Schoeps CCM 4V

Description

The Schoeps CCM 4V was created in answer to requests for a cardioid with its main axis along the side. In addition to its usefulness in the concert hall, this microphone type is of particular value in speech recording, since its slight emphasis around 10 kHz helps to improve intelligibility.

The directional response is especially well maintained even at higher frequencies, due to the acoustically transparent housing. There is the less high-frequency emphasis of off-axis sound than occurs with most small, axial-response cardioids. The CCM 4V still sounds somewhat brighter than the CCM 4, however, because of its overall frequency response.

PROPERTIES

vertical (side-addressed) cardioid capsule
for a very wide range of recording applications
slight high-frequency emphasis
often preferred for singing or speaking voices, most instruments, spot microphones, and stereo techniques such as XY, ORTF, and MS.

PRACTICE

The CCM 4V may be easier to use in near-coincident setups than the CCM 4: the microphone bodies do not get in each other’s way.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Frequency range	see the corresponding capsule
Sensitivity	see the corresponding capsule
Maximum sound pressure level (THD < 0.5 %)	136 dB-SPL (P48) 128 dB-SPL (P12)
Maximum output voltage	2,6 V (8,3 dbV) with 2 kΩ load
Low cut filter	20 Hz, 12 dB/Okt.
Output impedance	90 Ω @ 1 kHz
Maximum cable length	> 400 m
SCHOEPS RFI Shield	No
Powering standard / Valid range	P48 / > 40 V P12 / > 10 V
Current consumption	4 mA (P48) 3,6 mA (P12)
Common mode rejection ratio (at 1 kHz)	> 55 dB
Minimum recommended load impedance	2 kΩ
Output	Lemo (CCM-L) or XLR-3M (CCM-U), analog, 1 channel
Length	58 mm (CCM-L)
Diameter	20 mm
Weight	45 g (CCM-L)
Surface finish	matte gray (g) or custom color