sE Electronics sE6160 - Small Diaphragm Shotgun Condenser Microphone
The sE Electronics sE6160 is a shotgun condenser microphone that redefines professional audio capture with exceptional clarity, accuracy, and versatility. Designed for the most demanding environments, from film and broadcast productions to live stages and recording studios, the sE6160 delivers natural, transparent sound, minimizing any unwanted coloration. Its design combines cutting-edge acoustic engineering with a robust yet lightweight construction, making it the ultimate tool for uncompromising sound engineers, filmmakers, and content creators.
At the heart of the sE6160 is a genuine, gold-plated, hand-crafted small-diaphragm condenser cartridge. Each cartridge is meticulously assembled and individually tuned at the sE Electronics factory, a process that ensures superior sonic performance and unmatched consistency. This attention to detail, along with its ultra-low-noise electronics and transformerless output, allows it to capture every nuance of the sound source with astonishing fidelity and incredibly low background noise.
Its gunshot polar pattern (supercardioid/lobar) is optimized to offer exceptional off-axis rejection. This results in highly focused pickup of the desired source, drastically reducing bleed-through from other sounds and ambient noise. This feature is crucial in noisy environments, providing high gain before feedback and facilitating cleaner mixes, especially for in-ear monitoring (IEMs).
Main Features
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Handcrafted Condenser Capsule: Each microphone features a gold-plated small diaphragm capsule, individually constructed and tuned to ensure the highest quality and flawless sound performance.
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Directional Polar Pattern: The supercardioid/lobar design focuses sound pickup directly in front of the microphone, offering superior rejection of side and rear noise.
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Maximum Sound Flexibility: Equipped with a switchable two-position attenuation pad (-10 dB and -20 dB), it allows recording extremely loud sound sources, up to 157 dBSPL, without distortion.
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Bass Cut Filter: A selectable high-pass filter (80 Hz or 160 Hz) helps to effectively eliminate low-frequency noise, such as wind noise, ground vibrations, or the proximity effect in close-up shots.
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Robust and Lightweight Construction: Its die-cast metal chassis not only protects the internal components but also offers effective rejection of electrical interference. Weighing only 110 grams, it's ideal for long days of boom work.
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Professional Connectivity: Incorporates a gold-plated 3-pin XLR connector to ensure a reliable, lossless signal connection.
Product Benefits
The sE Electronics sE6160 is designed to deliver top-tier performance in any situation. Its ability to capture clean, detailed audio makes it a top choice for professionals. High directionality ensures that dialogue and sound effects are recorded with crystal clarity, even in noisy environments. On stage, its feedback resistance and ability to isolate instruments or capture the ambience of the audience are invaluable. For podcasters and streamers, it offers the studio-quality sound that distinguishes an amateur production from a professional one, with clear, present voices isolated from the background.
Use Cases
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Film and Video Production: Ideal as a boom microphone for capturing clear dialogue on set or outdoors.
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Broadcast and Electronic Journalism (ENG): Perfect for interviews and reports where voice clarity is crucial and the environment is unpredictable.
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Live Sound: Excellent for ambient audience miking for in-ear mixes, or as a "spot" microphone for orchestral instruments, hi-hats, or acoustic guitars.
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Theater and Events: Capture of voices on stage with superior isolation, minimizing noise from the audience and the room itself.
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Studio and Podcasting: Recording of voice-overs, podcasts and streaming content with professional, focused sound free of room reverberation.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What type of power supply does the sE6160 need?
- The microphone requires 48V phantom power to operate, which is the standard in professional mixing consoles, audio interfaces, and recorders.
- Is it suitable for recording musical instruments with high sound pressure levels?
- Yes, it's exceptionally good at it. Thanks to its switchable -10 dB and -20 dB attenuation pad, it can handle sound pressure levels up to 157 dB SPL, making it suitable for very powerful sources such as guitar amplifiers, drums, or brass instruments.
- What accessories are included with the microphone?
- The sE Electronics sE6160 includes a complete set of accessories to get you working right away: a microphone clip, a thread adapter, a foam windscreen, and a protective zippered case.
Project description
True small-diaphragm condenser microphone with supercardioid/lobar polar pattern. Frequency response: 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. Sensitivity: 25 mV/Pa. Equivalent noise level: 13 dB(A). Maximum SPL: 137 dB, expandable to 157 dB via switchable -10 dB / -20 dB pad. Selectable low-cut filter: 80 Hz or 160 Hz (6 dB/octave). Requires 48V phantom power. 3-pin male XLR connector. Metal chassis construction. Dimensions: 19.6 mm diameter x 250 mm length. Weight: 110 g.
