The SuperCMIT is currently unavailable due to supply issues with electronic components.
The SuperCMIT is currently unavailable due to supply issues with electronic components.
The SuperCMIT defines a new type of shotgun microphone. Its directivity goes well beyond that of conventional shotguns, even those with long interference tubes. It offers completely new possibilities for the sound engineer.
The SuperCMIT is a digital microphone (AES42 standard). This standard is supported by many present-day mobile recorders as well as some mixing boards.
SuperCMIT, CMIT 5 and ORTF-3D at a famous Paris Tennis tournament:
„Immersive sound has been produced by France Televisions for a decade, but this year a unified setup of Schoeps microphones is used on all courts covered by France Télévisions to provide one of the most precise sounds of ball hits.“
3D and object-oriented audio production associated with Ultra HD:
The main court is covered by many microphones. 4 super-directional microphones (Schoeps SuperCMIT) favor the capture of racket strikes, associated with 4 semi-canon microphones (2 Schoeps CMIT-5 mounted on the chair of the referee and 2 Neumann KMR81 associated with the cameras filming the players in service) on both sides of the net.
The referee wears a lavalier microphone from the quarter finals, the sound of the microphone connected to the sound of the stadium for the announcement of scores is also included. Two other microphones (Schoeps cardioids MK 4) are planned to capture possible discussions of the players with the referee during the breaks. Finally, the legendary atmosphere of the main court was captured this year with a Schoeps ORTF-3D microphone equipped with 8 capsules and capable of reproducing sound in 3 dimensions.
Description 
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Practice Especially where diffuse noise like street noise, wind noise, audience noise or room noise interfere with the recording, the SuperCMIT is a problem solver. While the direct sound is recorded without colorations, the noise is eliminated, that is, its level is significantly reduced - down to the lowest frequencies! This cannot be achieved even by a long shotgun microphone. Therefore, the SuperCMIT is ideally suited e.g. for difficult film sound recordings or for sports applications. The SuperCMIT also increases the range of shooting in indoor areas.
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from 0° (1 m distance), river at 90°
at 0°, 90°, 180°
Ball sounds in a big, fully occupied stadium, distance approx. 10-20m
Technical Specifications Pickup pattern | Supercardioid / lobe-shaped |
| Frequency range | 40 Hz - 20 kHz |
| Sensitivity | -31 dBFS at 1 Pa |
| Equivalent noise level (A-weighted) | 14 dB (channel 1) 16 dB (channel 2) |
| Equivalent noise level (CCIR) | 27 dB (channel 1) 28 dB (channel 2) |
| Signal-to-noise ratio (A-weighted) | 80 dB (channel 1) 78 dB (channel 2) |
| Maximum sound pressure level (THD < 0.5 %) | 125 dB-SPL |
| Latency period | channel 1: 1.6-6.25 ms (frequency-dependent) channel 2: 1.6 ms |
| High shelf filter | switchable, +5 dB at 10 kHz |
| Low cut filter | switchable, 80 Hz, 18 dB/oct. |
| Output impedance | 110 Ω |
| Maximum cable length | >200 m |
| SCHOEPS RFI Shield | Yes, highest immunity |
| Powering standard / Valid range | AES42 / >6 V |
| Current consumption | 170 mA |
| Output | XLR-3M, digital: AES42 Mode 1, 48 kHz Channel 1: SuperCMIT Channel 2: Unprocessed shotgun
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| Length | 280 mm |
| Weight | 112 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Surface finish | blue |
Graphics 
Polardiagramm des SuperCMIT 2 U (Kanal 1 in Preset 1)
Polardiagramm des SuperCMIT 2 U (Kanal 1 in Preset 2)
Frequenzgang beider Kanäle auf der Achse
Downloads | SuperCMIT Richtrohr mit erhöhter Richtwirkung durch digitale Signalverarbeitung Product sheets | de | en |   |
| CMIT Richtrohr-Serie Produktflyer CMIT Richtrohr-Serie Product sheets | de | en | |
| SuperCMIT 2 U User guides, manuals | de | en | |
| SuperCMIT 2 U firmware updates User guides, manuals | de | en | |
| AES42 digital interfaces beschreibt die kompatiblen Interfaces für das SuperCMIT / CMD 42 Beta User Brochures | en | |
| Windschutze & Aufhängungen CMIT-Serie Auswahl der verfügbaren Produkte für die CMIT-Serie User Brochures | en | |
| Microphone Usage for Sports Broadcasting Artikel über die Mikrofontechnik bei Sportveranstaltungen Helmut Wittek, 2016 Articles | en | |
| Die Entwicklung des SuperCMIT: Ein neuartiges Richtrohrmikrofon-Prinzip mit erhöhter Richtwirkung Helmut Wittek et al., 2011 Articles | de | |
| Les Misérables "Live gesungen - O-Tonaufnahmen bei Les Miserables" Interview mit Simon Hayes, FILM & TV Kameramann, März 2013. Press Articles | de | |
| SuperCMIT Review "Schoeps SuperCMIT 2U" Review by Simon Bishop, Audio Media, June 2010. Reviews | en | |
| SuperCMIT Review "Schoeps SuperCMIT" Review by Patrick Morvlyth, Resolution Magazine, June 2010. Reviews | en | |
| SuperCMIT Steckbrief "Akustische Scheuklappen" Steckbrief über das SuperCMIT, pma, Dezember 2012. Reviews | de | |
| SuperCMIT - a presentation Powerpoint slides, 2010 Lectures | en | |
| Groupdelay SuperCMIT FIR .wav 48kHz Dieser FIR-Filter normalisiert die Gruppenlaufzeit des SuperCMIT z.B. für die Anwendung in MS. | - | |
Variants & Options Included accessories:
With the PSD 2U the SuperCMIT 2U is slightly cheaper, with the Mini-DA 42 you have more options like analogue and digital outputs
No. 191102 custom color: anthracite gray, chromagreen, other custom colors on request
No. 191201 custom engraving