RAY - Features explained 

That's really amazing. I will be adding this to the top of the list of mics for podcasting and voice over.

can you plz sell it with dealer from Vietnam

If you add USB-C to the part and it can be operated with XLR at the same time, then this microphone would be the carefree, worry-free part. Thank you so much. Sorry, before I forget you asked what will I do with RAY? It is primarily used for professional remote conferences. A new Lewitt fan from Bavaria.

Its expensive as F...but if youre raking in the dough with your channel, I guess its worth it

So yes and no. This doesn't act like a compressor because it doesn't respond to level, it responds to distance. So you level only gets adjusted when your physical distance moves. In a live setting, mute by distance will be important to avoid additional feedback. There is no feedback or room ambience suppression since this is still an analog signal path (no DSP processing). If you back up, you will get more room sound with any microphone.

Awesome! Definitely a perfect combo 😁

Thank YOU for your trust in this product & have fun using your RAY mics for your podcast 😄

Glad you like it 🙌

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Thank you!

Thanks!

Danke für die Lorbeeren! Liebe Grüße aus Wien 💚

Well thanks!

Glad you think so! Thanks

Thankful for your support 💚

Glad you like it!

Haha! There you go

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Glad you think so!

RAY's AURA feature is useful for all types of vocal recording. It simply compensates for your distance from the microphone, so it sounds like you are always in the sweet spot. But it doesn't compress you natural dynamics.

For the demonstrations of RAY, we did not artificially change the gain. You're hearing the calibration that the mic does on it's own

@@LEWITT-audio nice! Just ordered one and will test it out! Seems perfect for spoken word. I like to move as I voice over.

Awesome! Let us know how you like it

That's exactly what it's meant for 👌

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There is no noise reduction software since this is an analog signal path microphone. The mute function is either on or off. However, the cardioid polar pattern is very consistent and if you record at a close proximity it will be very effective at rejecting background noise.

Yeah, good idea! That'd be a great application

Good question, we need to experiment a bit more ourselves to give a definite answer.

It is available worldwide, but some distributors and partners may have a delay in stocking. Check our website for our official dealers: www.lewitt-audio.com/where-to-buy

Sure, makes sense. The acceptance angle is 45 degrees, but you need to consider that RAY always adjusts your level and tone by detecting the nearest object, so you need to consider this during positioning. Hope that helps.

Thank you so much! 😌

Happy to hear you like it!

Yes, your level won't decrease if you back up--it will compensate so it sounds like your singing from the same distance. Unless you turn off AURA and then obviously it acts like a normal mic. But the benefit is that when you back up to belt a note, you're tone won't get thin, the low end will be consistent even though you are further away.

Thanks!

No current plans to but who knows 🤷‍♂️

Don't worry, you bought an excellent microphone!

Awesome!

Would be fun to experiment with instrument recordings in a future video. I'm sure it would help for players who stand while recording and move around a lot!

AURA adapts to the object closest to the mic within sight of the sensor.

@@LEWITT-audio Thanks for the reply. So in theory it can capture sound from more sources but will focus on 1. What is the FOV of the sensor in which someone would have to be? Once again, thanks in advance for the replies. I am interested in this awesome mic and it's features.

Yes, it is still an analog microphone but it has a microcontroller that rides the gain based on the distance of the closest object. The range is about 40 inches away. Ideally you want one microphone per person. Because if you have 2 people talking into it, it will only adapt to whoever is standing closer at a given moment so you wouldn't really get the benefit of AURA

Could be useful for players who move around a lot in the studio! 😉

💚 Thanks for the kind words!

Since you can set the MUTE by Distance to a close range, the microphone would open automatically when you're close and behave like any other condenser microphone on stage, and would automatically mute when you move away from the microphone. Hope this answers your question...

I would also like to understand the functions better with regards to live music. If there is a drum set and several other live amplified sounds on stage how exactly does this device differentiate from the desired vocals and all the other noise? I’m sorry but unless I see a live demo with this environment shown I just don’t believe it

Hi there and thanks for your comment. What scenario makes you use the mic reversed in the shock mount?

@@LEWITT-audio Thank you for replying! For example I use it for videoconferencing, attached to a table stand. The table doesn't have too much free space if I want to be near the laptop I use, so I ended up either too close to the mic, either too far from the laptop. So I tried mounting the mic+shock backwards, and suddenly I could be more comfortably closer to the laptop, while keeping a correct distance from the mic. But the pop filter wouldn't seat properly. I know it's a very particular case, but it could probably be easily reviewed in further versions, since there's no apparent reason (at least to me) for those coupling pins limiting the pop filter to be mounted only in the front position, of limiting the use of the shock mount to one position.

@@riangarianga Ah that makes sense. Well, I think the foam windscreen is your best bet for now but will pass that feedback along

Thanks for the feedback.

Thanks for your comment and your idea. Glad you like it

Thanks! Lots of interesting ideas.

Exactly!

True! Interested to see all the different ways it can be used.

There is no compression happening. This is based on physical distance to the mic, not level. So you won't get the timing artifacts of a noise gate and compressor and you aren't changing the micro dynamics of the audio. It continually adjusts your level and tone according to your distance from the mic and gives you a balanced sound as if you're always standing right in the sweet spot.

Like everyone in our company.

​@@LEWITT-audioI get what you are saying but not everyone is a nice looking lady. Some of us will have to watch the girls whom we made parasocial connections with go out with chads untill the sweet pleasure of death releases us from our misery.

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Luckily you can turn off AURA for those no go situations and you still have a high end spec studio microphone ready to record 😉

Interesting way to put it 😁

Absolutely 😁

@@LEWITT-audio Just ordered one! Excited!

Haha, I'm sure some will but the smart ones will get it 😉

The self noise (8dB A) on this mic is very low. More likely your hearing the ambience/noise of room increase--at least that's the more obvious artifact. With any microphone, as you back up from it you will pickup more room ambience relative to the signal your are recording. The only difference is that with traditional microphones you would be adjusting the level in mixing (and hearing the ambience come up with it). For best results, you should avoid pushing it to it's maximum range (which is about 40 inches).

The RE20 is a great microphone, and yes, with RAY, we want to solve the proximity effect issue, provide more freedom of movement for the user, and provide a consistent sound throughout to make it easier in post-production.

@@LEWITT-audio Is it true that the mute function also works as some sort of noise reduction feature, if the user wants to eliminate the voices of other noisy people who are at a distance from the mic? And when will a long form mic (like MTP W950) be available using the same tech?

Mute by distance is a great way to attenuate the signal when you aren't in speaking like in a podcast or a livestream, but it doesn't remove other noise form the signal when the mic is unmuted. Similar to a noise gate it is either open or closed, but unlike a noise gate it's based on distance and not level.

​@@LEWITT-audio That's fucked up. You're the brand and your responses shouldn't be so critical just because you don't agree with the opinion being given of your product. They're just expressing their initial reaction to it and if you can't handle simple criticism, then you don't demonstrate you are a mic brand that understands the diverse tastes of the audience. BTW, I agree, this mic sounds harsh and has no midrange. This is not a pro-level mic. (EDIT: Lewitt had originally posted a response to the original comment, then wisely deleted it. Their response to @vidalbk2325 was: "Nice comment, but you sound harsh and snobby". )

@@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff Without having been able to read the response you're referring to, I think in this short, so very non-conclusive sample, it sounds quite similar to the LCT 440, of which many of us love its shiny high end. Some people preferring the Shure SM7 call it «harsh», while those who like the LCT 440 would feel the SM7 is like under a blanket; just a matter of taste. From a technical perspective you can always EQ out the highs on the Lewitt, but you can't add back the missing highs to mics like the SM7. Different mics are different tools for different purposes, and it's nice to have many tools to choose from and fit our task. However, you might be misled to think this mic sounds harsh without midrange at a distance, but that's normal: with distance in a room you lose the the low end and the low mids. It's an acoustic effect: highs get weird when close micing while lows stay correct, but lows get diffused with distance, while highs get more precise and true. As I recently learned, mixing both distances spliced at a certain frequency is a technique to obtain a decent frequency response curve when a proper anechoic chamber can't be used. This mic can't do that splicing because the source can only be at a point in space at a time, so sound quality will vary with distance, and sometimes you'll feel it's harsh, sometimes it will be boomy; regular mic usage doesn't change.

@@riangarianga The comment I am referring to above, which Lewitt posted responding to the original comment, then wisely deleted was: "Nice comment, but you sound harsh and snobby". Which is an asshole thing for Lewitt to post. I have the screenshot. Don't try to convince me that the original comment was wrong. If it sounds like the 440, I don't care. If you like the 440, more power to you. Not a fan. Not interested in this mic. Not interested in Lewitt now. Full stop.

@@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff I must agree it wouldn't be the wisest comment from a branding perspective in our modern world, but I can't say I disagree with it 😂: you need to explain when, how and why it «sounds harsh and grainy» if you want to use those absolute terms (I find it impossible after watching a short video where there was only speech as a sample, not even a note was sung). I'm not sure why you felt the need to take a screenshot, though, like you're thinking about starting action in court or something. It's just a bleeping comment. I'm a guitarist and I'm used to hear worst things from Paul Reed Smith since forever, the man who is his own brand, and nobody cares either, he still charges a lot for USA-made products (stating its components almost have magical properties -without evidence) and sells a lot overall.

​@@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff Hey, we did delete our original comment seeing how it was a little mean-spirited and not as funny as first thought... So apologies for our bad judgement call on that. Social media is filled with a lot of strong opinions and we try to make light of it and not take anything too seriously, but we don't want to belittle anyones opinion or be jerks just for entertainment value.

Indeed 💚

Pssssht. No one needs to know.

@@LEWITT-audio pew pew pew, invisible to the human eye but i bet your phone camera can see the emitter light up 📱📸

And furthermore what tech isn’t watching or listening to people, tech is always watching. Be kind to the machines, the Robo revolution is coming! Muhahaha

Haha. For anyone really wondering though, don't worry it's a sensor not a camera 😉

@@LEWITT-audio infrared laser emitter m/ receiver or just an electric eye? ( Judas Priest reference intended) photon detectors come in so many different styles. Some sense changes dark to light some can see infinity through the darkness of night.

There’s no compressor built into RAY. It uses a sensor that continuously measures your distance and adapts your levels according to the distance, not to the dynamics.

What would your dream USB-mic look like?

​@@LEWITT-audio If you could get the sound of 440 with a decent interface out of a usb mic that would be awesome. But suprise me if you are ever gonna do that. Cause you guys absolutely can.

@@Man-of-Steel674 We'll try our best 😎

That happens with any microphone in a room. Just inescapable physics of sound. But instead of automating the level and tone during mixing for an inconsistent performance... RAY does it for you and saves a lot of work. Especially in the podcasting world.

@@LEWITT-audio I guess the way to fix that issue could probably be done with ML, but question if that's even desirable or not. Nevertheless, you do have an interesting microphone, I wonder how much it'll cost in the EU, if we'll even be able to get it. 😅

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@@LEWITT-audio can I trade?

We don't have a trade in program -- we also don't sell direct so it would be up to whatever retailer you bought from.

@@LEWITT-audio ohk thanks!

We think so too 😁

😅 we'll sure do

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