A parabolic dish is an extraordinary tool in the hands of a skilled sound engineer, since it achieves a surprisingly high directivity at high and medium frequencies with relatively simple means. With the Schoeps Parabolic Dish Set consisting of a special OEM parabolic dish from Telinga and a Schoeps CCM microphone, these characteristics can fully be realized. In addition SCHOEPS achieved significant improvements with regards to the usual disadvantages of a parabolic dish system by several innovative measures.
The enormous directivity of a parabolic dish often comes with a very unbalanced frequency response, which also varies widely for different directions of sound incidence. This usually leads to a clear coloration. To overcome that, the SCHOEPS Parabolic Dish Set is a matched system. The microphone position is designed to produce a smooth frequency response (unusual for a parabolic system) for the three recommended CCM microphone types. Although the frequency response is now smooth, it is not yet even, so must still be equalized. This is automatically achieved with Schoeps' plug-in ParabolEQ. The plug-in performs filtering based on the entered application parameters, producing a flat frequency response between 100 Hz and 20 kHz. The correction curve is visualized accordingly.
CCM 21The Schoeps CCM 21 has a directional pattern between omni and cardioid. The basic idea in designing the CCM 21 was to combine the advantages of the cardioid with those of the omni. This results in a pickup pattern which blends the two sets of characteristics in a useful manner. It has fuller and more extended low frequency response than a cardioid, with less proximity effect, while attenuating side- and rear-incident sound less than a cardioid.
The CCM 21ﾒs orientation is less critical than with a cardioid, since direct sound arriving on axis and reverberant or other sounds off axis are both reproduced accurately. This lack of coloration in the off-axis pickup produces a ﾓwarmﾔ and natural sonic impression.
Includes:- CCM 21 microphone including premium box, SGC clamp, K 5 LU
- Parabolic dish 22" foldable, transparent
- Handle including the fixed microphone cable
- Microphone holder with Rycote windshield including mounting kit
- Rycote fake-fur Windjammer
- Matched system of CCM microphone and parabolic dish for highest directivity at medium and high frequencies
- Application: nature recordings, sports broadcasts, sound design
- For best results use with free EQ plug-in "ParabolEQ"
- Strong protection against wind noise due to innovative design using a Rycote windshield with fur
- Sets available with omni, wide cardioid or cardioid CCM microphone
- OEM parabolic dish from Telinga