Impressive accuracy and clarity

• Small and lightweight
  
• Excellent RF immunity
  
• Highly immune to humidity
  
• Uniform off-axis response
  
• Highly directional pattern
  
• Sleek shotgun for distant miking
  
• Integrated active cable
  

Designed for a broad range of applications, the 4017 Shotgun Mic is ideal for use with camera systems, in fixed positions at sports facilities, for broadcast / ENG / film booming and even studio recording environments.

This condenser microphone capsule is part of the flexible pencil microphones. It is equipped with a highly-directional hypercardioid pickup pattern; obtained using a supercardioid design with an interference tube that provides excellent off-axis rejection.

The Shotgun Mic Capsule is immune to RF emission and the 19 mm (0.75 in) condenser cartridge is capable of handling peak SPLs of 152 dB before clipping. It withstands use in very humid environments with ease. It delivers clear sound even when used in very hot or cold areas of the world such as the desert and the arctic.

Extensive research and development has been undertaken to optimize the sound coming from the sides and back of the microphone. One of the key accomplishments is that we have minimized the often un-linear response of a shotgun microphone due to its side lobes. The condenser capsule uses a high voltage pre-polarized back plate, endowing the shotgun with high output as well as wide dynamics, extremely low noise and distortion specifications. The sound coming from the sides and back of a shotgun often sounds unnatural but DPA has managed to make these additions to sound natural as well – just damped.

The capsule, combined with the MMP-B Mic Preamp, Low Cut and High Boost, is a short and exceptionally lightweight shotgun microphone with impressive accuracy and  clarity.

All DPA mics, from the smallest miniatures to this shotgun, feature the same sonic character. This makes it easy to use a mix of hidden miniature mics and boom mics, while a minimum of workload in postproduction. This common sonic character means that you have the same timbre, independently, whether the sound is best recorded via a miniature mic or a boom, plan mic or any other DPA mic you choose to use.

 

4017 Shotgun Mic for wireless

In recent years, boom operators have adopted a technique of mounting the transmitter at the far end (mic end) of the boom pole. This makes the boom pole heavy on the far end but also allows them to be free of handling noise, as well as noise arising from the cable being attached alongside the entire length of the boom pole. In many cases the reduction of this noise compensates for the extra burden the boom operators must bear.

The 4017 Shotgun Mic for wireless is a unique booming solution that meets the needs of modern-day professional boomers. The entire solution is light, compact and able to capture very-high audio quality. The solution includes a MMC4017 Shotgun Mic Capsule + a short MMP-G Modular Active Cable mounted in a Rycote® Modular Wind Shield Kit.  

The 4017 solution eliminates handling noise by removing the  external cable run, which is a very weak and troublesome point in this type of solution. Furthermore, it allows a wireless micro transmitter to be added onto the shock mount itself, just below the microphone, within the Rycote® suspension system. The optimized shock mount solution greatly reduces the handling noise introduced by the movement of the microphone and boom. The Rycote® shock mount is made of a stiffer material than normal, so that even when the boom operator moves quickly, it avoids causing extra noise.

Usually, if boom operators want to rig up a wireless solution, they must use whatever they have on hand. So, to protect against the elements like rain and dust, a plastic bag or similar is put around the solution, which is another cause of noise. In the 4017 solution, the transmitter, not just the mic, is protected against wind and rain inside the sturdy Rycote® Windshield, which offers protection from the elements, minus extra noise.

This solution uses an MMP-G amplifier, which allows it to run directly via low voltage transmitter types. The size of the transmitter holder as well as the space inside the Rycote® Wind Shield itself, is optimized for two micro transmitters: Lectrosonics SSM or Zaxcom ZMT3-Phantom 2.

4017C Shotgun Microphone, Compact

At just 154 mm (6.1 in) and 70 g (2.5 oz), this mic sets new standards for compactness within shotgun microphones and their applications. At the same time, it offers impressive accuracy, clarity and musicality.

The mic is immune to RF emission and the 19 mm (0.75 in) condenser cartridge is capable of handling peak SPLs of 152 dB before clipping.

This solution is also available with Rycote® Windshield and suspension system – a fully-packed and ready-to-go solution.

 

A bit about supercardioids

A supercardioid microphone is similar to a cardioid – it is most sensitive to sound coming in at the front and is least sensitive at the back. Supercardioid mics tend to have a much narrower angle of sensitivity  (and hypercardioids even narrower) – making them even more focused than a “normal” cardioid mic. The off-axis sound will normally be more or less colored and damped – and, due to the narrow angle of focus, the area of damped sound is increased significantly. The unique DPA capsule technique however skips the colorization of the sound coming from the sides or the rear of the mic and just reduces the sensitivity to these angles and thereby offers perfect sound stages. The amount of damping depends on the exact specifications of the mic.

Due to their nature, supercardioid mics are often used on the live stage – both during concerts as well as spoken-word events, to capture the focused sound of an instrument or voice. The narrow angle of sensitivity helps to minimize the bleed from other sounds on a busy stage. One thing to note with supercardioid mics is the proximity effect, which causes an increase in bass response the closer the microphone is moved to the sound source. In addition, supercardioid mics are far more sensitive to wind, pop and handling noises than omni mics, so be sure to take precautions to guard against this.