Specifications

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Cardioids
Frequency range: 40 Hz – 20 kHz
Sensitivity: 13 mV/Pa
Equivalent noise level:
A-weighted*: 14 dB-A
CCIR**: 24 dB
Signal-to-noise ratio
(A-weighted*): 80 dB-A
Maximum SPL: 132 dB (0.5% THD)
Frequency response curve MK 4V + CMC 6
Polar diagram
from outer
to inner:
up to 2 kHz 4 kHz
8 kHz
16 kHz
20 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 20kHz
Microphone Capsule MK 4V
– “vertical” (side-addressed) cardioid capsule
– for a very wide range of recording applications
– slight high-frequency emphasis
– often preferred for singing or speaking voices and
most instruments
The MK 4V was created in answer to requests for a
cardioid with its main axis along the side. In ad di tion
to its use ful ness in the con cert hall, this capsule type is
of par ti cu lar va lue in speech re cor ding, sin ce its slight
em pha sis around 10 kHz helps to im pro ve in tel li gi bili ty.
The di rec tio nal re spon se is espe ci al ly well main tai ned
even at hig her fre quen cies, due to the acou sti cal ly trans-
pa rent hou sing. There is less high-frequency emphasis
of off-axis sound than occurs with most small, axial-
response cardioids. The MK 4V still sounds somewhat
brigher than the MK 4, however, because of its overall
frequency response.
For speech applications, SCHOEPS of fers the pop filter
PR 120 SV.
The MK 4V may be easier to use in near-coincident
setups than the MK 4: the microphone bodies do not
get in each other's way.
Length: 34 mm
Diameter: 20 mm
Weight: 18 g
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0dB
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-20
*IEC 61672-1, **IEC 60268-1
COLETTE
modular
cardioid