Schoeps MK 22 Open Cardioid Capsule - Matched Pair, Matte Gray (Demo Deal)

The Schoeps MK 22 features the "open cardioid" pickup pattern, introduced by Schoeps in 2008. Its sound lies between the classic cardioid and the wide cardioid, achieving both a fair amount of directivity and very natural sound quality. The many years experience of professional recording engineers with the range of Schoeps cardioids has played a large role in the development process. The MK 22 has become a preferred soloist and spot microphone, thus becoming an alternative to the "classic" MK 4.

The response is -5 dB at 90 degrees and there is a 16 dB suppression of rear-incident sound. It is in essence a variant cardioid which balances a very natural sound quality with a good degree of directionality.

SCHOEPS MK 22 FEATURES:

• Small diaphragm condenser microphone capsule with open cardioid directional pattern
• Optimal combination of directionality (MK 4 cardioid) and warm sound characteristics (MK 21 wide cardioid)
• Natural sound quality, due to highly consistent polar diagram across the frequency range
• Popular for use as a spot or soloist's microphone, as the mid microphone for M/S, or as a main microphone pair e.g. at a spacing of 21 cm, angle ±55°