Audio-Technica MB 5k
Cardioid Dynamic Microphone
The MB5k is a compact dynamic microphone intended for instrument miking, especially snare and toms. It is part of Audio-Technica’s Midnight Blues series, and appears to be sold only within the MB drum kit microphone sets.
The mic has relatively low sensitivity of 1.2 mV/Pa, making it suitable for high-SPL applications such as snare drum. Its frequency response is contoured to bring out the attack of a drum: it rolls of fbelow 100Hz, and has a ~7dB boost at 2.5kHz and another at 8kHz. Above 10kHz, the response falls away sharply.
The published polar graph shows only a 1kHz trace. Although this is a pure Cardioid pattern, the graph does not reveal anything about the mic’s off-axis response or coloration.
The Audio-Technica MB 5k is also known as: MB5k.
Specifications
| Pickup Patterns | Pads & Filters |
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Cardioid
(1.2 mV/Pa; 100 - 12,000 Hz) |
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| Coil Diameter | Impedance | SPL/Noise |
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| n/a | 500 Ohms (Low) | SPL n/a |
| Weight | Length | Max Diameter | Interface(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 324g (11.43oz) | 113mm (4.45'') | 42mm (1.65'') |
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