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SuperCMIT 2 U Digital
The SCHOEPS SuperCMIT 2 U defines a new category of shotgun microphone, with directivity that goes beyond anything previously known. It offers the recording engineer entirely new possibilities.
The SuperCMIT 2 U can be a problem-solver wherever diffuse sources of noise (such as street noise, wind noise, room sound, or audience and passers-by) might interfere with a recording. Unwanted noise is greatly reduced in level – even at low frequencies – without altering the tone color of front-arriving direct sound. Even a shotgun with a long tube can’t do that. This makes the SuperCMIT 2 U ideal for complex film sound applications and for sports events. The SuperCMIT 2 U also increases the “reach” of indoor recordings.
Digital signal processing in the SuperCMIT 2 U recognizes sound energy arriving from various directions, and determines whether that sound has a discrete, persistent direction of arrival or not.
It uses this information to suppress diffuse sound and to focus on discrete sound. This allows the “reach” of the shotgun microphone to be increased significantly, without causing the usual sound-coloring artifacts. The SuperCMIT 2 U is the first microphone in the world to combine such high directivity with high sound quality.
The SuperCMIT 2 U has three pushbuttons which control the filters and presets of the microphone. The two filters are identical to those of Schoeps’ CMIT 5 U analog shotgun microphone:
The second output channel always carries the signal of the regular shotgun. The “Preset” button controls the directivity for the signal on the first output channel (SuperCMIT 2 U). Two settings are available:
Also by disconnecting the microphone from its power supply, the gain setting is reset to the initial value (0 dB).
Since firmware version 2.0 the SuperCMIT is equipped with a limiter (when gain boost is active) to prevent overload caused by very loud signals.
Sensitivity | -31 dBFS at 1 Pa |
Equivalent noise level (A-weighted) | channel 1: 14 dB-A channel 2: 16 dB-A |
Equivalent noise level (CCIR) | channel 1: 27 dB channel 2: 28 dB |
Maximum SPL | 125 dB-SPL |
Filter(s) | switchable: 80 Hz with 18 dB/oct. 5 dB lift at 10 kHz (shelving) |
Powering | 10 V digital phantom powering (AES42) |
Current consumption | 170 mA |
Output | AES42, Mode 1, sample rate: 48 kHz, resolution: 24 bit channel 1: SuperCMIT channel 2: regular CMIT (shotgun signal only) |
Latency Period | at 1 kHz: channel 1: 3.4 ms channel 2: 1.6 ms |
Length | 280 mm (11'') |
Diameter | 21 mm (0.83'') |
Weight | 112 grams (only 4 ounces!) |