Schoeps MK 5G Switchable Two-Pattern Omnidirectional and Cardioid Microphone Capsule with High Frequency Emphasis Matte Gray

When you need your mics to give you exactly what they get, count on Schoeps. When combined with a Schoeps microphone amplifier, the Schoeps MK5 Switchable Two-Pattern Omnidirectional and Cardioid Microphone Capsule with High Frequency Emphasis provides a classic cardioid pickup pattern which is switchable to omni. In cardioid mode, the MK 5 is suitable for a wide range of recording applications. The MK 5's flat frequency response makes it a very versatile performer, and the audio captured is free of coloration, whether it's picked up from the front or the sides. In omnidirectional mode, you get a natural sound with extended low-frequency response. The MK 5 is a unique capsule that will expand the capabilities of you CMC 6 microphone body exponentially!

Schoeps microphones are among the most respected in the industry. Since 1948, Schoeps microphones have benefitted from innovative German engineering and an ongoing quest for transparency. Their unique designs and impeccable audio characteristics have earned Schoeps microphones a loyal following in classical music and audio for TV and film. With Schoeps microphones, any studio can bolster their microphone locker, adding mics that are not only sonically excellent but steeped in a rich history. When it's time to upgrade your rig, don't settle for microphones that fall short. Reach for Schoeps.

Key Features

• Omni and cardioid patterns, mechanically switchable

• Slight empahsis of the high frequencies

• Broad range of applications

• Prefferred uses similar to those of the MK 2 or MK 2S and the MK 4:

• In the cardioid setting: for use with singing or speaking voices or most instruments, as a spot microphone, and for stereo recording with coincident, ORTF or M/S microphone arrangements

• In the omni setting: for recording instruments, singers, etc. at relatively close range

Technical Specs

Switchable

Omni/Cardioid

Frequency range

20 Hz - 20kHz(omni), 40 Hz - 20 kHz (cardioid)

Sensitivity

10 mV/Pa (omni), 13 mV/Pa (cardioid)

Equivalent niose level (A-weighted)

14 dB-A (omni), 15 dB-A (cardioid)

Equivalent niose level (CCIR)

26 dB (omni), 24 dB (cardioid)

Signal-to-noise ratio (A-weighted)

80 dB-A (omni), 79 dB-A (cardioid)

Maximum Sound pressure level at 0.5% THD

133 dB-SPL (omni), 132 dB-SPL (cardioid)

Diameter

20 mm

Weight

25 g (with CMC6) - 0.55 lbs

Length

27 mm