MK 4

Common name: Schoeps MK 4

Production Status: In production

The MK 4 is a small diaphragm cardioid condenser capsule for the Colette system. It has a flat frequency response, and a constant directional pattern for all frequencies with a slight increase at 10 kHz compensating for high-frequency losses in the room when used in the diffuse sound field. It is ideal as a spot microphone, for acoustic instruments and the the main microphone pair for XY, ORTF and MS stereo recordings. Its cardioid characteristics result in an attenuation of 6 dB at 90° and 20 to 30 dB at 180°. Diffuse-incident sound is picked up 4.8 dB lower in level than front-arriving sound. Specifications shown refer to the capsule used in combination with the CMC6 xt preamplifier.