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Otokinoko Microphone Aims for a More Authentic Stereo Recording

by Paul Miller on June 16, 2008 at 09:10 AM


Look, we get what they're trying to do here. The two "ears" are meant to capture sound in stereo in the same way a human does, therefore producing a better sound picture in playback. The only problem is that your subject, be they human, inanimate or a strange hybrid, is going to be so busy being freaked out by this set of blue ears that they'll forget to make any sort of "natural sounding" noise.

Oh, and there's the little problem of the price: the Binaural Recording Mic from Otokinoko retails for $3,900 -- quite a bit to spend on a blue gimmick. We want. [Source: Japan Trend Shop]

Tags: binaural, binaural mic, BinauralMic, japan, mic, microphone, otokinoko

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