DPA Microphones DPA MMC4017 Shotgun Pencil Microphone Capsule

The MMC4017 is the shotgun capsule from the 4017B: a supercardioid element behind a short interference tube, giving a lobe-shaped pattern that reaches without the metallic off-axis colouration that longer tubes tend to produce. Its low self-noise is what makes it useful for distant dialogue and for sports positions where the subject is a long way off.

It is a capsule for the modular system rather than a finished microphone. Fit it to an MMP-A for a conventional phantom-powered shotgun, or to an MMP-E active cable when the mic has to be rigged in a fixed position. Specifications are quoted for the capsule measured as a complete 4017B.

Directional pattern	Supercardioid, lobe-shaped
Principle of operation	Pressure gradient with interference tube
Capsule diameter	19 mm (0.75 in)
Frequency response (as 4017B)	20 Hz - 20 kHz, permanent third-order high-pass at 50 Hz
Effective frequency range at 60 cm	70 Hz - 18 kHz with typ. 3 dB soft boost at 15 kHz
Sensitivity (as 4017B) at 1 kHz	19 mV/Pa; -34.4 dB re. 1 V/Pa
Equivalent noise, A-weighted (as 4017B)	Typ. 13 dB(A) re. 20 uPa
Max. SPL, THD 10% (as 4017B)	138 dB SPL peak
Supplied as	Capsule only - a preamp body or active cable is ordered separately