The new stereo set of Sennheiser MKH 8040s has finally arrived, and with the combination of beautiful design and remarkable recording ability, these are an incredible pair of microphones. I will soon pair these with a Cinela Albert, for high-quality ORTF ambience tracks.
The 8040s are cardioid, condenser microphones with a wide frequency response, picking up frequencies from 30Hz to 50,000Hz. With such a large frequency range, these microphones are awesome for sound design, and with their cardioid polar pattern, the 8040’s are even great for rooms with poor acoustics, allowing very few sounds to impinge from behind. Another massive bonus with these microphones is their extremely low self-noise, making them ideal for quiet nature recordings.
I cannot wait to see what amazing sounds I can capture with this set, and you will be seeing a lot more of these microphones in sound library metadata.
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