Shure MX412/C | 12 inch Cardioid Gooseneck Microphone

The Shure MX412/C 12 inch Cardioid Gooseneck Microphone is a powerhouse of flexibility and performance. Brought to you by Shure's acclaimed Microflex Standard Gooseneck series, this microphone exemplifies superior craftsmanship, offering fully adjustable gooseneck capabilities for a plethora of applications, including houses of worship, courtrooms, and conference centers. Designed with interchangeable cartridges, it ensures accurate sound reproduction and a wide frequency response for any environment.

Whether you are stationed at a lectern, pulpit, or in a courtroom, the Shure MX412/C provides the added length and adaptability needed to make your voice heard clearly. Its high sensitivity and balanced, transformerless output provide maximum resistance to electromagnetic hum and RF interference, even over long cable runs, making it the perfect tool for clear, uninterrupted sound. This perennial favorite boasts versatile use, fitting every model in the Microflex product line, ensuring enhanced convenience and consistent sound.

Key Features

• Wide dynamic range and frequency response for accurate sound reproduction across the audio spectrum
• Attached XLR Preamp, Snap-fit foam windscreen
• Interchangeable cartridges provide the right polar pattern for every application
• Balanced, transformerless output for increased immunity to electromagnetic hum and RF interference over long cable runs
• Shock mount provides over 20 dB isolation from surface vibration noise
• Locking flange mount for permanently securing the microphone to lecterns, pulpits, or conference tables

Specifications

• Type: 12 inch (30.5 cm) Cardioid
• Frequency Response: 50-17000 Hz
• Output Impedance: EIA Rated at 150 (180 actual, MX412/418)
• Sensitivity (at 1 kHz, open circuit voltage): Cardioid: -35 dB V/Pa (17.8 mV)
• Supercardioid: -33.5 dB V/Pa (21.1 mV)
• Omnidirectional: -27.5 dB V/Pa (42.2 mV), 1 Pascal=94 dB SPL
• Maximum SPL (1 kHz at 1% THD, 1 k load): Cardioid: 124.2 dB
• Supercardioid: 122.7 dB
• Omnidirectional: 116.7 dB
• Equivalent Output Noise (A-weighted): Cardioid: 28 dB SPL
• Supercardioid: 26.5 dB SPL
• Omnidirectional: 20.5 dB SPL
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio (referenced at 94 dB SPL at 1 kHz): Cardioid: 66 dB
• Supercardioid: 67.5 dB
• Omnidirectional: 73.5 dB
• Dynamic Range (1 k load at 1 kHz): 96.2 dB / 100 dB at 0 gain
• Power Requirements: 11-52 Vdc phantom, 8.0 mA

Package Contents

• Shure MX412/C Microphone
• XLR Preamp
• Snap-fit Foam Windscreen
• Locking Flange Mount