Sennheiser has announced its involvement with GoPro’s new Developer Program and its plans for a microphone that will allow GoPro users to match footage captured at the extremes of sports and adventure with high-quality audio.
‘It is truly thrilling to be among the first to join the GoPro Developer Program to create audio visual experiences that will transform our ability to share and experience our world,’ says Sennheiser CEO, Dr Andreas Sennheiser. ‘By working with GoPro’s toolkits, we will be able to develop solutions that will enhance the unique footage that GoPro cameras can capture through our expertise in audio. I am looking forward with genuine excitement to see the incredible and creative work that will result when we give some of the world’s most creative and daring people new capabilities to see, hear and explore.’The Developer Program provides third-party developers with toolkits to connect their products with GoPro cameras and develop integrated solutions. Sennheiser has announced the forthcoming Ambeo VR and an all-new action microphone.
With users increasingly creating virtual reality content with GoPro cameras, Sennheiser’s Ambeo VR microphone will prove a suitable companion. Developed in conjunction with VR content producers, the compact mic captures high-quality audio in four quadrants. With a dedicated GoPro version in development, it will drop into the workflow of live action VR recording on its launch in Q4 2016.
Based on a lavalier design, the new mic is waterproof and nearly immune to the effects of snow, ice, and wind, thanks to a special windshield. As a result it will be able take on virtually anything the elements can throw at it, enhancing GoPro footage with incredibly high-quality audio – even during extreme sports activities such as surfing, climbing or mountain biking.
‘Sennheiser has created exciting new functionality to our collective customers, delivering high-quality audio capabilities to make video experiences look, sound and feel even more vividly compelling,’ says GoPro Director of Strategic Product Partnerships, Adam Silver.
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