Point Source Audio

Point Source Audio Manufacturer of patented and award-winning miniature microphones and audio headsets for live sound

Point Source Audio is a solution based design, engineering, and manufacturing company in the audio industry. With over 60 years of combined professional audio industry experience, the PSA product designers approach every product detail with a depth of understanding that results in ease, convenience, and efficiency in design. Since 2004 Point Source Audio has developed, engineered and manufactured transducer products for companies under a variety of brands. While continuing to do this, we're also focused on developing products under the Point Source Audio brand affording our customers a streamlined path for purchasing high value products. We sell our products exclusively through a network of high caliber resellers, contractors and distributors throughout the world. It is our goal to provide performance based products at great prices, with the very best customer service and support.

Hour 10 of show day, and the cue still has to land.Jessica Isenhour AV, owner of CJMedia, took her new COMMS CM-i5 heads...
10/13/2026

Hour 10 of show day, and the cue still has to land.

Jessica Isenhour AV, owner of CJMedia, took her new COMMS CM-i5 headset out on her last gig.

Her take:
“Shoutout to my new headset for ensuring my calls sounded crystal clear AND helping me look good while calling them!”

If you work in concert venues, front of house, broadcast, or theatre, you know the headset goes on early and comes off late. Rehearsal, load-in, doors, show. Through all of it, your calls have to be heard, and you have to stay comfortable and focused.

An in-ear headset keeps things slim and light, so it stays low-profile whether you’re in video control, at front of house, or moving between the two. The CM-i5 Jessica is wearing uses a slim, light condenser microphone designed for clarity and comfort.

Looking good doing it is a bonus. ✨

What’s the longest show day you’ve ever worn a headset for?

To peak or not to peak? The answer is in the sound you’re after.Frequency response is what a mic brings to the signal be...
10/10/2026

To peak or not to peak? The answer is in the sound you’re after.

Frequency response is what a mic brings to the signal before you touch the EQ. Our SERIES8 and SERIES9 mics give you two different starting points.

👉 Start flat: SERIES8

Natural, uncolored capture that needs little to no EQ, and gives you a clean foundation when you want to shape it. It’s a natural vocal sound in low to moderate noise spaces.

👉 Add presence: SERIES9

A presence peak adds articulation, and higher sensitivity gives you more output from the start. With 142 dB max SPL and -39 dB sensitivity, one mic covers powerful live vocals and quiet conversation.

Same talent, same placement. Different outcomes.

Save this for your next mic up decision. If you want us to sift through the options and find the best mic for your needs, try our Mic Finder tool. Link in bio.

Before you EQ your mic, know these things... 👀Every audio system is unique, just like every microphone is unique. The sy...
10/08/2026

Before you EQ your mic, know these things... 👀

Every audio system is unique, just like every microphone is unique. The systems sound performance is influenced by the speaker’s voice, room acoustics, and loudspeaker placement. All of these play a critical role in not only overall performance, but what’s available to you when you’re ready to EQ.

Mking sure to walk through these next few steps will help you best tailor your mics to the speaker and the space.

Before EQing make sure to:
1️⃣ Check room acoustics and loudspeaker coverage.
2️⃣ Match microphone sensitivity to the voice.
3️⃣ Choose the best capsule placement.
4️⃣ Set transmitter input and receiver output levels.
5️⃣ Check monitor routing and gain before feedback.
6️⃣ Start flat. Then EQ for clarity.

📌 Save this for the next time you’re getting ready to dial in your Point Source Audio EMBRACE on-ear lavalier.

And we want to know… What’s the first thing that comes to mind to check when you walk into a new room and a new PA?

Omnioid?! A user came up with it, but we like it!One of our users came up with that name for the Point Source Audio CX2 ...
10/06/2026

Omnioid?! A user came up with it, but we like it!

One of our users came up with that name for the Point Source Audio CX2 — an omni and cardioid element running in the same mic, at the same time. Not switching between two patterns. Both, simultaneously, out of one headset or lavalier.

The two elements are offset just enough that it reads as a single microphone, not two capsules stacked together. Each one runs its own dedicated wire path through a single cable, splitting off about nine inches before it reaches the packs, and each can be EQ'd independently.

In practice, that means the omni carries your live mix — open, natural tone for the room — while the cardioid runs a simultaneous broadcast feed, tighter and cleaner for anyone watching online. No second mic, no re-miking between the two.

And if feedback shows up mid-service? Switch from omni straight to cardioid on the fly. Instant fix, no scrambling.

We're curious: for the teams running hybrid services or events, how are you currently handling live sound and broadcast off the same source — one mic doing double duty, two separate mics, or something else entirely?

Stage blood and sweat were not optional for this run of Evil Dead at the University of Georgia. The mics had to survive ...
10/03/2026

Stage blood and sweat were not optional for this run of Evil Dead at the University of Georgia. The mics had to survive both, every night.

The Department of Theatre and Film at UGA Franklin College of Arts and Sciences miked this production with CO-8WL lavaliers. According to Jeff Sherwood, Assistant Professor of Sound Design & Sonic Arts, the mics didn’t just hold up, they stopped being a variable he had to think about mid-show.

“The mics worked and sounded extremely well, and we didn’t run into any issues with the stage blood or sweat.” — Jeff Sherwood

The “W” in CO-8WL identifies it as IP57 rated, which means the element is built to handle exactly what Jeff described: stage blood, makeup, sweat, and the cleaning routine after all of it.

The lavaliers on this run also survived the blocking a horror-comedy demands… quick reactions, choreography, actors being grabbed and dragged across stage.

What’s the last show you miked with stage blood or heavy makeup and effects?

10/02/2026

If you want your mics to last, reducing cable strain is key.

😖 Cable failures can come from tension at Proaudioector, the head frame, or from tucking into a collar or clothes. And when talent moves or adjusts wardrobe often?... The cable direction matters just as much as where the headset is placed.

We build our headsets and on ear lavaliers with this in mind, to let the cable lay in a natural, low-stress path, so it moves with the talent — not against them.

Less tugging built into the design = longer life.

What other tricks do you use to extend the life of your gear?

📌 Share this with someone who’s trying to extend the life of their gear.

👉 Follow Point Source Audio if you want more tips and mics designed to simplify your workflow.

Choosing a mic color for talent isn't always black and white.With a traditional headset boom, the mic crosses the face, ...
09/29/2026

Choosing a mic color for talent isn't always black and white.

With a traditional headset boom, the mic crosses the face, so matching skin tone is usually the move to make it less noticeable. But a close skin-tone match isn't always available, and it's not always necessary either.

Here's what changes with an on-ear lavalier like EMBRACE: the mic sits at the ear instead of crossing the face, so hair becomes the visual background rather than skin. Match the mic to hair color, and it disappears in a way skin-tone matching alone often can't.

Worth remembering either way… Whether you choose a headset with a boom or an on-ear lavalier, remember the hair color can be a natural guide to choosing the mic color depending on where the element actually sits.

Follow for more gear tips and details behind Point Source Audio designs.

What's your current approach to mic concealment for your needs?

09/26/2026

Ever had to swap a headset mic minutes before going live? 😅

Our reversible headframe allows you to switch the boom on your headset mic from one side to the other in seconds. Simply remove the headset, flip the earhooks, and slip it back on in the new position. 🙌

The practical impact shows up in a few specific places: rental fleets can stock one configuration instead of two, quick-change productions can move a headset between performers without inventory friction, and last-minute preference changes (a performer who wears it on the other ear than expected) stop being a scramble.

It’s a small design choice, but it removes a genuine point of friction from live production workflows.

📌 Save this for the next time your kit needs to handle a last-minute swap, share it with a tech who would appreciate a simpler setup, and follow Point Source Audio for more of the details behind our designs.

It may be the Last Midnight in the witch's woods, but it's opening night for the Into the Woods cast and crew at South C...
09/24/2026

It may be the Last Midnight in the witch's woods, but it's opening night for the Into the Woods cast and crew at South Coast Repertory.

Their sound team has been running Point Source Audio CO-8WL lavaliers, and recently added the CO-8WD omnidirectional headset mics to the lineup for this production.

The show will be running now through October 18th.

Huge congrats to the cast and crew. Behind every stage moment that looks effortless is a crew that spent weeks making sure it would.

Do you have a favorite Sondheim show? One you’ve worked on or one you want to... we want to know!

Unless you’re miking a mannequin, your talent is going to move.Turn their head, look down, lean in mid-scene — most lava...
09/22/2026

Unless you’re miking a mannequin, your talent is going to move.

Turn their head, look down, lean in mid-scene — most lavalier mics shift when that happens. Even a little shift shows in the levels.

By molding the mic on-ear, EMBRACE moves with the head instead of staying fixed relative to a collar or clothes constantly changing position.

The mechanism is close to what a headset boom mic does — holding a consistent mic-to-mouth distance no matter where the head turns — just without a boom arm sitting in front of the mouth the whole time. Same placement logic, smaller footprint.

When mic placement stays consistent, your audio pickup consistency does too. That’s the actual value here, concealment on camera or on stage with less riding gain, fewer level dips to chase down, and less time spent fixing inconsistent audio at the board or in post production.

Do you have a current workaround for keeping mics in position through talent movement? We’d love to hear some of the solutions you’ve thought of. 👇

📌 Save this to your gear list, share it with a tech who’s had to readjust between takes, and follow Point Source Audio for more breakdowns of our design choices.

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