A Stunning Figure-8 Mic You Can Use Anywhere
The Sennheiser MKH 8030 combines clean, undistorted sound quality with a highly symmetrical, frequency-independent, bi-directional pickup pattern, enabling you to capture sources in ways that other microphones simply can’t. The MKH 8030’s well-defined figure-8 polar pattern offers outstanding attenuation of neighboring sounds, providing access to a gamut of M-S recording options with minimal outside interference. You’ll also appreciate the MKH 8030’s generous frequency response and negligible off-axis coloration, which permit you to take advantage of a broad range of microphone positioning options with equally stellar results. You also get low self-noise and low nonlinear distortion, enabling you to capture extremely quiet sounds with the utmost sonic clarity. Here at Sweetwater, we’ve found the MKH 8030 to be an excellent mic for location work, thanks to its durable metal housing and moisture-resistant design, meanwhile its Nextel non-reflecting housing makes it an unobtrusive option for video applications. To top it off, its modular design combines effortlessly with Sennheiser’s numerous MKH 8000 series accessories. Engineers searching for a top-shelf bidirectional mic that can tackle harsh environments without breaking a sweat will be completely blown away by the Sennheiser MKH 8030.
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Mid-side recording — elevated
The MKH 8030 is equipped with a symmetrical, acoustically open push-pull transducer, providing crystal-clear sound quality, a precise figure-8 polar pattern, outstanding side attenuation, and minimal off-axis coloration. Moreover, the microphone’s low-tension diaphragm offers incredible sensitivity and a wide frequency response, ensuring authentic, true-to-life results. These traits make the MKH 8030 especially useful as part of an M-S, double M-S, or Blumlein array, opening up myriad stereo and surround recording options.
Sennheiser MKH 8030 Features:
- Acoustically open, push-pull transducer provides crystal-clear sound quality
- Well-defined figure-8 polar pattern offers outstanding side attenuation and minimal off-axis coloration
- Low-tension diaphragm yields incredible sensitivity and a wide frequency response
- Low self-noise and low nonlinear distortion capture extremely quiet sounds with the utmost sonic clarity
- A great choice for M-S, double M-S, and Blumlein recording scenarios
- Durable metal housing and moisture-resistant design are ideal for location work
- Nextel non-reflecting housing makes it an unobtrusive option for video applications
- Modular design combines effortlessly with Sennheiser’s numerous MKH 8000 series accessories
