The "Open Cardioid" pickup pattern was introduced by Schoeps in 2008. It lies between the classic cardioid and the wide cardioid, achieving both a fair amount of directivity and very natural sound quality. Many years' experience of professional recording engineers with the range of Schoeps cardioids has played a large role in the development process. Meanwhile the MK 22 has become a preferred soloist and spot microphone, thus becoming an alternative to the "classic" MK 4.

FEATURES:

• directional pattern: "open cardioid"
• optimal combination of directionality (MK 4 cardioid) and warm sound characteristics (MK 21 wide cardioid)
• natural sound quality, due to highly consistent polar diagram across the frequency range
• popular for use as a spot or soloist's microphone, as the mid microphone for M/S, or as a main microphone pair e.g. at a spacing of 21 cm, angle +/55°