The Sennheiser MKH 8040 is suitable for almost any application. It considerably reduces pick-up of a reverberant room. This is very helpful in rooms with poor acoustics or when disturbing sounds impinge mainly from the rear.
Features
Cardioid pick-up pattern
Modular design
Wide frequency response 30 to 50.000 Hz
Symmetrical transducer with 2 backplates providing extremly low distortion
Extremely low inherent self-noise
Accurate directional pattern
Non reflective Nextel coating
Ideal as a spot microphone and for surround recordings
