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You Can Camera-mount This Pro Sennheiser Shotgun Mic!

The Sennheiser MKH 8060 supercardioid short shotgun mic is your ticket to great professional production sound, with amazing ease-of-use. Sennheiser's short shotguns have been fixtures on location and soundstages worldwide for decades, and they know a thing or two about production audio. The MKH 8060's diminutive size lets you boom or camera mount, as the shot dictates. Get into tight spaces on the set, and if a shot (or an entire production) calls for a camera-mounted mic, you can still capture the same world-class audio - with the Sennheiser MKH 8060.

Sennheiser MKH 8060 Supercardioid Short Shotgun mic at a Glance:
  • Petite size is perfect for camera-mounting as well as booming
  • Off-axis sound is attenuated without colorations
  • Exceptionally low inherent self-noise gives you crystal-clear production audio
Petite size is perfect for camera-mounting as well as booming

Due to its diminutive size (only 5.7 inches in length), the Sennheiser MKH 8060 has the agility to get into tight production spaces and capture first-class pro audio. Boomed or camera-mounted, the MKH 8060 will become your versatile goto production mic.

Off-axis sound is attenuated without colorations

Sennheiser MKH 8060 effectively attenuates off-axis sound without coloring your audio. Even after the director calls "Action," production sets are noisy affairs - especially on location. Unless you're Spielberg and can suspend air traffic for a shot, as a production mixer, you've got a fair amount of ambient environmental noise to contend with. Once you record with the MKH 8060, you'll have a new best friend.

Exceptionally low inherent self-noise gives you crystal clear production audio

Ultra clean dialog - that's what you'll get with the Sennheiser MKH 8060. Sennheiser short shotguns are an industry standard for a reason - and they just keep getting better! The MKH 8060 serves up crystal-clear dialog, sound effects, ADR, Foley - whatever you're capturing, you couldn't make a better short shotgun mic choice than the Sennheiser MKH 8060.

Sennheiser MKH 8060 Supercardioid Short Shotgun mic Features:
  • An excellent choice for production audio, giving you natural sound and ease-of-use
  • Small size is perfect for camera-mounting as well as booming
  • Off-axis sound is attenuated without colorations
  • Can be used as an analog or - with optional digital module - a digital microphone
  • Symmetrical transducer technology ensures extremely low distortion
  • Transformerless and fully floating balanced output for minimal distortion
  • Exceptionally low inherent self-noise gives you crystal-clear production audio
  • High output signal voltage ensures interference-free signal paths
  • Rugged metal housing with non-reflective Nextel coating
  • Extremely weather-proof due to high-frequency circuit
  • Ideal for camera mounting due to compact design
  • Requires +48V phantom power
The Sennheiser MKH 8060 is your ideal choice for production audio

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Tech Specs

  • Microphone Type: Shotgun
  • Polar Pattern: Supercardioid/Lobar
  • Frequency Response: 50Hz-25kHz
  • Max SPL: 129 dB
  • Output Impedance: 25 ohms
  • Self Noise: 11dB (A weighted)
  • Power: Phantom
  • Connector: XLR
  • Length: 5.7"
  • Weight: 0.175 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 506292

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Customer Reviews

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Rated 5/5

Fantastic Microphone

Have been using it in all different environments for TV production and it has performed well.
Low noise floor, crisp voices and lightweight to carry on a boompole all day.

You can't go wrong with this mic.
Music background: Sound Engineer
Rated 5/5

Sounds great!

I like how it sounds with ZOOM gear, has a nice full body and smooth texture. As important as the mic is, you won't hear what this gear can do without a good preamp. I have used the mic on a couple of projects and I was surprised by how detailed it is. The lack of coloration of off axis sound lends this mic to much broader use cases than just vocals. I used it in conjunction with a stereo mic to reinforce the sound of an orchestra, I think it worked pretty well. I like how it gets closer and cuts out the air, it really focuses on the body of the music. People always talk about time delays and what have you but if you're making a video and doing post production you can use Premiere to align your audio tracks which is why I always track my mics separately.
Rated 5/5

Favorite Shotgun In My Kit

After wanting to add one of these to my kit for some time, I finally pulled the trigger and I am glad I did. As other reviewers have mentioned, the MKH416 gets much of the attention as it has been around for a very long time. Newer, better things exist, though, and the MKH 8060 is one of those.

The sound is natural and well-rounded. I find it smoother than the 416. Off-axis rejection is excellent, and forgiveness for slightly-off-axis subjects is very forgiving. The latter is extremely helpful when booming for multiple talent.

One invaluable aspect of the 8060 is its compact form factor. At the end of a boom pole, every ounce matters. The longer the pole, the heavier a single ounce becomes. Because, y’know... physics. The 8060 is small and lightweight, and the shockmount and Zeppelin kits available for it are also small and lightweight. This is very important, especially for long takes. Being a very short, short shotgun, one might expect less reach than with some of the old standards. The 8060 has a very good response and doesn’t sacrifice this for its size.

When inclement weather is a factor, this mic holds up without fail. Just last week, I was out on a shoot in the drizzling rain and the 8060 performed flawlessly.

In all, this is easily my favorite shotgun mic in my kit and is my first choice at the end of a boom pole.
Music background: Well over 20 years of sound for film/TV.
Rated 5/5

Voiceover killer

I had used Sennheiser 416 for over a decade and it was great. 8060 is cleaner (if that"s possible) and is warmer without being at all muddy. It"s awesome
Rated 4.5/5

Sounds waaay better than the 416

The MKH 416 gets most of the attention in most discussions about shotguns due to its longevity, but I think the 8060 blows it away in terms of sound quality. In comparison it's also much more tonally forgiving if the sound source moves off-axis which is a big deal to me. I haven't tested it in unfriendly weather, but sonically I'm very impressed so far as to how crisp and quiet it is. Cheers.
Music background: Composer

From their studio-standard MD 421 II drum mic to their trusty headphones and ultra-reliable wireless systems, there are countless good reasons why the artists and engineers here at Sweetwater are quick to recommend Sennheiser products. In our personal studios, you'll find plenty of HD 280 Pro headphones, e609 Silver cab mics, and other staples, while many of us rely on EW wireless in-ear systems onstage. Our long association with Sennheiser means we constantly have their latest products in stock and in our hands, so we're ready to tell you all about them. If you're looking for Sennheiser gear, then get the information you need from people who use it - trust your Sweetwater Sales Engineer.

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