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SENNHEISER: THE EVOLUTION OF EVOLUTION The microphone giant invites key players to discuss why the evolution has such staying power.
2018 marked the 20th anniversary of Sennheiser’s evolution microphone series, which has become a global industry standard for live microphones and Sennheiser’s most successful microphone series to date. The family business of Sennheiser is one of the world’s leading developers and manufacturers of microphones and headphones for the music and entertainment industries. Wherever people are passionately recording, transmitting or playing back sounds, Sennheiser is there. Along the way, Sennheiser has been responsible for many technological milestones: the first shotgun microphone in the 1950s, open headphones in the 1960s, infrared transmission technology in the 1970s and multichannel wireless transmission in the 1980s. The 1990s saw the development of head-orientated surround systems, intelligent audio information systems appeared for the new millennium and today, the company continues to drive digitalisation of the audio world forwards. And now, 2018 is characterised by the letter ’e’, evolution, Sennheiser’s most successful microphone range ever, celebrates its 20th anniversary. To celebrate and say ‘thank you’ to all the musicians, sound engineers, rental partners and content creators who have made evolution such a success, Sennheiser hosted an exclusive event of audio storytelling at the London EDITION Hotel in Fitzrovia, where stories about the evolution series were told by the people who were there.
e602, e604, e608 and e609 instrument mics and proves a resounding success. • In 1999 evolution wireless follows, which remains Sennheiser’s most popular radio microphone series to date, fulfilling the needs of artists, musicians, speakers, videographers, corporate users. • 2000: The e 865 is launched as the first condenser microphone of the series. Sting and his sound engineer Vish Wadi helped in the fine-tuning of its sound. • In 2003, Sennheiser launches the evolution 900 series with the e 935 and e 945 vocal microphones. Their great-sounding capsules contribute immensely to the success of the 900 series and, later, the MD 5235 and MD 9235 microphone heads. • 2003 also sees the launch of the second generation of evolution wireless: G2 offers improved audio and RF properties, new user interfaces and a scan function, along with smaller bodypacks. • 2004: The range of evolution 900 series microphones is expanded with the e901, e902, e904, e 905, e906, e 908 and e 914 instrument microphones.
EVOLUTION: A HISTORY • 1998: Sennheiser launches its evolution microphone series to the music market, covering artists’ every conceivable microphone need. The series includes the e825, e835 and e845 vocal microphones and the
• With the new e965, Sennheiser introduces the flagship microphone of the evolution series and its first true condenser, large-diaphragm microphone in 2008. The e965 has a dual-diaphragm transducer and 10
