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.

These microphones are designed for close placement - 20 cm or less, for example - when the primary concern is for the intelligibility of the spoken word. They are often used in fixed installations, or in conjunction with the SCHOEPS HS 4VXS headset.

Alternatively, standard cardioid or supercardioid capsules can be used in conjunction with the CUT 1 filter (for Colette-series microphones) or the LC 60 or LC 120 in-line filters (for Colette-series or CCM-series microphones).