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D’Oliveira Mics with “Magical Mangling” in Mind

Brian D'Oliveira with his matched pair of Sanken CUX-100K microphones.
Brian D’Oliveira with his matched pair of Sanken CUX-100K microphones.

Montreal, Canada (November 17, 2020)—Brian D’Oliveira, founder and creative director at La Hacienda Creative in Montreal, Canada, uses more than 900 one-of-a-kind instruments to produce award-winning work for films, TV and video games, capturing the new and often otherworldly sounds with his matched pair of Sanken CUX-100K microphones.

“When I heard about the new CUX-100K, I thought this might be the dream microphone,” says D’Oliveira, “and they’ve become my main mics, recording all kinds of material. To my surprise, it’s become pretty much the go-to mic and I’m recording about 90% of everything that I do now with this mic. I own two CUX-100Ks, and I got them especially because of my previous experience with my Sanken CO-100Ks. What’s great about them is that they are completely neutral and grab exactly what I hear with my ears. To me it’s the closest microphone to normal human hearing that exists.”

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The high-resolution response of the mics enables D’Oliveira to manipulate the audio after recording. “I use the CUX-100K as audio putty, you could say, because sounds become a lot more workable. I do a lot of re-pitching and if I go down four octaves, I’m able to do all kinds of magical mangling. You would never be able to do this type of sonic transformation with any other microphone in the market right now.”

D’Oliveira has also been experimenting with the traditional recording of a wide variety of instruments. “To my surprise, using the CUX-100Ks produced a much bigger and massive cinematic sound out of the bass drums and our collection of rare percussion that we regularly use in our soundtrack production work. This is the original RCA Victor room from the 1940s and I use this room as an instrument in itself. The acoustics here are naturally beautiful and when I got the CUX-100K, it was the cherry on the cake because it was able to capture the full resonance and space better than any other microphone. It has become the perfect system for me to record what I do as a creator, as a composer and as a sound designer.”

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Sanken Ships CUX-100K Microphone

Sanken CUX-100K Microphone
Sanken CUX-100K Microphone

Los Angeles, CA (October 20, 2020)—Timed with this year’s virtual online AES 2020 convention, Sanken Microphones has shipped its new CUX-100K Cardioid or Omnidirectional super wide range professional microphone.

The new microphone builds on the history of the company’s Chromatic omni-mode CO-100K, adding the ability to change modes with three settings: Cardioid (Far), Cardioid (Near) and Omni modes.

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The CUX-100K is intended for a variety of high-resolution, high-sample rate recordings, both in spatial or close-miking applications. The original CO-100K was designed around supporting the concept of 100 kHz high-resolution recording, and Sanken suggests it is suitable for ensemble, solo, vocals and orchestral mic arrays, Foley, location sound effect recording and acoustic instruments.

Because of the way in which analog to digital converters operate, the CUX-100K reportedly takes advantage of the heightened frequency response of new hi-resolution digital audio formats, and is said to be appropriate for use in X-Y, ORTF, or Decca tree overheads for capturing the spatial reality of specialized acoustic spaces.

The CUX-100K has a MSRP of $3,400.00.

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Sanken Launches CUX-100K Ultra Wide Range Microphone

Sanken CUX-100K Ultra Wide Range Microphone
Sanken CUX-100K Ultra Wide Range Microphone (front and back).

Los Angeles, CA (July 8, 2020)—Sanken Microphones has introduced its new CUX-100K microphone, designed to switch between three settings: Cardioid (Far), Cardioid (Near) and Omni modes.

While based on the Sanken Chromatic line’s omni-mode CO-100K—named as such because it’s intended for 100 kHz high-resolution recording—the new microphone’s addition of the two other modes brings that high-res approach to a broader set of applications, such as spatial or close miking uses. As a result, Sanken aims for the new mic to be used in ensemble, solo, vocals and orchestral mic arrays, plus specialized uses such as Foley, location sound effect recording, and all types of acoustic instruments.

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In Omni mode, the mic can be used to capture source, spatial and ambient sounds with articulation and clarity. In Cardioid (Far) mode, the CUX-100K records a mix of moderate ambience and main performance sources with cardioid directivity, making it plausable for stereo and multichannel pairing. In Cardioid (Near) mode, the CUX-100K can operate as a spotlight, solo, or vocal mic. To selectively reject some ambience, the mic is optimized up to 50 kHz.

Because of the way in which analog to digital converters operate, the CUX-100K aligns with the heightened frequency response of new hi-resolution digital audio formats. As X-Y, ORT, or Decca tree overheads, the CUX-100K can also be applied to capture the spatial reality of specialized acoustic spaces.

The CUX-100K is available with an MSRP of $3,400.00.

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