Sennheiser MKH 8018 Stereo Shotgun Microphone

Record what other microphones cannot

The MKH 8018 stereo shotgun microphone is an RF condenser microphone with outstanding directivity and authentic spatial imaging. It has symmetrical, acoustically open push-pull converters. In combination with low-stress, freely vibrating membranes, this achieves excellent sensitivity and a wide frequency range - for sound recordings that are as authentic as possible.

Recording flexibility thanks to three switchable stereo settings

The MKH 8018 can be switched between MS stereo, XY stereo (narrow) and XY stereo (wide), thus providing a high level of flexibility when recording. In the MS stereo setting, the MKH 8018 provides a center and a side channel. The width of the stereo image can be adjusted in post-production or on site using a matrix mixer. Alternatively, the MKH 8018 has two matrix modes to output the signals directly in LR without the need for an external mixer. To adapt to the acoustic conditions on site, the microphone can be switched between a "wide" stereo image (XY-W, wide), in which more ambient sound is recorded, and a "narrow" stereo image (XY-N, narrow), in which more focused sound is recorded with less ambient sound.