The Schoeps MK 41 is part of the Colette series of modular capsules designed for use with the CMC preamplifiers. The MK 41 has a Supercardioid pattern that is very well maintained throughout the frequency range; for music and speech; high directivity, comparable to that of a short "shotgun" microphone up through midrange frequencies.
The MK 41 is highly directional. Sound arriving from off axis is attenuated even more than with a cardioid. The pickup is drier and less susceptible to acoustic feedback than any other SCHOEPS microphone type, provided that a loudspeaker is not located directly on the rear axis of the microphone. Its directivity is highly independent of frequency, so that even sounds arriving off axis and reverberant sound are registered without coloration. Consequently, even distant placement of the microphone produces a very natural sound pickup. This is a real advantage over interference-tube shotgun microphones, whose directivity is very frequency-dependent, exceeding that of a supercardioid only at higher frequencies. Interference-tube microphones are notoriously sensitive to their position in a room, where the shifting patterns of reflections cause corresponding shifts in sound color. Thus, the MK 41 is a surprisingly effective alternative to a shotgun microphone.
Compared to the cardioid MK 4, the supercardioid has slightly more roll-off at the low end, due to the gradient effect. Its high-frequency linearity both on - and off - axis also gives it a less brilliant sound than the MK 4.
An M/S microphone arrangement can be set up at quite some distance from the sound source if an MK 41 is used for the M-channel.
Schoeps MK 41 Supercardioid Microphone Capsule (code 20942)
Designed for use with the CMC preamplifiers. For music and speech; high directivity, comparable to that of a short "shotgun" microphone up through midrange frequencies.
£579.99 (inc vat)