{"id":175493,"date":"2025-04-29T16:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T13:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/?p=175493"},"modified":"2025-04-29T16:55:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T13:55:02","slug":"unique-microphone-solves-audio-recording-challenges-startup-in-film-and-multimedia-accelerator-aims-for-international-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/unique-microphone-solves-audio-recording-challenges-startup-in-film-and-multimedia-accelerator-aims-for-international-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Unique microphone solves audio recording challenges: Startup in Film and Multimedia Accelerator aims for international success"},"content":{"rendered":"

Raimonds Skuruls, a sound technician and engineer from Latvia, is participating in the Tehnopol\u2019s Film and Multimedia Accelerator<\/a> with his startup Acoustic Power Lab<\/a>. He has invented a one-of-a-kind microphone with no analogues, is ready to recruit marketing specialists to his team, and is preparing to enter major international markets.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Raimonds has years of experience as a sound director both in concert halls and studios, along with a background in developing and assembling the necessary equipment for such work, and in tools for measuring and tuning speakers in both settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen a sound technician works with a microphone, they must make a real effort to achieve a perfect recording. What do they always try to do? Place the microphone as close to the performer as possible. And when we try to do that, we see how a studio recording, for instance of a large symphony orchestra, fills up with countless microphones and stands. It\u2019s like a forest of microphones,\u201d Raimonds explained.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Achieving high-quality results requires a great deal of experience and qualifications, and even then, he says, success is not guaranteed. \u201cIt\u2019s a completely different experience when we listen to such an orchestra with our own ears \u2014 say, from the front row. We enjoy the depth of the performance and the nuances of sound. But as soon as we place a microphone in that same spot, record it, and then listen back, we realize the recording is unusable \u2014 the sound quality is just too poor,\u201d he described the problem many sound engineers face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Raimonds, the challenge of achieving high-quality sound becomes even more pressing when a concert also needs to be filmed. In such cases, the visual director suffers too \u2014 obstructed by the \u201cforest\u201d of microphones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having clearly identified the problem, Raimonds invented a microphone that turned out to be a real breakthrough. \u201cThis microphone has an unusually sharp focus, which defines its features and technical parameters. At the same time, modern signal processing methods allow us to remove the sound issues caused by its physical structure and produce a very natural, high-quality audio. It captures the full sound of the orchestra while maintaining a natural balance, and the result is very close to what we hear with our own ears,\u201d Raimonds explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He didn\u2019t just invent and assemble the microphone \u2014 he also tested the product and sold his first batch to a rather demanding customer who ended up satisfied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Latvian National Symphony Orchestra agreed to let me record a live concert with my device. The concert featured Gustav Mahler\u2019s Third Symphony, and despite all sorts of technical challenges, the entire 90-minute performance was recorded with such quality that, as a sound engineer, I wasn\u2019t ashamed to listen to it,\u201d Raimonds said. The reaction to the recording was so strong that the listener was left literally speechless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since there is no equivalent product on the market, Raimonds decided to launch his project as a startup. So far, there has been no public advertising or active sales. \u201cI\u2019ve been showcasing it in a closed setting to acquaintances, friends, and potential clients. But participating in Tehnopol\u2019s accelerator helped me realize it\u2019s time to move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raimonds emphasizes that the goal is to enter major international markets right away \u2014 there\u2019s no plan to start locally, such as with the Estonian market. That\u2019s why he\u2019s looking for a specialist with expertise in business development, sales, marketing, and the startup ecosystem. Ideally, this person would also understand the audio industry, its functions, and market dynamics. Raimonds already has connections with potential early buyers; he met one of them \u2014 a European producer \u2014 while testing his microphone in more demanding conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter recording with the Latvian orchestra, I started talking to radio and television, saying: \u2018I have this microphone, we can give it a try.\u2019 Then came the moment when a radio station recorded a Latvian National Symphony Orchestra concert together with television. It was a trial. I set up my microphones alongside the ones used by TV and radio. I saw how the producer struggled to hide the stands \u2014 it\u2019s vital to get the perfect picture, not just great audio. I arranged my setup so it was completely invisible and didn\u2019t interfere with anyone \u2014 not the cameras, nor the orchestra,\u201d Raimonds recalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the trial was over, the producer came to him and said they were interested in the microphone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does Raimonds gain from participating in Tehnopol\u2019s Film and Multimedia Accelerator? \u201cContacts, constant interaction with the right people. That\u2019s extremely valuable. I\u2019ve immersed myself in the industry and realized that, for investors, it\u2019s still a bit \u2018green\u2019 \u2014 the product needs refinement, and everything must be approached strategically. But it\u2019s time to bring the product to market,\u201d Raimonds concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Raimonds Skuruls, a sound technician and engineer from Latvia, is participating in the Tehnopol\u2019s Film and Multimedia Accelerator with his startup Acoustic Power Lab. He has invented a one-of-a-kind microphone with no analogues, is ready to recruit marketing specialists to his team, and is preparing to enter major international markets. Raimonds has years of experience […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":175404,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[182,196],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-175493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-startup-incubator","category-digital-technologies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175493"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175495,"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175493\/revisions\/175495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}