Press release
01.09.2008 - Amsterdam/Wedemark,
IBC 2008: MKH 800 TWIN opens up new dimensions in recording
Sennheiser’s new MKH 800 TWIN studio microphone opens up completely new dimensions for sound engineers in broadcasting, studio recording and film scoring. At its output, the dual capsule microphone provides both audio signals separately, allowing the mic’s pick-up pattern to be adjusted freely and remotely at the mixing desk, and then optimised later in the calm of the post-production studio.
“The infinitely variable pick-up pattern enables sound engineers and recordists to try out new settings with minimum effort and to optimise the sound at the mixing console,” explained Kai Lange, Sennheiser’s Product Manager for wirebound professional systems. “Any intermediate stage between the individual pick-up patterns is possible.” The signals of the two highly linear push-pull transducers are fed separately to the mixing desk. The pick-up pattern is then generated as required by adjusting the fader setting and signal phase.
“This means that sound engineers can feel pretty secure, free and relaxed, because the sound doesn’t have to be perfectly mixed in noisy control room conditions during recording — a time when things usually get pretty hectic,” said master sound engineer Gregor Zielinsky from Sennheiser electronic. “Particularly when you’ve got overhead main mics, you really do appreciate being able to control things remotely.”
The sound of the MKH 800 TWIN is similar to that of Sennheiser’s new MKH 8000 Series, offering fine resolution and a natural, warm sound with exceptional neutrality and transparency. The new member of the MKH family features extremely low self-noise, ensuring that even the finest sound structures and spatial depth are clearly audible. The frequency response extends to 50,000 Hz, thus ensuring great resolution for complex acoustic details, especially for high-quality digital audio formats with high sampling rates. The selected pick-up pattern remains almost completely constant over the entire frequency range.
Its compact design allows the MKH 800 TWIN to be placed inconspicuously — a particularly important requirement for film scoring and live recordings. The microphone is available either in a nickel colour or — especially for film, live recording and broadcast applications — with a dark grey non-reflective Nextel coating.
Visit Sennheiser at IBC, Hall 8, stand C 51.
The Sennheiser Group, with its headquarters in Wedemark near Hanover, Germany, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of microphones, headphones and wireless transmission systems. The family-owned company, which was established in 1945, recorded sales of over €395 million in 2007, 83% of which were generated abroad. Sennheiser employs almost 2,000 people worldwide, around 55% of whom are in Germany. Sennheiser has manufacturing plants in Germany, Ireland and the USA, and is represented worldwide by subsidiaries in France, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark (Nordic), Russia, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Japan, China, Canada, Mexico and the USA, as well as by long-term trading partners in many other countries. Also part of the Sennheiser Group are Georg Neumann GmbH, Berlin (studio microphones), K + H Vertriebs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (Klein + Hummel studio monitors, installed sound) and the joint venture Sennheiser Communications A/S (headsets for PCs, offices and call centres).
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