Actually, folks, after trying all of the above which we liked at
various levels, we settled on the MKH40, which really smoothes out
the stereo field and provides the best surround options we tested
(with the sacrifice of directionality options from the Mid channel).
It's also the fave-rave of Skywalker Sound (LucasFilm) folks after
field testing different ambient mic systems for years.
Again, most of our recordings relate to capturing whole habitats and
not single species.
Bernie
>Walt:
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>Why would you prefer to use the MKH 80, rather than the MKH 60 in combo with
>the MKH 30? Is it because you could change the polar pattern of the MKH 80,
>thereby adjusting the width of the field of reception?
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>Lang
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>From: Lang Elliott <>
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>> Bernie:
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>> Well, if you have the 418S, and they haven't improved the design, then
>> you're dealing with 14dbA Mid internal noise and 22dbA for the Sides. That
>> doesn't seem quiet to me, at least compared to the 10dbA figure for many of
>> the other MKH mikes.
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>> Have they told you that the internal noise levels are now lower? Have they
>> modified the mike in some way to improve the specs?
>>
>> Lang
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>I corresponded with someone who had tested a early version of this mic
>in Europe a while back. Or at least got to do a few test recordings and
>look at it. Report at that time was the mid was the MKH-416 capsule. And
>he was not all that happy with sound quality as a result.
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>I have a pdf on it I downloaded from Sennheiser a while back dated 10/02
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>In that the polar patterns of the mid closely resemble the ones of the
>MKH-416. The noise figures are as you report. The S mic only has a
>sensitivity of 10 mV/PA vs the mid's 25 mV/PA.
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>It would not be hard for Sennheiser to improve it. Just use the MKH-60
>capsule and electronics for the mid. And the MKH-30 side. That would
>give a mid sensitivity of 40 mV/PA, self noise 6 dBA and a side
>sensitivity of 25 mV/PA, self noise 13 dBA. I know that combo is good,
>and it can be fit into the standard Sennheiser suspension/windscreen for
>the MKH-60. A MKH-80 capsule/electronics for the side would net you 40
>mV/PA sensitivity and 10 dBA self noise for the side. That would be a
>real killer combo. That's probably the combo that should be used to
>benchmark this new mic if it's going to claim to be better. Bernie do
>you have those two available?
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>When I first looked at the MKH-418S it was a disappointment as a result
>of the poor specs, so I've kind of ignored it. I'd love it if they saw
>the light. Will be very interested in what's found.
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>Walt
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