SCHOEPS CUT 60

Product overview

The SCHOEPS CUT 60 is a low-cut filter for the Colette modular system that screws in between an MK capsule and a CMC microphone amplifier.

It keeps infrasonic disturbances from being passed on to any following device. Pressure-gradient transducers (directional microphones) produce very high infrasonic signal levels when exposed to wind or used in elastic suspensions, and these levels can reach an input transformer or an amplifier stage before the audible part of the disturbance is even noticed. The CUT 60 removes them at the source with a very sharp, permanently engaged 24 dB/oct filter at 60 Hz, which has no effect on speech.

SCHOEPS recommends the CUT 60 for the MK 41 supercardioid on a boom. It raises the sensitivity of the CMC 6 and CMC 5 amplifiers by 5 dB and leaves the sensitivity of the CMC 1 unchanged.

Key features

• Low-cut filter at 60 Hz, permanently engaged
• Extremely steep slope of 24 dB/oct
• Very effective suppression of low-frequency wind noise and structure-borne noise
• The speech signal is not affected
• Screws in between an MK capsule and a CMC amplifier
• Recommended for the MK 41 on a boom
• Raises the sensitivity of the CMC 6 and CMC 5 by 5 dB
• Matte grey or custom colour, 20 mm diameter, 17 mm long

Made for

• Film and television dialogue with a boom-mounted MK 41
• Directional Colette microphones in wind or in elastic suspensions
• Speech recording where low-frequency handling and wind noise must stay out of the signal chain

In the box

• CUT 60 low-cut filter (an MK capsule and a CMC microphone amplifier are needed, available separately)

SCHOEPS CUT 60: frequently asked questions

What does the CUT 60 do?

It filters out infrasonic and low-frequency disturbances such as wind and structure-borne noise with a very steep 24 dB/oct filter at 60 Hz, so they never reach the following amplifier stages. Speech passes unaffected.

Where does it go in the microphone?

It screws in between an MK capsule and a CMC microphone amplifier of the Colette modular system, for example the CMC 1 U, CMC 1 L, CMC 6 or CMC 6xt.

Does it change the sensitivity?

With the CMC 6 or CMC 5 the sensitivity rises by 5 dB; with the CMC 1 it stays the same.

Is there a switchable version?

For variable low-cut filtering SCHOEPS offers the CUT 1 and CUT 2; the PAD 10/20 C attenuators fit in the same place in the Colette system.

Where can I buy the SCHOEPS CUT 60 in India?

The SCHOEPS CUT 60 is available from Shivansh Electronics, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, with delivery across India.

Workflow 1: MK 41 on a boom

Location sound recordists covering dialogue for film and television.

Connections

Setup

1. Screw the CUT 60 onto the CMC 6 amplifier.
2. Screw the MK 41 capsule onto the CUT 60.
3. Mount the microphone in the boom suspension and set the gain for speech.

Tip: Low-frequency wind and handling noise stay out of the chain; speech is not affected.

Workflow 2: Directional microphone in an elastic suspension

Engineers using Colette cardioids or supercardioids outdoors or on stands with suspensions.

Connections

Setup

1. Fit the CUT 60 between capsule and amplifier.
2. Mount the microphone in its elastic suspension.
3. Remember the +5 dB sensitivity with a CMC 6 when setting the gain.

Tip: The filter is always on, so there is nothing to switch or forget.