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MKH 8040
MKH 8040 Stereo set
Quick Guide

SENNHEISER MKH 8040 Compact Cardioid Condenser Microphone - fig1 SENNHEISER MKH 8040 Compact Cardioid Condenser Microphone - Microphone head
SENNHEISER MKH 8040 Compact Cardioid Condenser Microphone - fig2

Stereo recording

Time-of-arrival stereo (AB):
(almost) only time-of-arrival differences
SENNHEISER MKH 8040 Compact Cardioid Condenser Microphone - arrival stereo1
Intensity stereo (XY):
only sound pressure level differences
SENNHEISER MKH 8040 Compact Cardioid Condenser Microphone - Intensity stereo2
Equivalence or mixed stereo (here: ORTF):
sound pressure level and time-of-arrival differences
SENNHEISER MKH 8040 Compact Cardioid Condenser Microphone - mixed stereo3
Baffle stereo (here: OSS):
sound pressure level, time-of-arrival and spectral differences with off-axis sound
SENNHEISER MKH 8040 Compact Cardioid Condenser Microphone - Baffle stereo4

Polar pattern and frequency response

SENNHEISER MKH 8040 Compact Cardioid Condenser Microphone - Polar pattern2

SENNHEISER MKH 8040 Compact Cardioid Condenser Microphone - Polar pattern3

Specifications

Pick-up pattern cardioid
Frequency response 30 – 50,000 Hz
Sensitivity −34 dBV/Pa (31 mV/Pa)
     with MZF 8000 −44 dBV/Pa (10 mV/Pa)
Max. SPL 142 dB
     with MZF 8000 137 dB
Equivalent noise level 13 dB(AA)
Phantom powering 22 dB (CCIR)
Current consumption 48 V ±4 V (P48, IEC 61938)
Diameter 3.3 mA
Length approx. 19 mm

SENNHEISER MKH 8040 Compact Cardioid Condenser Microphone - accessories overview

*Screw filter module MZF 8000 at a suitable place between the microphone head and XLR module.

SENNHEISER - logo   Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
Am Labor 1, 30900 Wedemark, Germany
www.sennheiser.com
Printed in Germany, Publ. 08/21, 581391/A03

Documents / Resources

SENNHEISER MKH 8040 Compact Cardioid Condenser Microphone [pdf] User Guide
MKH 8040, MKH 8040 Stereoset, Compact Cardioid Condenser Microphone

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