For many years Schoeps has been on the forefront of developing and realizing techniques for Surround and immersive audio. Application-oriented solutions are available for many fields of application, e.g. music, sports, 360° videos and VR.
SCHOEPS offers in-depth, individual advice on microphone recording technology for many different spatial audio formats, in person as well as through videos and application descriptions.

For recording music in 5.1.4, 7.1.2 or 7.1.4 using a stereophonic approach, main microphones with spheres such as the “Decca Tree-3D” are used successfully. Arrangements that work with directional microphones are particularly suitable for immersive formats, e.g. OCT-3D, an extension of the well-known OCT method.

The dedicated solution for recording ambient tracks for film or sports events is the already-popular ORTF-3D technique, which achieves a beautiful, open spatial image through optimal signal separation, while maintaining the smallest form factor possible. It is also available in a basket-type windscreen, as a Plug&Play setup. 

This technique has also already proved to be ideal as the main microphone in recordings for VR and 360° videos.

You will find a large amount of further information on our YouTube channel and in our articles.

More user reports from our customers: User Reports

The “SCHOEPS Tonmeister Expert Group” will be happy to assist you with any questions regarding the use of our microphones: Support & Service

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ECHO – Exploring the Cinematic Hemisphere for Orchestra

A valuable resource for exploring immersive recording techniques

The ECHO Project is a collaborative research initiative dedicated to the art and science of immersive orchestral recording using 3D microphone array techniques. In a session on December 17, 2024, seven expert engineers captured two orchestral works: Train Journey by Volker Bertelmann (Hauschka) and Schreker’s Kammersinfonie für 23 Solo-Instrumente, performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra at AIR Studios’ Lyndhurst Hall.

In total, 47 of the overall 107 microphones were Schoeps models: MK 21s, MK/CCM 4s, MK/CCM 41s und MK 2Hs. 

Eight different microphone arrays were employed—including 2L Prism, AirCage, ESMA‑3D, P3H Anamorphic, P3H Pyramid, PAMA, PCMA‑3D, and PentaSphere—to document the performances in both circular (360°) and traditional (180°) orchestral layouts.

The results form an open-access database (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), offering multitrack recordings, spot and ambient captures, Dolby Atmos ADM/BWF mixes, and binaural renders—an exceptional resource for research, education, and immersive mixing practice.