Sennheiser MKH405

The Sennheiser MKH405 is a unique shot gun condenser microphone that can be used for a variety of applications.  While it can be used for recording during filming, I've only used this in a recording studio for recording music.  However, I do think that it can be used in pretty much any situation where you would want a lot of detail in your sound.  The mic can be powered by AAA batteries if you want to use it on the go.

OVERALL OPINION

Overall, the Sennheiser MKH405 is very impressive mic.  While I have been told that this mic is best suited for recording audio during filming, I have had success using it in the recording studio.  It is great for a variety of purposes, but probably is suited best for recording acoustic instruments like piano and guitar.  I have also enjoyed using it for vocals or as a drum overhead, I think in the right situation it is well suited for both of these.  I haven't seen these in too many different studios, but I was glad I tried it out because it is a really cool sounding microphone.  It is definitely on the obscure side of Sennheiser microphones and isn't generally considered a go to studio microphone, but it has certain qualities of it that I find work very well for the applications that I mentioned earlier.  I don't know too much about the price or the availability of the MKH405, but I would imagine that they aren't the most readily available mics since they are no longer made and I haven't seen too many of them around at all.  Having said that, I would definitely recommend checking out this mic as I think most recording engineers would enjoy using it as I've found to have a good amount of success with it in the times that I have been able to use it...

-static kind baton
cardioid instruments ... though for rather good as well on vocals

NOTICE GLOBAL

-two years
-courbe very straight (no hump between 1000 and 4000 htz) specific
-Works 12V: predict its power supply or adapter 48/12
-in this type of micro KM 184 / KM 84 and 74 / oktava MK012 / Studio Project C4 / Rode NT5
compared to oktava: y no photos more specific, detailed, full-bodied etc ...
compared to 84 KM least they descend down (40 htz) but with a slightly more pronounced midrange top
In fact often much cheaper than the 84 they are complementary and close enough
I have a couple I interchange / often compared to the 84 to choose: on a rather dull guitar, I prefer them to 84, over a more stamped and dotted More sustens I opt for the 84
-9 To 10 depending on the price and condition of the microphone: mine dating back to 1965!
-without contest