Blackmagic Design has announced a microphone that captures sound from all directions: the Blackmagic Ambisonic Microphone with 108 digital capsules. According to the product page, the microphone will be released in December 2026. The German recommended retail price in euros is listed there for two variants: the microphone with a mount and a more expensive set with a windshield and a USB-C cable with a locking mechanism.
The microphone records in seventh-order Ambisonics and already encodes the spatial audio in the device. A single USB-C cable carries both audio and power. Digital Production compiled the product data and additionally read the published manual for Fairlight Live, Blackmagic's software for recording and mixing.
What does the microphone record?
Ambisonics does not store sound on two stereo tracks, but in several channels that together describe the direction it comes from. The higher the order, the more precisely the recording represents directions. The number of channels grows quickly in the process: the seventh order requires 8 times 8, which is exactly the 64 channels Blackmagic states.
The spatial audio microphone in numbers
Blackmagic Ambisonic Microphone, available in December 2026 according to the product page
- 108Capsules in the housing
- 64Channels at 32 bit, seventh order
- 2Variants: microphone with mount or set with windshield
- 1USB-C cable for audio and power
The product page does not state sample rate or frequency response
Source: Blackmagic Design
According to Digital Production, the microphone can be mounted on a camera. With the URSA Cine Immersive, the camera stores the spatial audio directly in its immersive recording files, in sync with the picture. This camera is intended for Apple Immersive Video and the Vision Pro. In addition, the microphone works with the Blackmagic Camera App on the iPhone, and on a computer Fairlight Live records. According to the report, a converter that translates USB into SMPTE ST 2110 for broadcast technology has also been announced.
Which software can process the recording?
Blackmagic's product page mentions neither operating systems nor editing programs and says nothing about DaVinci Resolve. Sample rate and frequency response are also missing. The microphone is not yet on the market, so the information available is sparse.
Digital Production points out a gap: the published Fairlight Live manual documents inputs only up to the second order and outputs up to the fifth order. How the seventh order is processed there is not stated in the manual. Whether and when Blackmagic will add this is not apparent from either source.
What this means for you
First consider where you want to play back the spatial audio later. The format is worthwhile for 360-degree films, immersive videos, and installations in which the listener moves through the sound space. For a normal video with stereo sound, you will have to convert the recording into two channels in the end anyway.
Wait to buy until the manual and first tests are available. Then check whether your version of DaVinci Resolve or Fairlight really processes the seventh order before you spend money.
If you plan to record outdoors, plan on the set: you only get the windshield in the set, which costs more than the microphone alone. The prices on the product page are non-binding recommendations including VAT and excluding shipping, so check them with the retailer.
Digital Production published its article on November 13, 2026, and Blackmagic's product page gives December 2026 as the release month.
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