Schoeps MK 41 Supercardioid Microphone Capsule

The Schoeps MK 41 is a supercardioid capsule for the Colette series, with directivity at low and middle frequencies close to a shotgun’s and a pickup pattern that holds steady across the range.

Sound from the side and back is strongly reduced but picked up without coloration, so the MK 41 gives a clear, dry pickup that sounds natural even in reflective rooms. That has made it a standard for indoor dialogue in film sound, and Schoeps also recommends it as a spot microphone in the orchestra and on the opera stage.

Its sensitivity is lowest at about 125°, and it is less prone to feedback than any other Schoeps capsule when no loudspeaker faces its rear. With no interference tube in front, it can sit closer to the source than a shotgun. On a boom, Schoeps recommends the CUT 60 low-cut filter and the B 5 D windscreen.

Features

• Supercardioid Colette capsule
• Shotgun-like directivity at low and middle frequencies
• Off-axis sound picked up without coloration
• A standard for indoor film dialogue
• Least prone to feedback of any Schoeps capsule
• Fits the CMC 1 U, CMC 1 L, and CMC 6
• Matched pairs available