ORTF Surround Outdoor Set

Plug-and-Play Set

ORTF Surround Outdoor Set

Robust transport case (included)

Properties

  • outdoor plug and play solution for surround ambience
  • optimal imaging characteristics like those of the “IRT Cross”: good 360° imaging with a pleasant, natural-sounding spatial impression
  • uses four SCHOEPS CCM 41 L supercardioids (included)
  • applications: sporting events, film sound, etc.
  • with internal heating

Order number

  • No. 175204

Description

The “ORTF Surround” recording method is a new system for the pickup of surround ambience. This microphone arrangement and its sonic characteristics are quite similar to those of the well-known “IRT Cross“ designed by Günther Theile. Both the 360° imaging and the spatial impression are of optimal quality. This is achieved with a high degree of signal separation among channels, based both on arrival-time differences and level differences.

The ORTF Surround Outdoor Set has been successfully used for major sporting events for many years.

Practice

The ORTF Surround arrangement has been designed to be mounted conveniently in a single elastic suspension and to share a single windscreen.

It differs from the IRT Cross arrangement in being rectangular rather than square. Its pickup regions are correctly apportioned through careful choice of the angles and distances among the microphones. The WSC ORTF Surround is part of the ORTF Surround Set. This is a “plug and play” solution for surround ambience. It comprises:

  • 4 * No. 121017: CCM 41 L compact microphones
  • No. 175207: WSC ORTF Surround H,...

The ORTF Surround arrangement has been designed to be mounted conveniently in a single elastic suspension and to share a single windscreen.

It differs from the IRT Cross arrangement in being rectangular rather than square. Its pickup regions are correctly apportioned through careful choice of the angles and distances among the microphones. The WSC ORTF Surround is part of the ORTF Surround Set. This is a “plug and play” solution for surround ambience. It comprises:

  • 4 * No. 121017: CCM 41 L compact microphones
  • No. 175207: WSC ORTF Surround H, windshield with suspensions, fur, cabling and internal heating
  • No. 152408: K Surround 20 M: a 20-meter, four-way Binder multi-core cable
  • No. 154202: AK Surround H M/4U: a splitter cable with heating supply
  • No. 222003: Waterproff "MAX" Plastic Case

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Technical Specifications

Stereophonic recording technique

ORTF Surround / IRT Cross

Product History

  • 2007-2008: development (Schoeps, Wittek) based on the IRT Cross (G. Theile)
  • 2008: first prototype in the windshield
  • 2010: large scale application at large sports events
  • 2012: new version based on the "ORTF Surround Bar"
  • 2017: new version based on individually elastically mounted "MINIX" elements
  • 2018: unbreakable, black plastic

Downloads

Microphone Usage for Sports Broadcasting

Article on microphone techniques used in sports broadcasting

Helmut Wittek, 2016

Articles

en
Schoeps Surround Microphones

presents surround recroding techniques

Helmut Wittek, 2012

Lectures

en
Stereo and Surround recording principles

by Helmut Wittek, 2012.

Lectures

en
ORTF Series

ORTF for Stereo, Surround and 3D

Product sheets

en

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Included accessories

CCM 41

supercardioid compact MICROPHONE

WSC ORTF Surround H

Windshield for ORTF Surround

K Surround M

Cable for Surround

AK Surround M/4U (M/5U)

Adapter Cable from Miniature Multi-Pin to XLR-3