Schoeps CCM 41 L Supercardioid Compact Microphone

Schoeps CCM 41 L Supercardioid Compact Microphone

The CCM 41 is strongly directional. Sound arriving from off axis is attenuated even more than with a cardioid. The pickup is “drier” and less susceptible to acoustic feedback than any other SCHOEPS microphone type (a loudspeaker should not be located directly along the rear axis of the microphone, however). Its directivity is highly independent of frequency, so that even sounds arriving off axis and reverberant sound are registered without coloration. Consequently, even distant placement of the capsule produces a very natural sound pickup. This is a real advantage over interference-tube “shotgun” microphones, whose directivity is very frequency-dependent – exceeding that of a supercardioid only at higher frequencies. Inter­ference-tube microphones are notoriously sensitive to their position in a room, where the shifting patterns of reflections cause cor­responding shifts in sound color. Therefore the CCM 41 is a sur­prisingly effective, space-saving alternative to shotgun microphones – and being small, it can often be placed closer to the sound source. An M/S microphone arrangement can be set up at quite some distance from the sound source if an CCM 41 is used for the “M“ channel.

Compared to the cardioid CCM 4, the CCM 41 has slightly more rolloff at the low end due to the gradient effect. Its diffuse field response elevation is less than that of the CCM 4.

The CCM represents the logical next step in the miniaturization of classic condenser microphone technology without any compromise in quality. The capsules are identical to the corresponding Colette models, while the amplifiers follow the same circuit principles as CMC amplifiers, with low-impedance balanced output circuitry that allows the use of microphone cables up to hundreds of feet long without interference. The self-noise is as low as that of the Colette System - absolute studio quality.

The capsule and amplifier of the CCM (“Compact Condenser Microphone”) form an inseparable unit in a single housing. The capsules cannot be interchanged as in the Colette modular system. There are two general varieties offered. 1) The CCM _U type, where a robust XLR cable is permanently attached to the microphone, and 2) The CCM _L type which has a thinner, detachable XLR cable with a Lemo plug at the microphone end, this enables the use of the widest range of accessories that resemble Active Accessories of the Colette series.

There are twenty different CCM compact microphones, with omnidirectional, wide cardioid, "Open Cardioid," cardioid, supercardioid, and figure-8 patterns as well as a mechanically switchable microphone (cardioid / omnidirectional). In addition, several microphones specifically designed for close pickup of speech are available. Add this together to the wide range of accessories and you have a truly comprehensive microphone system suitable for any situation.