The cardioid MKH 8040 is suitable for almost any application. It considerably reduces pick-up of a reverberant room. This is very helpful in rooms with poor acoustics or when disturbing sounds impinge mainly from the rear. Features Cardioid pick-up pattern Modular design Wide frequency response 30 to 50.000 Hz Symmetrical transducer with 2 backplates providing extremly low distortion Extremly low inherent self-noise Aaccurate directional pattern Non reflective Nextel coating Ideal as a spot microphone and for surround recordings Also available in stereo pairs