As we speak at IBC 2023, Sennheiser previewed the MKH 8030 RF condenser microphone with a figure-of-eight pick-up sample. The MKH 8030 won’t solely unlock M-S, double M-S, and Blumlein stereo recording choices however can even be an ideal selection wherever the best attenuation of neighboring sound sources is required, comparable to a PA system whose sound must be eradicated or an adjoining instrument that should not be picked up. The sound signature of the MKH 8030 has been rigorously engineered to mix in harmoniously with the sound of the prevailing MKH 8000 sequence microphones.
The extraordinarily compact 8030 is good for area recording, sports activities and normal broadcasting, theatres, orchestra recordings, and studio music. In the course of the previous few months, area checks have been efficiently carried out, and Sennheiser is now utilizing the remaining months till the 8030 turns into obtainable in Q2/2024 to implement among the options that area testers made.
The MKH 8030 shares the qualities of the MKH 8000 household and its RF condenser precept with the distinctive push-pull transducer. These embody excessive resistance to moisture, a completely floating, balanced output sign, prolonged low and high-frequency response of 30 to 50,000 Hz, and very low inherent self-noise. These options will allow sound recordists and engineers to seize a sound occasion in its entirety and with all its intricate element, with vast dynamics, extraordinarily low distortion, and a frequency-independent polar sample to keep away from coloration.
The MKH 8030 can be utilized with a particular basket windshield and clamp – prepared for MS stereo recordings.
The MKH 8030 will be part of the MKH 8020 (omni-directional), MKH 8090 (vast cardioid), MKH 8040 (cardioid), MKH 8050 (super-cardioid), MKH 8060 (quick shotgun, super-cardioid/lobar) and MKH 8070 (lengthy shotgun, lobar) RF condenser microphones. Additionally a part of the household is the MKH 800 TWIN, a dual-capsule microphone whose pick-up sample could be seamlessly adjusted on the mixing desk throughout recording and even after the precise recording throughout post-production.
MKH 8030 Technical Knowledge
- Microphone precept: RF condenser
- Choose-up sample: figure-of-eight
- Frequency response: 30 – 50,000 Hz
- Equal noise degree: 13 dB(A)
- Most SPL: 139 dB
- Dimensions: Ø 19 mm/21 mm, size: 59 mm (93 mm with XLR module)
- Weight: approx. 86 g with XLR module
The MKH 8030 will turn out to be obtainable throughout Q2 of 2024, and pre-orders might be accepted from the beginning of the present. Pricing: EUR 1,499 (MSRP) / USD 1,499 (MAP). Included will embody an MZW 8030 foam windshield, an MZQ 8000 mic clamp and two Rycote back-to-back clips to create mic pairs.
