Schoeps MK 6 Omni Cardioid And Figure 8 Microphone Capsule

MK 6 Omni Cardioid And Figure 8 Microphone Capsule description:

The Schoeps MK8 is part of the Colette series of modular capsules designed for use with the CMC preamplifiers. Thanks to its special mechanical pattern-switching arrangement, three directional patterns can be selected with the MK6, despite its single- diaphragm design. Unlike dual-diaphragm capsules, in the omnidirectional setting it is a true pressure transducer with flat response down to the lowest frequencies.

As with the MK5, the patterns are set mechanically, without any intermediate position. When the ribbed cap of the capsule is rotated, a system of internal shutters alters the acoustic chambering around the diaphragm to change its characteristic from omni to cardioid to figure-8, then back through cardioid to omni. (There is no functional difference between the two cardioid positions.)

With a similar feature to the MK8, the 0 degrees axis is perpendicular to the body of the microphone, and is indicated by a red dot at the lower rim of the capsule. A black dot marks the 180 direction. As with any microphone whose switchable patterns include the figure-8, the frequency response is neither as flat nor as extended in the high- frequency region as with the other capsules in the range. In the figure-8 position, the MK6 closely resembles the MK8.

Features:

• Omni, cardioid and figure-8, mechanically switchable
• Very broad range of applications
• Main axis: lateral (perpendicular to the microphone body)

Specifications:

• Switch position: Omni, Cardioid & Figure-8
• Frequency range: Omni 20 Hz - 16 kHz, Cardioid 40 Hz - 16 kHz, Figure-8 40 Hz - 16 kHz
• Sensitivity: Omni 9 mV/Pa, Cardioid 10 mV/Pa, Figure-8 10 mV/Pa
• Equivalent noise level A-weighted: Omni 15 dB-A, Cardioid 17 dB-A, Figure-8 19 dB-A
• CCIR: Omni 26 dB, Cardioid 27 dB, Figure-8 29 dB
• Signal-to-noise ratio (A-weighted): Omni 79 dB-A, Cardioid 77 dB-A, Figure-8 75 dB-A
• Maximum SPL (0.5% THD): Omni 135 dB, Cardioid 134 dB, Figure-8 134 dB
• Power Required: CMC Power Module Required