C
4000
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Description
This large-diaphragm condenser microphone has been designed on the basis
of experience AKG and its customers have gained worldwide over the last
decades using models such as the
C
12,
C
414
B, and
C
3000. The
C
4000 uses
advanced, reliable components to meet the highest professional demands and
withstand even long-time, tough handling in the studio.
The
C
4000 provides the following
features
:
The
dual-diaphragm transducer
is a proven design that provides different
selectable polar patterns.
The
diaphragms
are made of a plastic foil that is gold-sputtered on one side
and prevents local shorts to the back electrode even at extremely high sound
pressure levels.
A
switchable preattenuation pad
allows you to increase the maximum SPL
capability of your
C
4000
by 10 dB
for distortion-free close-in recordings.
Many mixing console input stages use small transformers that are susceptible
to overload, particularly at low frequencies. The
C
4000’s pad prevents such
overload.
A
bass cut filter
that is
switchable
on the microphone body reduces lowend
distortion due to uncontrolled rumble or wind noise even further. The filter has
a 12 dB/octave slope starting at 100 Hz.
The
all-metal die-cast body
shields the microphone very effectively against
RF interference when using it near radio transmitters or together with wireless
microphones or other communication systems.
With its high SPL capability, minimum distortion, and resistance to extreme
temperatures and high humidity, the
C
4000 is a truly universal microphone. A
recessed switch on the microphone body allows you to select
three different
polar patterns
for a wide range of recording situations. Each of these polar
patterns is virtually frequency independent so that reflected sound, too will be
reproduced accurately and uncolored.
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