SCHOEPS SuperCMIT
The DSP in the SuperCMIT detects discrete sound from different directions and whether the sound has a discrete, permanent direction. The algorithm also detects diffuse sound from all directions. This information is used to suppress diffuse sound and to focus on discrete sound.
This allows the range of the microphone to be increased significantly - without the typical artifacts in sound color. The SuperCMIT is the world's first microphone that combines high directivity with high sound quality.
The SuperCMIT 2 U has three buttons that enable/disable the filters and presets of the microphone. The two filters are identical to those of the analog tube CMIT 5 U: high-frequency emphasis (+5 dB at 10 kHz) compensates the attenuation of wind shields, the steep low-cut (18 dB/octave from 80 Hz) suppresses low-frequency wind and boom noises.
While the unprocessed CMIT signal is always at the output on channel 2, channel 1 is the output of the SuperCMIT. A preset button determines its directivity. Two positions are possible:
- preset 1: Moderate increase of the directivity and attenuation of the diffuse sound by 11dB (5dB more than the SCHOEPS CMIT 5U or channel 2 of the SuperCMIT)
- preset 2: The attenuation of the diffuse sound is 15 dB. This position is reserved for special applications in some cases artifacts are possible.
The gain can be raised by +30 dB by double-clicking on all three buttons.
For the SuperCMIT, two power supplies are available, which are needed if the recording device doesn't support AES42:
- PSD 2U: digital 10V phantom power, AES3 output
- MiniDA42: digital 10V phantom power, AES3 output, 2 analog outputs
FEATURES:
- digital shotgun microphone with increased directivity, based on Schoeps' CMIT 5
- execeptional suppression of diffuse sound
- completely new functional principle based on two transducers
- patented digital signal processing algorithms from ILLUSONIC
- two-channel output: SuperCMIT signal in channel 1, with unprocessed (CMIT) signal on channel 2
- Schoeps sound quality: transparent sound despite high directivity
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
- 1x SG20 clamp
- 1x W170g foam windscreen
- 1x premium case
- sensitivity: -31dBFS at 1Pa
- equivalent noise level (A-weighted) channel 1: 14dB-A
- equivalent noise level (A-weighted) channel 2: 16dB-A
- equivalent noise level (CCIR) channel 1: 27dB
- equivalent noise level (CCIR) channel 2: 28dB
- maximum SPL: 125dB-SPL
- filter(s) switchable: 80Hz with 18dB/oct, 5dB lift at 10kHz (shelving)
- powering: 10V digital phantom powering (AES42)
- current consumption: 170mA
- output AES42, mode 1, sample rate: 48kHz, resolution: 24bit
- channel 1 signal: SuperCMIT
- channel 2 signal: regular CMIT (shotgun signal only)
- latency period at 1 kHz channel 1: 3.4ms
- latency period at 1 kHz channel 2: 1.6ms
- length: 280mm
- diameter: 21mm
- weight: 112 grs
- digital shotgun microphone with increased directivity
- diffuse sound is suppressed to an extraordinary degree
- completely new operating principle with two transducers
- in addition to the capsule behind the interference tube, it contains a second, rear-facing microphone capsule
- uses digital signal processing algorithms from ILLUSONIC to distinguish discrete versus diffuse sound energy
- two-channel output, with SuperCMIT signal in channel 1 and (direct, single-transducer) CMIT signal in channel 2
- pairs of LEDs next to each pushbutton indicate the status of the filters / preset
- the filter and preset settings are retained when the microphone is switched off
2 pushbutton-activated filters allow the microphone to adapt to all recording situations:
- high-frequency emphasis (+ 5dB at 10kHz) enhances speech intelligibility, and compensates for high-frequency loss caused by windscreens
- a steep low-cut filter (18dB/oct. below 80Hz) suppresses wind and boom noise
Preset pushbutton to control the directivity for the signal on the first output channel (= SuperCMIT):
- preset 1: moderate directivity increase, ca. 11dB reduction in diffuse sound
- preset 2: strong directivity increase, ca. 15dB reduction in diffuse sound
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