With the MKE 1, Sennheiser introduces its latest professional clip-on microphone at the IBC. Comprehensive field tests have confirmed the outstanding sound quality of this compact, professional mike, natural and full with a clear and pleasant treble. Particular care was taken to ensure the microphone capsule was fully protected from moisture — so the MKE 1 can hold its own in harsh live conditions longer than other clip-on microphones.
 

“Despite its tiny size — the microphone measures just 3.3 mm across — the MKE 1 offers outstanding sound quality; plenty of lower midrange and excellent presence with good speech intelligibility,” says Astrid Vettin, product manager for Professional Systems. “It has a user-friendly omni-directional pick-up pattern and the microphone picks up predominantly direct sound with relatively little ambient noise; a real advantage for many applications from broadcasting to theatre and musicals.”   Well packaged With high-energy, high-perspiration stage shows in particular, moisture is the natural enemy of any clip-on microphone. Therefore Sennheiser has developed optimal protective measures for the MKE 1: the clip-on microphone can be provided with an outer cover, a multi-purpose cap which simply diverts any humidity past the microphone and doubles as a windshield. And from within, a thin, acoustically open stainless steel membrane protects the capsule. “Thanks to a new mechanical design all the contacts are now housed inside the casing or the moulded coating,” explains Astrid Vettin. “This makes the MKE 1 even more reliable.”   The anti-kink sleeve has also been improved in order to increase the life of the Kevlar™-reinforced cable. With a diameter of just 1 mm the cable is highly resistant to handling noise while a special plastic coating ensures that it tangles less readily.   All inclusive The MKE 1 comes complete with a multi-purpose cap which protects the microphone from perspiration and also serves as a windshield (treble boost of 1.5 dB). Also included is a small frequency response cap, which ensures a treble boost of 2.5 dB for applications where the mike is hidden within the costume or when more brilliance is to be added to a voice. Three make-up protection caps and several thin plastic tubes for shielding the cable when attaching it with clips or adhesive tape give the finishing touches to this professional package.   The MKE 1 is now available in beige and black and comes with a special 3-pin plug for the Sennheiser bodypack transmitters SK 5212, SK 5012, SK 250, SK 50 and SK 3063 or with an unterminated cable for other transmitters.

Visit Sennheiser at IBC: Hall 8, Stand C 51.
       

The Sennheiser Group, with its headquarters in Wedemark near Hanover, Germany, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of microphones, headphones and wireless transmission systems. The family-owned company, which was established in 1945, recorded sales of over €395 million in 2007, 83% of which were generated abroad. Sennheiser employs almost 2,000 people worldwide, around 55% of whom are in Germany. Sennheiser has manufacturing plants in Germany, Ireland and the USA, and is represented worldwide by subsidiaries in France, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark (Nordic), Russia, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Japan, China, Canada, Mexico and the USA, as well as by long-term trading partners in many other countries. Also part of the Sennheiser Group are Georg Neumann GmbH, Berlin (studio microphones), K + H Vertriebs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (Klein + Hummel studio monitors, installed sound) and the joint venture Sennheiser Communications A/S (headsets for PCs, offices and call centres).

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MKE 1 Technical Data
Pick-up pattern	omni-directional
Frequency response	20 – 20,000 Hz ± 2.5 dB
Sensitivity (free field, no load, 1 kHz)	5 mV/Pa ± 2.5 dB
Nominal impedance	1 kΩ
Min. terminating impedance	4.7 kΩ
Equivalent noise level, A-weighted	27 dB
Equivalent noise level, CCIR-weighted	39 dB
Max. sound pressure level	142 dB
Connector	3-pin special plug or unterminated
Power supply	from SK 5212, SK 5012, SK 250,   SK 50, SK 3063 or 4.5 – 15 V
Colour	black or beige
Cable length	1.6 m or 3 m (unterminated)
Capsule diameter	3.3 mm
Weight (without plug and cable)	0.1 g