Tascam LD-74
Cardioid Condenser Microphone
The LD-74 is a small-diaphragm condenser microphone manufactured for Tascam by MXL. It is a rebadged MCA SP-1, in a silver body.
The LD-64/SP1 is part of MXL’s series of transformerless mimcrophones built with a version of the Schoeps CMC-5 circuit. This line of microphones includes the V57, 2006, MCA SP1, MXL V63M, Tascam LD-74, MXL 550, and probably more.
Although most of these were sold as “large-diaphragm” microphones, the SP-1 and LD-74 used MXL’s small-diaphragm capsule, mounted on its edge within a large brass baffle ring.
All, at least originally, used the same pair of “V57” circuit boards (although in 2013 most of these models were changed to a single surface-mount board).
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Specifications
Pickup Patterns | Pads & Filters |
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Cardioid
(10 mV/Pa; 30 - 20,000 Hz) |
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Capsule Dimensions | Impedance | SPL/Noise |
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Diaphragm diameter: 17.1mm Capsule diameter: 19.9mm Diaphragm gauge: 6 microns |
200 Ohms (Low) | Max SPL: 134 dB Self-noise: 18.0 dB(A) |
Weight | Length | Max Diameter | Interface(s) |
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n/a | n/a | n/a |
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Power Specifications |
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