SCHOEPS MK xx - Manual (Page 12)

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Pressure Transducers (Omnis)
Frequency response curve MK 2 + CMC 6
20 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 20kHz
Frequency response curve MK 2H + CMC 6
20 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 20kHz
Actual miking distances will depend
greatly on characteristics of the
recording environment – especially
size and reverberance – and on per-
sonal preference.
Each of these capsules, when used
at appropriate distance, will have a
well-balanced overall response given
the mixture of direct and reflected
sound energy typical of that distance.
Note: Since the capsules have some
directionality at high frequencies, it
is still necessary to aim them with
respect to the sound source, even
though they are ”omnidirectional.”
With the microphone amplifier
CMC 6xt, the frequency range of
these capsules can be extended to
40 kHz.
+10
0dB
-10
-20
+10
0dB
-10
-20
*reverberation radius: the ”critical distance” from the sound source at
which the levels of direct and diffuse sound are equal in a given space.
Frequency response curve MK 2S + CMC 6
20 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 20kHz
Frequency response curve MK 3 + CMC 6
20 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 20kHz
+10
0dB
-10
-20
+10
0dB
-10
-20
MK 2 for free-field placement
(close to the sound source)
MK 2H for use at moderate dis-
tance (at or near the
reverberation radius*)
MK 2S all-purpose capsule for
music and speech, also
for use at moderate dis-
tance (at or near the
reverberation radius*)
MK 3 for diffuse-field placement
(distinctly beyond the
reverberation radius*)
MK 3 MK 2S
MK 2 MK 2H
Polar diagram MK 2, -2H, -2S, -3
from outer
to inner:
up to 1 kHz 4 kHz
2 kHz 8 kHz
16 kHz
Capsules
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