This Schoeps MiniCMIT RAD-3 Set combines a MiniCMIT short shotgun microphone (blue) with a Radius RAD-3 pistol-grip shockmount, Radius 4.7" Nimbus slip-on windshield, and a 3-pin XLR jumper cable (9"). This set is ideal for booming indoors, outdoors, or on run-and-gun shoots, for handheld or boom-pole-mounted applications.
Obtain the sonic characteristics of the highly regarded CMIT 5 in a compact and lightweight body with the MiniCMIT short shotgun mic, a top-tier performer for camera- or boom-pole-mounted use in film, TV, and location recording applications. Compliant with P12 and P48 phantom powering, the MiniCMIT can be used with professional and consumer devices. A fixed 24 dB/octave low-cut filter at 70 Hz ensures that excessive boom noise and rumble will be kept under control. Special construction and filtering effectively inhibits interference from various sources such as radio, TV, and cellular frequencies.
The MiniCMIT's supercardioid/lobar polar pattern yields directional characteristics that smoothly increase at higher frequencies while providing low off-axis coloration for natural sound at all angles. With low self-noise, moderate sensitivity, and high SPL handling, the MiniCMIT delivers sonic performance deserving of premium mic preamps.
With directionality that increases smoothly at high frequencies and a 60 Hz to 20 kHz frequency response, the MiniCMIT is optimized for neutral, transparent capture of dialog, foley, sound effects, and instruments. Considering its low self-noise of 14 dBA and moderate sensitivity of -35 dB, it performs best with a clean, high-gain mic preamp.
- The RAD-3 suspension shockmount provides exceptional isolation from movement, handling noise, and other vibrations associated with booming. The mount has soft-coated universal mic clips to fit any mic 19 to 25mm in diameter.
- It includes a pair of standard firmer hoops (black) and a pair of softer hoops (light blue)—so you can get the best isolation for your style of booming.
- RAD-3 comes with a pistol grip handle and embedded XLR holder instead of a boom adapter. The handle has a 3/8" threaded bottom, so it can also be attached to boompoles and stands. All of the components are produced using virtually indestructible thermoplastic elastomers. The RAD shockmounts are made in England.
- The 4.7" Nimbus is a slip-on windshield designed to reduce up to 25 dB of wind noise generated by light-to-moderate winds, while maintaining high-frequency audio clarity.
- Nimbus is made in England from high-quality, acoustic synthetic fur and a porous, open-cell foam internal core.
- The specially designed rubber endcap fits snugly around microphones 19 to 22mm in diameter, preventing wind from entering behind the capsule. Small pepper-pot hole openings on the rear endcap to provide fuller acoustic transparency for the microphone.