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Gear / Technical Help => Microphones & Setup => Topic started by: fanofjam on May 05, 2026, 08:01:28 AM
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I picked up a pair of MK4S capsules for $700. I wouldn't have bought them except for the low price. I was a little bit skeptical about using them for music since they're rolled off and designed for speech. Turns out they aren't very good for a 'normal' music environment with a well-balanced sound or a well-mixed PA, but they're stunning for EDM or anything with a super bass heavy sound where the MK4 gets very bloaty and mooshy. The roll-off tames the bass perfectly and it comes out as clean as a nun's titty. I know that's probably logical, but it's one thing to see it on the graph and quite another to hear it on my live recordings.
So fwiw, if anyone is habitually recording bass centric music, I can heartily recommend the MK4S over the MK4.