Manual

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Cardioids for Close Pickup
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Microphone Types
Frequency response curve CCM 4S
Polar diagram as CCM 4
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Frequency response curve CCM 40
Polar diagram CCM 40
from outer
to inner:
up to 2 kHz 4 kHz
8 kHz
16 kHz
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These microphones are tailored for
people speaking in loud environments,
an application primarily all about speech
intelligibility. They are therefore used
in close proximity and lower frequen-
cies are attenuated. This enables envi-
ronmental noises to be faded out and
compensates for the “proximity effect”,
avoiding the voice having a booming,
artificial quality which would be tiring
and reduce speech intelligibility
CCM 4S:
– cardioid for a pickup distance of
approx. 50 cm
CCM 40:
– cardioid for a pickup distance of
approx. 50 cm
– high-frequency emphasis for better
speech intelligibility in reveberant
venues (e.g. churches)
CCM 4VXS:
– cardioid for a pickup distance of less
than 10 cm
– lateral pickup
– high-frequency emphasis for better
speech intelligibility
Low-frequency
attenuation of
cardioids for
close pickup.
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CCM 4
standard cardioid
CCM 4S and CCM 40
CCM 4A
CCM 4VXS
CCM 40CCM 4S
CCM 4VXS
Frequency response curve CCM 4VXS
The polar diagram corresponds to that of the CCM 4V.
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