{"id":130970,"date":"2021-05-18T21:44:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T20:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=130970"},"modified":"2021-05-18T21:44:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T20:44:20","slug":"cortado-mkiii-updated-version-of-the-contact-microphone-from-zeppelin-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/cortado-mkiii-updated-version-of-the-contact-microphone-from-zeppelin-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Cortado MKIII: Updated version of the contact microphone from Zeppelin Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The American firm Zeppelin Design Labs\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cortadomic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has released an<\/a>\u00a0updated version of the Cortado contact microphone (MKIII modification).\u00a0According to the company, the latest version of Cortado is an already proven and easy way to record sound in a way that is impossible to do with conventional studio microphones.\u00a0As conceived by Zeppelin Design Labs, the microphone will be useful not only for musicians, but also for sound engineers who work with various effects.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Cortado MkIII Contact Microphone\" width=\"662\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/99WYPUX1Wxg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The piezoelectric element, which picks up sound from the surface, is attached with a clamp or double-sided adhesive tape.\u00a0The converter (microphone) is connected to the external preamplifier with a shielded cable.\u00a0You can output sound from the preamplifier itself through the XLR connector.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/65cc371-ffcc-4cef-a5f4-2a1dc231b23f.jpg\" width=\"1019\" height=\"746\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is worth noting that the preamplifier unit provides several switches, including bass boost and gain reduction when recording very loud sounds.\u00a0The manufacturer noted that the active preamplifier circuit (phantom power) is capable of providing flat frequency response, wide range and high-quality signal transmission even when using long studio cables.<\/p>\n<p>As already mentioned, the Cortado MKIII is based on a piezoelectric element.\u00a0Balanced wiring is used.\u00a0The main feature of the Cortado is an external active circuit preamp and metal enclosures.<\/p>\n<p>In the US, the cost of the Cortado MKIII was $ 160.\u00a0For an additional $ 25, you can purchase a microphone mount kit.<\/p>\n<p>[ratemypost]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American firm Zeppelin Design Labs\u00a0has released an\u00a0updated version of the Cortado contact microphone (MKIII modification).\u00a0According to the company, the latest version of Cortado is an already proven and easy way to record sound in a way that is impossible to do with conventional studio microphones.\u00a0As conceived by Zeppelin Design Labs, the microphone will be [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/cortado-mkiii-updated-version-of-the-contact-microphone-from-zeppelin-design\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":130973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-130970","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hi-fi","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}