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Sennheiser MKH 416

Item ID: MKH416

Compact Supercardioid Shotgun Interference Microphone

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Super Directional, Super Low Noise For Your Toughest Applications!

The MKH 416 is a shotgun interference tube microphone. Its excellent directivity and compact design, low self noise, high consonant articulation and feedback rejection make the MKH 416 a superb all-round microphone for film, radio and television, especially for outside broadcast applications.

Sennheiser MKH 416 Features:
  • Increased directivity due to interference tube principle
  • Very low inherent self-noise
  • High sensitivity
  • Transformerless and fully floating balanced output
  • Rugged, suitable for adverse climatic conditions
  • Matte black all-metal body
  • Included MZ 415 windscreen

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Specification Detail
Microphone Type Shotgun
Polar Pattern(s) Supercardioid, lobar
Frequency Response 40Hz-20kHz
Max SPL 130 dB
Output Impedance 800 ohms
Self Noise 13 dB (A-weighted)
Low Cut Filter No Filter
Pads No Pad
Length 9.84"
Width .74"
Depth .74"
Weight .36 lbs.
Power Phantom Power
Manufacturer Part Number 001511

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based on 3 reviews

Captured "that sound" finally

by Ray Murphy from Austin, texas
April 10, 2012
Music Background: Writer, Producer, VO Talent, Post Production Studio Owner.
After being behind a U-87 for 35 years, hey, ya can't do better than that can you? But. There was still something missing that I could not seem to capture. Those movie trailers and TV promos along wi... read more [+]th many National Ads had that certain sound that I could not seem to get. I was doing some home work on another mic when quite by accident I ran into a discussion about the 416 that really grabbed my attention. Could this be the answer? The fast answer YES. After all these years...I finally "got it".
......."In a world..... with thousands of mics".......lol!!! close [-]

Sennheiser MKH-416 is the screaming bullet you may want!!!!

by Don Capone - Voiceover Artist - DonCapone.com from Indian Rocks Beach, Florida
June 15, 2009
Music Background: Voiceover Artist
The Sennheiser MKH-416 P48 microphone is a shotgun mic that Voice Talents use for its cut-through sound. Up close and personal this mic rocks! Its almost like the mic has a built in compressor... It j... read more [+]ust pulls your voice in and captures all your vocal character!! The Sennheiser MKH-416 is the screaming bullet you may want. The Sennheiser MKH-416 is in our personal microphone collection. Thanks Sweetwater:) close [-]

Sennheiser MKH 416 for tight-focussed sound capture

by Alex from Sydney Australia
February 8, 2011
Music Background: Live and location sound recordist
The 416 is the biz for location sound recording, allowing excellent quality DIRECTONAL sound capture. This is a tightly-focussed microphone for film, video and ENG applications, for example.For studio... read more [+] use for voice-over and commentary allowing broader-area capture and increased richness, other mics, especially quality condenser mics, such as AKG41 or Rode NT2000 are to be recommended.
The Sennheiser 416 is a recognised industry-standard mic for location sound capture, and for good reason, due its quality of build, longevity and extraneous-sound-removing Supercardioid Polar Pattern. close [-]

Sweetwater Advice

Emmett Andrews
You'll find the famous "L.A. Mic" in almost every voiceover studio throughout the U.S.!  The 416 is THE sound for movie trailers, TV promos and radio imaging. With its tight pattern and presence boost, your voiceovers will cut right through the clutter.
Bart Good
This microphone is the movie mic! The Sennheiser MKH 416 has been used on pretty much every major motion picture in recent memory. I own this microphone and have used it on countless productions. If you want the best microphone for capturing quality dialog at a distance, this is it!

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