Soma Ether electromagnetic microphone

The Ether from Soma Laboratory is a microphone that can be used to record the electromagnetic content emitted by the various electronic devices that are part of our daily lives. As soon as electricity can pass through a device, Ether will be able to translate it into a wave format that can subsequently be recorded.

This microphone includes an on/off switch and wheels that allow you to reduce or increase the sensitivity level and the volume of the microphone. The first thing you will notice when using the microphone is the very high level of electrostatic waves with which we are surrounded on a daily basis, sensitive souls be aware.

Pros

• If, like me, you like rough and unpolished sounds, you will be served.

• Easily connects to recorders with 3.5 mm connection

• Battery has a good lifespan

• Very affordable price around $200 CAN

Cons

• Difficult to access the battery compartment, you practically have to disassemble the device to access it

• The sensitivity definition wheel is not always super precise and it can easily cause frequency jumps between very sensitive to nothing at all

The Soma Ether is a very good tool for experimenting with electronic sound textures that sound very rough, noisy and unpolished. The Soma Ether becomes a good tool for electronic music composers or if you want to create distorted glitch or electrical impulse sounds for sound effects.