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Electro-Voice N/D468

Supercardioid Dynamic Microphone

The N/D468 is a supercardioid moving-coil dynamic microphone with a pivoting head design. It uses the same basic capsule assembly as the Electro-Voice N/D767, and as such can serve equally well on vocals as on instruments.

These mics are small and easy to place. The additional adjustment capability provided by the yoke-mounted capsule assembly is a significant improvement over one-piece designs.

The top half of the grille is easily removed, revealing the dynamic capsule underneath. The coil appears to measure approximately 7/8'' in diameter.

Scott Dorsey
Let me put in a good word for the N/D 468. It’s more or less like a Sennheiser 441 in pattern and tone, but it’s a whole lot smaller so you can get closer in without worrying so much. It’s also a lot cheaper. It’s not as clean as the 441 at high levels but that’s sometimes a good thing.

Gear-Vault

The N/D 468 sounded wonderful. With the amp dishing out clean tone at moderate volume, the mic captured every nuance of a Strat’s spankin’ attack: chords shimmered, string pops popped hard, and vibrato and sustain sounded rich, real and detailed — with none of that nasal, rolled-off sound some dynamic mikes produce. The 468 performed will when we cranked up some distortion. It delivered a balanced tone with the mic about three inches from the speaker. Moved closer, the 468’s hefty proximity effect yielded thumping low end that made the amp sound more like a monster stack than a mid-powered combo.

The Electro-Voice N/D468 is also known as: ND468, N/D468.

The mic was released in 1999.

Specifications

Frequency Response - SupercardioidClick Graph to Compare!

Pickup Patterns	Pads & Filters
Supercardioid (3.1 mV/Pa; 20 - 22,000 Hz)

Coil Diameter	Impedance	SPL/Noise
n/a	150 Ohms (Low)	SPL n/a

Weight	Length	Max Diameter	Interface(s)
190g (6.70oz)	115mm (4.53'')	52mm (2.05'')	3-pin XLR male (1)

Power Specifications

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