Description
The Schoeps CMIT 5 Shotgun Microphone is a professional-grade tool that sets a benchmark in directional audio capture. Engineered for high-end film, television, and broadcast applications, it offers a smooth increase in directionality at higher frequencies, resulting in an exceptionally balanced and natural sound. Its superior off-axis rejection ensures that even sounds from the sides are reproduced with minimal coloration, making it forgiving during boom operation and ideal for dynamic recording environments.
Equipped with three user-selectable filters, the CMIT 5 adapts to diverse field conditions with ease. A high-frequency boost (+5 dB at 10 kHz) enhances speech intelligibility and offsets windscreen-induced dampening. The steep low-cut filter (18 dB/oct. at 80 Hz) effectively eliminates low-end handling noise, while the gentle low-shelf filter (6 dB/oct. at 300 Hz) compensates for proximity effect, making it equally suited for close-miking situations.
Despite its compact length, the CMIT 5 delivers remarkably strong directionality and low wind sensitivity. It is also a capable choice for music applications such as opera recordings. For users seeking a more compact form factor without compromising performance, the MiniCMIT offers a nearly identical sonic profile, optimized for wireless setups.
Features
- unusually low coloration of off-axis sound
- suitable for music recording as well as dialogue
- rotationally symmetrical polar pattern
- even greater immunity to wind noise than a Schoeps supercardoid
- very lightweight, robust all-metal housing
Specifications
| Pickup pattern | Supercardioid / lobe-shaped |
| Frequency range | 40 Hz - 20 kHz |
| Sensitivity | -35 dB (V/Pa), 18 mV/Pa |
| Equivalent noise level (A-weighted) | 13 dB |
| Equivalent noise level (CCIR) | 24 dB |
| Signal-to-noise ratio (A-weighted) | 81 dB |
| Maximum sound pressure level (THD < 0.5 %) | 131 dB-SPL (P48) |
| Maximum output voltage | 1.3 V (2.5 dBV) with 1 kΩ load |
| High shelf filter | switchable, +5 dB at 10 kHz |
| Low cut filter | switchable, 80 Hz, 18 dB/oct. |
| Proximity filter | switchable, 300 Hz, 6 dB/oct. |
| Minimum recommended load impedance | 1 kΩ |
| Output impedance | 50 Ω |
| Maximum cable length | > 400 m |
| SCHOEPS RFI Shield | Yes |
| Powering standard / Valid range | P48 / >34 V |
| Current consumption | 4.4 mA (P48) |
| Common mode rejection ratio (at 1 kHz) | > 65 dB |
| Output | XLR-3M, analog, 1 channel |
| Length | 251 mm |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Weight | 95 g |
| Surface finish | blue custom color: anthracite gray, chromagreen |
Schoeps CMIT 5 Frequency Response
Schoeps CMIT 5 Introduction Video
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