DPA Microphones DPA MMC4006 Omnidirectional Pencil Microphone Capsule

The MMC4006 is the omnidirectional capsule at the heart of the 4006A - the pressure transducer that made DPA's reputation on classical and choral dates. It is flat rather than flattering: 10 Hz to 20 kHz with no engineered lift, so a room that sounds right in front of the mic sounds right on the recording.

It is a capsule only. Screw it onto an MMP-A, MMP-B or MMP-C preamp, or onto an MMP-E or MMP-G active cable, and you have a complete microphone; swap the preamp and the same capsule becomes a different tool. The APE acoustic pressure equalizer balls change the on-axis high-frequency response when the mic is used at a distance.

Directional pattern	Omnidirectional
Principle of operation	Pressure, pre-polarized condenser
Capsule diameter	16 mm (0.6 in)
Frequency response (as 4006A with MMP-A preamp)	10 Hz - 20 kHz
Sensitivity (as 4006A) at 250 Hz	36 mV/Pa; -28.9 dB re. 1 V/Pa
Equivalent noise, A-weighted (as 4006A)	Typ. 15 dB(A) re. 20 uPa
Max. SPL, THD 10% (as 4006A)	146 dB SPL peak
Fits	MMP-A, MMP-B, MMP-C preamps and MMP-E / MMP-F / MMP-G active cables and booms
Supplied as	Capsule only - a preamp body or active cable is ordered separately