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With the new MKH 8090, wide cardioid directivity microphone, Sennheiser widens its studio recording microphones range. Located between the omnidirectional MKH 8020 and the cardioid 8040, the MKH8090 is “the best solution for orchestral recordings” according to Kai Lange, Sennheiser wired microphones product manager. “Used as main microphone, it captures the globality of the sonic scene with the right amount of room acoustics. When used in near field, it offers enough directivity to get rid of other sonic sources without offering a too mate image.
The MKH 8090 shares all accessories of the 8000 range, like different height stands, holders, suspensions, different length cables, windshields… and as its predecessor the MZD 8000 digital module instead of the XLR module. This module converts the MKH 8090 audio signal into an AES42 (mode 2) digital signal right after the microphone capsule. The MKH serie is based on the HF condenser principle which was developed by Sennheiser over 50 years ago and fully mature today with the use of symmetrical transducer technology.
