What are the MKH800s?
The
MKH 800 is the switchable-pattern MKH microphone - superb and goes up to 50kHz (I have a pair).
The new
MKH 800 TWIN is based on the MKH 800 but has the two back-to-back cardioid capsules available separately on a 5-pin XLR.
This makes the mic. extremely flexible. You can have an infinitely variable polar-pattern. If you record both capsules on different tracks you can alter the polar-pattern in the DAW at the editing stage. If you have a nasty acoustic (for example) you can put filters / EQ on the rear capsule only without having to do anythin on the front capsule. With a fig-8 as well you can do Double-MS (MSM) recording and get full 5.1 from just these three capsules. You can delay the rear capsule, etc...........
Extremely flexible and available in
Nickel as well as the Nextel (same colour as MKH 8000) version linked to above.
The TWIN was launched at NAB last week and will be launched in Europe at the AES in Amsterdam next month.
About three years ago I made some double-MS recordings using a very early TWIN prototype and an MKH 30 - they sounded amazing - so I'm glad it's now out.
