Schoeps MK 22 Open Cardioid Capsule - Matte Gray

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°