Omni microphones tend to pick up everything equally, including background noise. The MD 46 cardioid interview mic focuses on the subject, increasing clarity while reducing background noise. Designed to deliver low handling and wind noise, and to eliminate vocal popping, this microphone gives the ENG team an ideal interview tool.
Product Features
- Double layer grille basket
- Cardioid dynamic capsule
- Low handling noise
- Long handle with excellent balance
Another Great all purpose Mic and it’s a Long handled Cardiod which is Rare I first owned one of these in 2005 and it was the same price even back then and later I made the mistake of letting it go as i became more aware of its history ( being originally created for NBC IN 2000 among other things) I used this in my home studio for voice over and announcing practice and now that I own a Mic preamp in my mixer the sound of the MD 46 is even better than before. you can use this in a studio as well as the field and for completely plosive free results I recommend using a foam pop filter ( thankfully I invested in a good supply of them.) It’s nice to have the MD46 Mic back in my Mic Collection after a long absence
A solid microphone Love it, it keeps the sounds from the sides out pretty nicely. Haven’t been able to find a better microphone for interviews. There is one video on youtube comparing this to the Rode Reporter microphone and shows that it’s not very good at keeping the wind out, unless the wind is blowing at a 90 degree angle at the microphone, you won’t have much of a problem. I don’t think the youtube video did the sound isolation justice. There’s a reason they used this mic in mid 2000’s when recording the olympics.
The Best For The Bucks We paid full price for this mic so we’d have a matching set. My husband’s a professional location sound engineer who works all over the world interviewing celebs and sports heroes and shooting TV shows and movies. My husband uses them for work and they’re excellent quality. We were not compensated in any way for this review.