Beyerdynamic MC 740 Studio Condenser Microphone

MC 740 Studio Condenser Microphone description:

The Beyerdynamic MC740 is a studio Large Diaphragm condenser microphone designed for recording vocals and instruments in professional and project studio environments. The MC740 has multi-pattern selection, low cut filter and -10dB attenuation pad. Users can select between omni-directional, cardioid, hyper-cardioid, wide-cardioid and figure eight polar patterns, providing the flexibility needed to perform in any scenario. Applications for the MC 740 include vocals, guitar, piano, percussion, strings and orchestras - as a main microphone resulting in a superb transparent sound.

The condenser capsule features a wide 20Hz to 20kHz frequency response, a 2-position low-cut filter switch eliminates noise at 80Hz and 160Hz and a -10dB Pad switch that enables signals with excessive transients to be reproduced without distortion.

Features:

• Large diaphragm gold vapored double membrane condenser element
• Elastic transducer system suspension
• Five selectable polar patterns
• Switchable 10 dB attenuator pad
• Two position LF roll-off switch
• EA 37 Elastic Suspension, MKV 11 Microphone Clamp with 3/8" Thread & Case included

Specifications:

• Transducer type: Condenser
• Operating principle: Pressure gradient
• Polar pattern: Omnidirectional, wide cardioid, cardioid, hypercardioid, figure-eight
• Open circuit voltage at 1 kHz (0dB = 1V/Pa) 10 mV/Pa = -40 dBV
• Nominal impedance: 150 Ohms
• Load impedance: 1000 Ohms
• Connector MC 740 N(C) with 3-pin XLR
• Length: 215 mm
• Shaft diameter: 37 mm
• Head diameter: 36 x 55 mm
• Weight without cable: 390 g
• Frequency response: 20 - 20,000 Hz
• Max. SPL at 1 kHz: 134 dB (with pre-attenuation 144 dB)
• S/N ratio rel. to 1 Pa approx.: 70 dB
• A-weighted equivalent SPL approx.: 17 dB
• Power supply: 48 ± 4 V phantom power
• Current consumption: 1.4 mA