Abstract: A wireless microphone system with a first wireless microphone comprising a first microphone element arranged to generate a first audio signal, wherein the first microphone is arranged to generate a first output signal that comprises the first audio signal and information identifying the first wireless microphone; a second wireless microphone with a second microphone element arranged to generate a second audio signal, wherein the second microphone is arranged to generate a second output signal that comprises the second audio signal and information identifying the second wireless microphone; and a monitoring device with a display, wherein the monitoring device is arranged to receive the first and second output signals and to use the display to generate a visualisation of at least one aspect of the first and second audio signals, and to associate each visualisation with a representation of the information identifying the corresponding first or second wireless microphone.

Abstract: An apparatus with a base unit comprising a microphone array arranged to capture a plurality of local audio signals for producing a spatially encoded sound-field signal, and a remote microphone device with a microphone and an associated storage portion, wherein the remote microphone device is arranged to capture a remote audio signal associated with a sound source with the microphone and store said remote audio signal in the associated storage portion. The apparatus is further arranged to use the plurality of local audio signals to produce a spatially encoded sound-field signal with a plurality of components, determine a position of the remote microphone device, and generate a spatially encoded soundtrack using the spatially encoded sound-field signal and the stored remote audio signal in accordance with the determined position of the remote microphone device.

Abstract: A wireless microphone system with a first wireless microphone comprising a first microphone element arranged to generate a first audio signal, wherein the first microphone is arranged to generate a first output signal that comprises the first audio signal and information identifying the first wireless microphone; a second wireless microphone with a second microphone element arranged to generate a second audio signal, wherein the second microphone is arranged to generate a second output signal that comprises the second audio signal and information identifying the second wireless microphone; and a monitoring device with a display, wherein the monitoring device is arranged to receive the first and second output signals and to use the display to generate a visualisation of at least one aspect of the first and second audio signals, and to associate each visualisation with a representation of the information identifying the corresponding first or second wireless microphone.

Abstract: A method of determining a position of a sound source is provided which comprises generating a spatially encoded sound-field signal using a sound-field microphone system comprising at least two microphones, wherein the spatially encoded sound-field signal comprises a plurality of components, each component including sound from the sound source. The method further comprises generating a local microphone signal corresponding to sound from the sound source using a local microphone positioned close to the sound source, comparing the local microphone signal with each of the plurality of components to generate a plurality of comparison results and using the plurality of comparison results to determine the position of the sound source relative to the sound-field microphone system.