The black B6 Omnidirectional Lavalier Microphone, Standard Sensitivity, with Hardwired TA4F Connector for Electro-Voice Wireless Transmitters from Countryman is a very small lav microphone measuring one tenth of an inch in diameter with changeable protective caps, which provide moisture resistance and color options. The mic can be used to capture audio for theater, broadcast, churches, and general lavalier applications.

Built with a low handling noise and rugged construction, the B6 lavalier microphone can be easily hidden in hair or on costumes, or taped to a performer's face. The aramid cable and ultra-thin diaphragm deliver a natural sound while its tiny size makes the B6 easy to position for ambient noise and feedback rejection. The B6's cable terminates to a TA4F connector for direct connection to an Electro-Voice 3000 Series, N/DYM NBPU, MSB, BPV, BPU, BPU2, CSB-1000, RE-1, RE-2, or BP-300 wireless bodypack transmitter.

Additionally, swappable protective caps let you shape the frequency response for different situations or match other microphones. The B6 microphone is resistant to makeup, sweat, and moisture when used with the supplied protective caps. These caps can be quickly removed for cleaning or replacement.

For Theater, Live, & Studio Use    Hardwired Connector    TA4F (ET), See Description    20 Hz to 20 kHz Frequency Response    Includes 3 Capsule Protection Grids    Headroom for Strong Vocals    Windscreen    Cable Clips    Carrying Case

Looks great when you want to see it, virtually disappears when you don't. The B6 is easily hidden in hair or on costumes, with five colors to match clothing, hair, and skin tones. Use a felt tip marker to color the white caps for near-perfect concealability. Never suffer the hassle and degraded sound quality of under-clothing miking again.

The B6 is resistant to makeup, sweat, and moisture when used with the supplied protective caps, and works well in hair or on the body. The protective caps are easily removed for cleaning or replacement, and the aramid-reinforced cable gives it world-class survivability.

The B6 provides high-quality audio with low distortion at SPL up to 140 dB on 48V phantom power. The aramid cable and thin diaphragm combine to offer low handling noise. The flat frequency response accurately captures voice or instruments, and the small size makes the B6 easy to position for ambient noise and feedback rejection.

Changeable protective caps let you shape the frequency response for different situations or to match other microphones. Versions are available for different speaking or singing styles, with high overload capability for recording instruments.

Standard, for most uses.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Can any one recommend a shotgun mic for me to best work with this device? (under $400) Right now, I am looking at NTG2 and MKE600, which one is better? Or any other suggestions.The use of the mic will be very mixed. voice over, conversations, field recording...Thanks a lot.

A: In a quiet room set up close to the speaker, yes, it's a very good mic. I use it for street interviews, and back up audio in controlled environment interviews (indoors).

Q: 2. Can you gain the output to the cam and by how much, i.e. turning audio on Canon to a notch above zero so to send a hot signal from the tascam and get a decent audio recorded so to avoid later syncing from the double system?

A: Under Menu Monitor, you can set the Camera Out port to either CAM level or LINE level, and there is a separate Output Gain for that port as well, that goes from -12db to +12db.I tried to record to a 5D Mark III, by setting the 5D's audio to manual and turning the gain just 1 click to the right. I set the DR70D to CAM output, and with the gain turned up to +12, the levels still weren't reaching the optimum spot on the camera meters.So I set the Output to LINE instead, and the camera levels jumped up considerably. It describes it in the Tascam Reference book that if the camera levels are too low using CAM setting, to switch over to LINE.I haven't done a comparison to see if LINE is as clean as CAM though.

Q: 3. How does this unit's preamp compare to a Sound Devices MM-1, Mix Pre-d or 302?

A: Preamps are great. No difference between them and the preamps on my Soundcraft and Mackie boards./

Q: 4. Does the DR 70D allow for external power source. If so, what is needed that it didn't come with please?

A: Yes the Tascam dr-70D does allow for an external power source via the USB port on the left side of the product. I am currently using a Cygnett portable powerbank Cell with 11000mAh. i can record on it for 8 hours plus while it provides Phantom power to one XLR port. I havent been in a situation to run all four XLR ports on Phantom power yet to see how long the powerbank can last. I also still use 4 fully charged AA batteries cause if the powerbank runs out i still will have the batteries to safety my recordings just incase it runs out halfway why recording.

Q: 5. Can it record 4 tracks simultaneously at 24 bit 96k?

A: Yes you can.

Q: 6. Can I put another trs mic in the camera input?

A: You can, but the camera will, in that case, only capture the audio from the additional microphone and the Tascam recorder will record all of your other microphones. It would be best to consider a mini to XLR adapter to connect your TRS mic. If that TRS mic requires mic plugin power, you can use an adapter that will convert phantom power from the recorder, to mic plugin power for that compatibility, like the B&H # DEDXLR.

Q: 7. My 70D turns off automatically unless i'm recording , how do i turn this off so it will stay when just being used as a mixer?

A: The Tascam DR-70D 6-Input / 4-Track Multi-Track Field Recorder with Onboard Omni Microphones has a "Auto Power Save" function that may be causing the device to power off as described. To change this setting, take the following menu path: MENU--OTHERS--SYSTEM--AUTO POWER SAVE.

Q: 8. How do we best time synch the audio recording to a Red camera?

A: It cannot be done in real time.There is no handheld recorder (TASCAM or otherwise) that will run in perfect sync over time for two reasons.1) No common clock source. Although both devices would normally use 48kHz as a sample rate for audio, the fact that they run independent of each other, drift will show up over time due to the difference in each device's clock specification. Using higher end equipment, the audio device is given at least a video clock reference from the video device or both are fed from a common clock source (black burst generator).2) No common time-code source. Either one device feeding the other or both being fed time-code simultaneously from an external time-code generator.A couple of articles that cover this subject:a href= http://www.videomaker.com/article/15106-sync-sound-how-to-work-with-pocket-audio-recorders target= _blank http://www.videomaker.com/article/15106-sync-sound-how-to-work-with-pocket-audio-recorders/aa href= http://philipbloom.net/blog/is/ target= _blank http://philipbloom.net/blog/is//aa href= http://thinkinghard.com/blog/HowToSyncVideoAndSeparatelyRecordedAudio.html target= _blank http://thinkinghard.com/blog/HowToSyncVideoAndSeparatelyRecordedAudio.html/aDo an independent search on the internet and you'll see that many users that shoot this way ( running wild ) are using a program by Singular called DualEyes or PluralEyes to deal with the inevitable drift that will occur.a href= http://www.redgiant.com/news/featured/welcomesingular/ target= _blank http://www.redgiant.com/news/featured/welcomesingular//aThank you for your interest in TASCAM products.

Q: 9. How does this compare to the DR-60D?

A: There are a few features that differentiate the Tascam DR-70D from the DR-60D. The new DR-70D features 4 XLR mic inputs as opposed to the 2 available on the DR-60D. These inputs also feature upgraded preamps for higher record quality. The DR-70D also has included dual built in mics, all in a lower profile casing.

Q: 10. Is it better to use Lithium Ion or Alkaline batteries for this use?

A: Tascam recommends using standard alkaline or rechargeable NiMH batteries for the DR-70D. Lithium ion batteries are not recommended.