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Suggested Capsules for Specific Applications
Capsules
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Applications: Recommendations:
On a lectern
MK 4 (cardioid) with close-speech guard B 5 D
Conference recording
MK 4 (cardioid) with close-speech guard B 5 D
TV speaker’s table
MK 4 (cardioid), no popscreen required at distances greater than
0.5 m
Radio announcer
MK 4V (cardioid with lateral pickup) with pop filter PR 120 SV
Noisy environments
(super-)cardioid for close pickup (10 – 20 cm) with bass rolloff:
MK 4S, MK 40, MK 41S
TV “round table” discussion MK 4 (cardioid) or boundary layer capsule BLM 03 Cg (hemisphere)
Church
MK 40 (cardioid) (perhaps as boundary layer microphone with BLC),
or BLM 03 C
Stage
radio microphone type HXiR (AUDIO Ltd.) with MK 4 (cardioid) and
B 5 D popscreen or MK 2S (omni)
News reporting
MK 5 (omni / cardioid, switchable) with windscreen B 5 D or W 5 D
or W 20 R1 (use the omni setting if there is strong wind)
Stage (movable)
radio microphone HXiR (AUDIO Ltd.) with MK 4 (cardioid) or MK 2S
(omni) and popscreen B 5 D
Stage (fixed)
MK 4 (cardioid) on RC Active Tube with windscreen B 5 D, vocalist
microphone CMH 64 (cardioid)
Studio
MK 4, MK 4V (cardioids), MK 22 (Open Cardioid) with pop filter
PR 120 S, PR 120 SV
All instr. incl. percussion:
MK 4 (cardioid); to pick up room sound as well:
especially for organ:
MK 2S (omni); especially when the room’s character is less than opti-
mal or if the bass is too strong: MK 21 (wide cardioid) or MK 4
(cardioid)
Tympani, bass drum, etc.
pressure transducers, e.g. MK 2
Instruments with adapters flute: MK 8 (figure-8), violin: MK 4V (cardioid), saxophone: MK 4
or MK 4V (cardioids)
Accent miking (spot mike) in the orchestra: MK 4 (cardioid), MK 41 (supercardioid), but also
MK 21 (wide cardioid) or MK 22 (Open Cardioid)
Orchestra, chorus
ORTF microphone MSTC 64; for best low-frequency reproduction,
A/B recording e.g. with MK 2S or with BLM 3g or BLM 03 Cg;
Decca Tree with 3× MK 2S, perhaps using KA 50 accessory spheres
Small orchestra / ensemble M/S with RCY Active Tube, boundary layer microphone or modular
microphones, X/Y
Film and video dialog/effects M/S with MK 41 (supercardioid) in the M-channel or X/Y on a
boom, boundary layer with BLM 03 Cg e.g. under a thin table-
cloth or in a car under the top
Orchestra
OCT surround; Decca Tree with 3× MK 2S, perhaps using KA 50
accessory spheres
Film and video dialog/effects Double M/S on a boom and possibly a Hamasaki Square for
increased envelopment
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