link

✓    iXm Uplink provides sophisticated edititing, archiving and meta tag features

✓    Use iXm Uplink to download soundfiles from your iXm and edit them

✓    Distribute your *.WAV, *.BWF and MP2 (MPEG1 Layer2) files via email, Dropbox and FTP.

✓   Flexible power management thanks to battery compartment for 3x AA batteries

✓   Automatic load-balance of both power sources

✓   Sturdy metal construction

✓   Blue anodized appearance

✓   Various available iXm Accessories 

Tech Specs

PRO Yellowtec Cardioid iXm Mic Head: 

✓   Dynamic capsule

✓   Manages complex acoustic environments

✓   Warm sound

✓   Optimized frequency response curve for excellent speech capture

✓   Slight bass boost in near-field

✓   TOTO's auto-sensing detects the type of attached mic head and automatically adapts the DSP to the right parameters

✓   Sensitivity: 1.8mV/Pa +/- 4dB

✓   Impedance: 300 Ohm +/- 30%

✓   Dimensions: 72mm x ø50mm

✓   Weight: 139g

iXm Recorder:

✓   Onboard LEA DSP Engine gives you perfect recording levels in every recording 

✓   No AGC, no artefacts, no pumping noise

✓   Well-positioned dashboard consisting of two buttons and three light-up icons

✓   Rugged, large, reliable and dust/waterproof buttons without any handling noise

✓    Battery compartment for 3 standard AA cells 

✓   Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 1,5dB @44.1 + 48kHz

✓   Input reffered Noise: -105dB (@60dB Gain)

✓   THD+N: 0.01% @20dB GainTHD+N

✓   Gain: Up to 60dB Gain

✓   High-Pass Filter: 12dB/oct. @80, 100, 120, 150, 180, 200Hz (switchable)

✓   Capsule Filter: 3 times parametric filters autoselected by capsule type recognition

Line Input:

✓   Line Input Level (balanced): -20dBu .... 6dBu @FS

✓   Line Input Level (unbalanced): -20dBu .... 0dBu @ FS

✓   THD+N: 0.00% or -78dB @ -3 dBFS

Line Output:

✓   Line Output Level (balanced): 20dBu .... 6dBu @FS

✓   Line Output Level (unbalanced): -20dBu ....0 dBu @FS

✓   Line Output Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 1dB @44.1 and 48Hz

✓   THD+N: 0,01% or -78dB @ -3 dBFS

Digital Parameters:

✓   Sampling Frequency: 48kHz, 44.1kHz, 32kHz

✓   Bit Resolution: 16Bit

✓   Audio Formats: Linear PCM, MPEG1 Layer 2

✓   Bit Rates MPEG mono: 128, 160, 192kbps

✓   Bit Rates MPEG dual-channel: 256, 320, 384kbps

✓   Number of Channels: 1 mono or 2 dual-channel (mono)

Headphone Out:

✓   Minimum Impedance: 16Ohm

✓   Output Power: 40mW @16Ohm 

Memory:

✓   Memory Card: SD or SDHC Memory Card up to 32GB (16GB recommended)

✓   File System: FAT16 FAT32 (SD Card)

✓   File Format: BWF, WAV, MP2, Support of BWF Header information (Version 0)

✓   Data Connection: USB 2.0

✓   Recording Time: Recording Time depends on SD Card and File-Format: Example: 2GB = 22.75hrs @192kBps mono

Dimensions & Weight:

✓   Total Length Recorder: 193mm

✓   Diameter Recorder: 36mm

✓   Weight Recorder: 263g

Includes

✓   iXm Recorder

✓   iXm PRO Head Cardioid (Yellowtec)

✓   16GB SD-Card

✓   3x AA-Batteries

✓   iXm Configuration Software

✓   iXm Uplink App

✓   USB-Cable

✓   iXm Briefing Book

✓   iXm Operations Manual

❗  A WiFi-SD-Card which is needed to use the iXm Uplink App is not included.  

❗  iXm Podcaster is NOT equipped with a built-in rechargable battery. Thus, it comes without wall charger and main adapters. Three AA-batteries are in included.

❗  iXm Podcaster does ONLY support the dynamic cardioid iXM PRO Line Head.