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SENNHEISER MKE 440

German audio specialist Sennheiser unveiled the MKE 440, powered by two AAA size batteries, with the green LED of the
a stereo camera microphone that solves a typical challenge on/off switch doubling as a low-batt indicator. The LED will
encountered by DSLR users: capturing focused stereo sound turn red approximately four hours before the batteries run
from the filmed object. flat, ensuring sufficient time to finish shooting.
DSLR filmmakers have always had a hard time getting good About Sennheiser Electronics India Private Limited
sound from their camera-mounted stereo microphone. The
new MKE 440 achieves this task: Thanks to two mini-shotgun The Sennheiser Group based in Wedemark near Hanover,
microphones and a new stereo technique, it records the Germany, was founded in 1945 and has gone on to become
sound from within the camera angle, beating any mini AB, a leading manufacturer of microphones, headphones and
wireless transmission systems. Sales in 2013 totalled 590.4
MS or XY arrangements. While these classic stereo set-ups
also capture sound and noises from the sides – including any million euros. Sennheiser employs more than 2,500 staff
comments from the camera operator or people next to them worldwide and operates plants in Germany, Ireland and the
– the two mini-shotguns of the MKE 440 are mounted in a USA. The company has a worldwide network of subsidiaries in
V-shape arrangement that predominantly picks up the sound France, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland
and Liechtenstein, Germany, Denmark (Nordic), Russia,
from within the direction of filming and rejects the majority
of off-axis noise from outside the camera focus. The matched Hongkong, India, Singapore, Japan, China, Australia and
mini-shotguns of the MKE 440 feature super-cardioid pick-up New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, and the USA. It also has
patterns that overlap to create a front focus. long-established trading partners in other countries. Georg
Neumann GmbH, Berlin, a maker of studio microphones and
The microphones are shock-mounted internally to reduce monitor speakers, and Sennheiser Communications A/S, a
any handling noise and are protected against wind noise by joint venture making headsets for PCs, offices and call centres,
a stainless steel micro-mesh. For strong wind, a special hairy are also part of the Sennheiser Group.
cover is available as an accessory. The compact, all-metal For further information about Sennheiser India please visit
MKE 440 attaches to standard camera shoe mounts. It features en-in.sennheiser.com
a three-level sensitivity switch to adjust to softer and louder
sound sources and has a switchable low-cut filter to eliminate
low-frequency noise such as wind noise. The microphone is The Score Magazine
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