Apogee Electronics and UK distributor Sound Technology have launched the HypeMiC, a premium USB microphone featuring studio-quality analogue compression. HypeMiC offers three settings of compression to use on vocals, voice-overs, instruments, percussion, and podcasts.
HypeMiC can introduce new sounds into recordings and mixes. You can send audio out of the HypeMiC stereo output into a mixer, audio interface and stand-alone recorder to capture the unique and bold sound of HypeMiC’s compression settings.
It offers three analogue compression settings, all accessible from the front panel control knob:
- Shape it (Low) – The minimal amount of compression, for shaping the vocals and instruments
- Squeeze it (Medium) – For podcasts, interviews and streaming
- Smash it (High) For voice recording a big broadcast sound
Like its cousins, the Jam+ and MiC+, HypeMiC also features an ⅛” stereo headphone output and Blend function for zero latency monitoring. The Blend button allows you to easily adjust how much direct signal input (sound going into the microphone) you hear mixed with software playback (sound coming out of your computer), enabling you to dial in the perfect mix.
Whether you’re monitoring as you play and record with your favourite app, or streaming audio, the stereo output on HypeMiC dramatically improves the playback quality of your audio. With high resolution sample rates up to 96k and ample headroom, HypeMiC delivers incredible clarity and plenty of volume to your headphones or powered speakers.
HypeMiC combines a microphone, analogue compressor, microphone preamp and A/D and D/A converters into one compact device. Apogee has carefully designed each part of HypeMiC to deliver the highest quality signal possible with the lowest noise.
The Apogee HypeMiC is available now priced at £349 RRP inc VAT.
