SCHOEPS CCM 4V

Product overview

The SCHOEPS CCM 4V is a side-addressed (vertical) cardioid compact microphone with a slight high-frequency emphasis, for a very wide range of recording applications.

The CCM 4V was created in answer to requests for a cardioid with its main axis along the side. Besides its usefulness in the concert hall, it is of particular value in speech recording, since its slight emphasis around 10 kHz helps to improve intelligibility.

Thanks to the acoustically transparent housing, the directional response is especially well maintained even at higher frequencies, with less high-frequency emphasis of off-axis sound than most small, axial-response cardioids show. Because of its overall frequency response the CCM 4V sounds somewhat brighter than the CCM 4. It is available as the CCM 4V L with a Lemo connector or the CCM 4V K with a permanently attached 5 m cable and XLR-3M connector, powered by P48 or P12.

Key features

• Side-addressed cardioid compact microphone
• Slight emphasis around 10 kHz that helps speech intelligibility
• Acoustically transparent housing keeps the pattern even at high frequencies
• Somewhat brighter than the CCM 4
• Bodies stay out of each other's way in near-coincident setups
• Capsule identical to the MK 4V of the Colette series
• Matched pairs with certificate available

Practice

The CCM 4V is often preferred for singing and speaking voices, most instruments, spot microphones and stereo techniques such as XY, ORTF and MS. In near-coincident setups it may be easier to use than the CCM 4, because the microphone bodies do not get in each other's way.

Made for

• Speech recording with clear intelligibility
• Singing voices and most instruments
• Spot microphones in the concert hall
• XY, ORTF and MS stereo

In the box

• CCM 4V compact microphone (L or K version)
• K 5 LU standard cable for CCM
• SGC miniature stand mount with swivel
• A microphone input with P48 or P12 phantom power is needed

SCHOEPS CCM 4V: frequently asked questions

What does side-addressed mean?

The main axis of the CCM 4V runs along the side of the microphone, so it is aimed at the source with its side rather than its tip.

Why is the CCM 4V good for speech?

Its slight emphasis around 10 kHz helps to improve intelligibility, and its directional response is well maintained at high frequencies.

CCM 4V or CCM 4?

Both are cardioids. The CCM 4V is side-addressed and sounds somewhat brighter; in near-coincident setups its bodies do not get in each other's way.

What is the difference between the CCM 4V L and the CCM 4V K?

The CCM 4V L is the standard version with a Lemo connector; the CCM 4V K has a permanently attached 5 m cable with an XLR-3M connector. Both carry the same capsule and electronics.

Is the CCM 4V also available as a modular microphone?

Yes. It can be ordered as a modular Colette microphone, with the CMC 1 L amplifier and the MK 4V capsule. This allows the capsule to be exchanged and has advantages in terms of electrical properties with digital wireless transmitters.

Where can I buy the SCHOEPS CCM 4V in India?

The SCHOEPS CCM 4V is available from Shivansh Electronics, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, with delivery across India.

Workflow 1: Speech recording

Engineers recording speakers, presenters and narration.

Connections

Setup

1. Fit the CCM 4V in the SGC mount.
2. Aim its side, the main axis, at the talker.
3. Switch on P48 and set the gain.

Tip: The slight emphasis around 10 kHz helps intelligibility.

Workflow 2: Near-coincident stereo pair

Engineers recording ensembles in ORTF and similar setups.

Connections

Setup

1. Order a matched pair with certificate (No. 191701).
2. Mount both microphones on the bar, side-addressed towards left and right.
3. Set both preamps to the same gain.

Tip: The bodies do not get in each other's way, which makes near-coincident setups easier.

Workflow 3: XY and MS stereo

Recordists who need coincident stereo.

Connections

Setup

1. Place the capsules as close together as possible.
2. Aim the main axes at the source as the technique requires.
3. Match the gains.

Tip: The pattern is well maintained at high frequencies, for stable imaging.

Workflow 4: Spot microphone in the concert hall

Classical engineers covering soloists and sections.

Connections

Setup

1. Place the CCM 4V close to the instrument or section.
2. Aim its side at the source.
3. Set the gain for the loudest passage.

Tip: Off-axis sound keeps less high-frequency emphasis than with most small axial cardioids.

Workflow 5: Fixed-cable installation with the K version

Installers and engineers who need a ready-cabled microphone.

Connections

Setup

1. Order the CCM 4V K with its permanently attached 5 m cable.
2. Route the cable and plug the XLR-3M into the input.
3. Switch on P48 or P12 phantom power.

Tip: No separate microphone cable is needed for the first 5 m.

Workflow 6: Modular option with an exchangeable capsule

Users who want to swap capsules or work with digital wireless transmitters.

Connections

Setup

1. Choose the modular Colette version: CMC 1 L + MK 4V.
2. Screw the capsule onto the amplifier.
3. Change capsules when the job needs another pattern.

Tip: The modular version has advantages in electrical properties with digital wireless transmitters.