Topic: What Pickup Pattern is the AKG CK8

[nedstruzz]

I am guessing figure 8 but want to be sure.  Just got a recording that was AKG 460/CK8

[F.O.Bean]

I am guessing figure 8 but want to be sure. Just got a recording that was AKG 460/CK8

hmmm, if so, i had NO clue that the figure 8 was made for the 460/480's

[Sanjay]

Google is your friend, type it in, and holy fuck, first result gives you a complete description!



They call it hypercardioid but it looks more like a short shotgun.

Part of the CMS series, in conjunction with the C451 pre-amp, the CK8 has a narrow acceptance angle making it suitable for 'float' use or for medium distance recording. Please note that this microphone exhibits a small pick-up lobe to the rear as well.
Transducer type
Frequency range
Directional characteristic
Sensitivity @ 1kHz
Weighted noise level
Equivalent noise level
Capsule capacitance
Powering
Length x diameter
Weight    pressure gradient/interference
30 - 20,000 Hz +/- 2dB
short shotgun hypercardioid
1.5mV/ubar=11mV/Pa (-57dBV)
2.2uveff
22dB
27pF
9-52V phantom power
215 x 18mm
75g

[Patrick]

yeah, it's definitely a shottie capsule...

[johnw]

FWIW the CK4 is a figure of 8, but only works with the 450 series, not the 460 series (even with the thread adapter).

[EA]

It's a short shotgun. I had a pair of the ck8's that I used for big outdoor gigs w/ my JW mod 460's. These are some fantastic shotguns. Amazing sound. And even better when paired with the mod 460's. Not thin and tin sounding like most guns. BTW, the ck8's were made for the 451's. An adaptor is needed to run w/ the 460's. For those of you with mod 460's, pick up a pair of these caps if you ever come across them. Great for the big festival stuff. Many classic Grateful Dead shows were taped with these caps.

[Sanjay]

For those of you with mod 460's, pick up a pair of these caps if you ever come across them. Great for the big festival stuff. Many classic Grateful Dead shows were taped with these caps.

Go to google, type in AKG ck8, the first link is where i got that picture from.

They are selling 2 of them, for 100 pounds sterling each (I think $200 each) which isn't great but isn't bad.

You won't be disappointed im sure.

[spyder9]

Any data on the CK8s?  Dynamic range? Sensitivity? Noise?  What adapter would be needed for 480s? 

AKG shotgun caps:

CK8s - designed for 451 series.
CK9s - designed for 460 series

CK68s - designed for both 460s and 480s
CK69s - designed for 480s.


I'd love to a set of CK69s.  But they cost a kidney BFN.  CK68s are the predecessor.

[spyder9]

Check that the CK9s were designed for the 451s too.

CK8 - short shotgun
CK9 - long shogun

CK68 for the 460s

CK69 for the 480s

[contact]

Searching for EA/Ethan ? Anybody know how to get a hold of him ?

[DSatz]

The attached information was scanned from page 11 of AKG's 1979 professional microphone catalog.

--best regards