MK 4V

Microphone Capsule

MK 4V

Features

  • Cardioid, side-addressed
  • Mild high-frequency elevation
  • Preferred applications: as spot microphone in orchestra; in double MS setup

Order number

  • No. 131103

Description

The directional response is especially well maintained even at higher frequencies, due to the acoustically transparent housing. There is less high-frequency emphasis of off-axis sound than occurs with most small, axial-response cardioids. The MK 4V still sounds somewhat brighter than the MK 4, however, because of its overall frequency response.

Practice

The MK 4V was created in answer to requests for a cardioid with its main axis along the side. In addition to its usefulness in the concert hall, this capsule type is of particular value in speech recording, since its slight emphasis around 10 kHz helps to improve intelligibility.

For speech applications, we offer the pop filter PR 120 SV.

Alignment of vertical capsules with the CMC 1/6:

The CMC 1 U can be used in many suspensions (e.g. OSIX) that have a rigid orientation of the XLR connector and thus the amplifier. Also in the compatible MS...

The MK 4V was created in answer to requests for a cardioid with its main axis along the side. In addition to its usefulness in the concert hall, this capsule type is of particular value in speech recording, since its slight emphasis around 10 kHz helps to improve intelligibility.

For speech applications, we offer the pop filter PR 120 SV.

Alignment of vertical capsules with the CMC 1/6:

The CMC 1 U can be used in many suspensions (e.g. OSIX) that have a rigid orientation of the XLR connector and thus the amplifier. Also in the compatible MS and dual MS setups (for example, Cyclone), the alignment is fixed. As a result, the microphone cannot be rotated arbitrarily in such a suspension. For axially aligned capsules like the MK 4 this is not important, but a vertical capsule like the MK 8 has to be aligned radially.

In such cases, this accessory helps:

No. 800540: O-ring for radial alignment of a MK capsule. This O-ring is placed on the thread of the amplifier and makes the MK capsule permanently stable in any orientation. The O-ring is included with the MK 8 and all other vertical capsules (MK 4V, 41V) and can also be ordered separately.

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Technical Specifications

Pickup pattern

Cardioid
Frequency range

40 Hz - 19 kHz with CMC 6 / CMR

40 Hz - 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 sound pressure level (THD < 0.5 %)

131 dB-SPL with CMC 6
Length

34 mm
Diameter

20 mm
Weight

18 g
Surface finish

matte gray
custom color:
nickel, chromagreen

Graphics

Frequency response MK 4V + CMC 6 and CCM 4V
polar diagram MK 4V

Variants & Options

No. 191701 matching: Although our normal production tolerances are very close, we can deliver specially matched capsule pairs for a small extra charge.
No. 191102 custom color: nickel, chromagreen, other custom colors on request
No. 191201 custom engraving

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