DISC Sennheiser MKH 8050 Supercardioid Condenser Microphone
Key Features
- Supercardioid polar pattern is ideal for soloists, large instruments, and orchestras
- Natural, open and transparent with a subtle warmth for a rich, organic sound
- RF condenser principle ensures incredibly low inherent self-noise
- Modular design enables you to adapt your microphone to suit a variety of needs
DISC Sennheiser MKH 8050 Supercardioid Condenser Microphone Overview
Capture your sound without compromise. Take advantage of the Sennheiser MKH 8050 and its supercardioid polar pattern, and ensure that every detail and complex nuance of your sound is captured with clarity.
The MKH 8050 boasts a crystal-clear, transparent sound with a subtle warmth that enhances the richness and depth of your sound source. All without adding any unwanted colouration. Combined with the mic's RF condenser principle that ensures extremely low inherent self-noise, you can capture instruments, vocals, and more with outstanding quality with natural results.
The MKH series also boasts a modular design with an extensive list of available accessories. This allows you to adapt your microphone to suit the needs of a wide variety of situations. Plus, an ultra-wide frequency response ranging from 30Hz to 50kHz, as well as high SPL handling capabilities, means that no matter what you're recording, every detail will be captured with absolute precision.
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Full Description
View Full DescriptionThe MKH 8000 series
Built to meet your needs. Sennheiser have engineered the MKH 8000 series without compromise. Phenomenal sound quality, exceptional versatility, and outstanding results. Consisting of the MKH 8020, MKH 8040, MKH 8050, and the MKH 8090, you can choose from a flexible selection of microphones to capture the natural essence of any performance. Each microphone boasts extremely low inherent self-noise, an extended frequency response with unparalleled width, and a rugged, compact design. This is a series that has been crafted with passion. And it has been designed for the most demanding music recordings and broadcasts, as well as stage and film applications.
Perfect for soloists, large instruments, and more
With its supercardioid polar pattern, the Sennheiser MKH 8050 is the perfect choice when it comes to capturing soloists, large instruments, and even orchestras. The mic's even directivity ensures that your sound remains balanced, and also provides exceptional separation of multiple sound sources. This is an ideal choice for instruments such as the grand piano, ensuring that every complex nuance of the piano is captured with precision.
Unique capsule symmetry
Every MKH capsule boasts a unique capsule design. Utilising a symmetrical construction consisting of a regular back plate as well as an additional identical front plate, these capsules are built for performance. The unique design eliminates non-linearity of the transducer, as well as any harmonic and intermodulation distortion. You also gain the benefit of your mic being able to record subtle nuances that other microphones may never capture, giving your recordings a full, natural character.
Modular design for maximum versatility
Take advantage of the MKH series' modular architecture, and be ready for anything. Every microphone in the MKH 8000 series can be broken down into a few components. The microphone heads contain all of the acoustic and electronic components for your mic, and can be attached to a huge variety of accessories.
The microphone heads come complete with an XLR module, allowing you to connect your MKH mic to a wide variety of equipment with standard microphone cables. You can also choose from a variety of other modules to further increase the flexibility of your mic.
A handy digital module, the MZD 8000, simply screws onto your microphone head, and enables you to convert your analogue audio signal into a digital one. This conversion happens right behind the mic head itself, preserving the crystal-clear, vivid sound of your mic.
Then there's the MZF 8000 filter module. This is also easy to attach, and provides you with a powerful solution for blocking interference caused by infrasound. You can remove low-frequency rumble and noise caused by wind and handling that could potentially plague your recordings and render your work unusable. As well as the modules, the MKH series also boasts an extensive list of available accessories, allowing you to adapt your microphone to suit the needs of any situation.
Please note: The MZD 8000 and MZF 8000 are not included with your microphone and must be purchased separately.
In the box
- MKH 8050 microphone head
- MZX 8000 XLR module
- MZQ 8000 Microphone clamp (thread adapter included)
- MZW 8000 Double-layered windshield
- Carry case
Features
- Supercardioid polar pattern
- Ultra-wide frequency response from 30Hz to 50kHz
- Captures sound with extremely natural results
- Exceptionally low inherent self-noise
- Symmetrical transducer technology for extremely low distortion
- Very even directional characteristics
- Excellent separation of instruments
- Unique modular design
- Transformerless, fully-floating balanced output
- Rugged metal housing with a non-reflective Nextel® coating
- Weatherproof due to high-frequency circuit
- Timbrally identical with the other 8000 series microphones for optimum aural compatibility
- Can be used as a digital microphone with the MZD 8000 digital module (MZD 8000 not included)
- An extensive range of accessories are available
Specifications
- Frequency Response: 30Hz - 50kHz
- Polar Pattern: Supercardioid
- Transducer Principle: RF condenser microphone
- Equivalent Noise Level:
- A-Weighted: 13dB(A)
- Weighted as per CCIR 468-3: 22dB
- Sensitivity: 20mV/Pa (-34dBV/Pa) (in free field, no load (1kHz))
- Nominal Impedance: 25 Ohms
- Minimum Terminating Impedance: 1000 Ohms
- Maximum SPL: 142dB SPL (passive)
- Phantom Power Requirements: 48V (+/-4V)
- Connector: 3-pole XLR, male, balanced (transformerless, floating)
- Dimensions: 19mm x 41mm (Diameter x Length) (74mm length with MZX 8000 XLR module)
- Weight: 55g (including XLR module)
- Product Code: 506291
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