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thanks to Sennheiser and Kingston for powering our NAB coverage this year check them out at the links in the video description to kick off our coverage at NAB 2016 we went to visit our friends at the sennheiser booth to see some of their new product launches first up we have Sennheiser's new MKE 440 on camera microphone this mic will be a welcome step forward for anyone who has previously used the MKE 400 on camera microphone the slightly odd V shape of the microphone is due to the dual shotgun mics that Sennheiser has placed in the MK 440 the result of this is a mic designed to capture everything within your camera's view while also rejecting sound outside the cameras frame giving a very focused all-around recording the dual mics in the 440 are shock mounted internally within the microphones micro mesh enclosure making the unit easier to maintain and use there's also a dead cat cover for extremely windy situations when needed power wise the Mk II 440 makes use of two triple A batteries making it fairly easy to never have a problem powering it here's a short test clip of how the mics and ik on the noisy show floor so we're here at sennheiser booth testing the MK e 440 this is what it sounds like when i'm directly in front of the camera about three feet away this is what it sounds like slightly off access to my left and this is what it sounds like slightly off access to my right what do you guys think of how it sounds let me know in the comments down below next up Sennheiser was showing off their two new additions to their partner products with Apogee electronics they have their new hand mic digital and MK for digital made for use with USB audio devices as well as iOS products the hand mic digital is great for high ambient noise situations giving very strong clarity to vocals a good solution for journalists that need good audio on location with the MK 4 digital using Sennheiser's excellent MK 4 voiceover mic that will give live streamers a great option for broadcast quality sound using their new USB connection available to the digital version Sennheiser also had their demo of the 3d AM Bo mic which is geared towards 360 video and VR applications this was my first time trying the ambient I was greeted by a demo of a girl playing cow in the middle of a church and as I turned my head throughout the space I was surprised how act you could feel the sound of the piano change VR and 360 video rigs are popping up quite frequently now and all of them are in need of an audio solution like the Ambu Center eyes are also mentioned that they are working on ways of mounting the Ambu directly into the camera's mounting point in order to make sure that the mic does not obstruct the camera shots in anyway thanks again the Sennheiser for sending us to nab this year make sure to check out all of their new stuff for nab in the link in the video description also thanks to Kingston for sending us here this year check out their brand new superfast micro SD card made for action cameras like the GoPro also linked in the video description so thank you guys for watching let me know what you thought of all Sennheiser's new audio gear in the comments down below and for all the rest of our NAB 2016 coverage don't forget to subscribe to Linus tech tips