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Schoeps offers 21 different microphone capsules, including omnidirectional, wide cardioid, "Open Cardioid," supercardioid and figure-8 types, as well as two capsules with mechanically switchable patterns (omni/cardioid and omni/cardioid/figure-8) and several capsule types for close pickup of speech. Omnidirectional microphones - if constructed as single-diaphragm transducers, as all our omnidirectional microphones and capsules are - can be considered optimal due to their excellent reproduction of low frequencies and extremely l... more |  The cardioid is the most popular type of directional microphone. It combines the highest level of audio quality with optimal suppression of rear-incident sound. SCHOEPS cardioids have a directional pattern that remains the same at a... more |
 Schoeps introduced the world’s first wide cardioid microphones and capsules some twenty years ago. This pattern combines the advantages of omnidirectional and cardioid characteristics in an optimal manner. To an extraordinary ... more |  Schoeps developed the “Open Cardioid” directional pattern in 2008. It is ideal for use as a soloist or spot microphone. The polar diagram lies between that of the classic cardioid and the wide cardioid. It can be considered as a spe... more |
 The supercardioid has the greatest directional effect of any first-order pressure gradient transducer. The response 90° off-axis is -10 dB. The polar diagram is consistent at all frequencies, which means that regardless of its direc... more |  As with all other Schoeps microphones and microphone capsules, the figure-8 is a single-membrane system that uses no electronic equalization. It is a genuine dipole and thus a pure pressure gradient transducer.It is very well... more |
 SCHOEPS switchable-pattern microphone capsules are single-membrane systems. Unlike dual-membrane microphones their patterns are changed mechanically, not electrically. This is a more demanding approach, but it pays off because the c... more |  Boundary layer microphones have remarkably uniform frequency response for all angles of sound incidence. This provides an especially natural-sounding reproduction of room sound. Additionally, the boundary layer effect offers an incr... more |
 Schoeps offers special directional microphones and capsules for speech applications. Their marked reduction in low-frequency response compensates for proximity effect and helps to suppress both "popping" and ambient noise. | |