Schoeps CCM 4V Side-Addressed Cardioid Compact Microphone

The Schoeps CCM 4V puts a side-addressed cardioid in a compact body, for voices, most instruments, and XY, ORTF, and M/S stereo.

Its acoustically transparent housing holds the pattern steady at high frequencies, so off-axis sound gets less high-frequency emphasis than with most small end-address cardioids. A slight lift around 10 kHz makes it a little brighter than the CCM 4 and helps intelligibility in speech recording. The CCM 4V is just as at home in the concert hall.

In near-coincident setups, its side address keeps the microphone bodies out of each other’s way. It uses the Colette MK 4V capsule.

The Lemo version comes with a 5 m K 5 LU cable to XLR-3M and an SGC miniature stand mount with swivel, and it runs on P48 or P12 phantom power. Schoeps also builds the CCM 4V with a fixed 5 m cable to XLR-3M for installations.

Features

Side-addressed cardioid
Steady pattern at high frequencies
Slight lift around 10 kHz
For voices, instruments, and stereo pairs
Easy near-coincident setups
Lemo output with K 5 LU cable to XLR-3M
SGC stand mount included

What's Included

CCM 4V compact microphone
K 5 LU cable, 5 m, Lemo to XLR-3M (with the Lemo version)
SGC miniature stand mount with swivel

Specifications

CCM 4V
Pickup Pattern	Cardioid, side-addressed
Maximum SPL (THD < 0.5%)	136 dB SPL (P48), 128 dB SPL (P12)
Maximum Output Voltage	2.6 V (8.3 dBV) into 2 kΩ
Low-Cut Filter	20 Hz, 12 dB/oct
Output Impedance	90 Ω at 1 kHz
Minimum Load Impedance	2 kΩ
Common Mode Rejection (1 kHz)	Over 55 dB
Maximum Cable Length	Over 400 m
RFI Shield	No
Phantom Power	P48 (over 40 V), P12 (over 10 V)
Current Consumption	4 mA (P48), 3.6 mA (P12)
Output	Lemo (CCM L) or fixed cable to XLR-3M (CCM K), analog, 1 channel
Length	58 mm (CCM L)
Diameter	20 mm
Weight	45 g (CCM L)
Finish	Matte gray
Capsule (MK 4V)
Pickup Pattern	Cardioid, side-addressed
Frequency Range	40 Hz to 19 kHz with CMC 6 (40 Hz to 38 kHz with CMC 6xt)
Sensitivity	−36.5 dB (V/Pa), 15 mV/Pa with CMC 6
Equivalent Noise Level (A-Weighted)	13 dB with CMC 6
Equivalent Noise Level (CCIR)	23 dB with CMC 6
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted)	81 dB with CMC 6
Maximum SPL (THD < 0.5%)	131 dB SPL with CMC 6