The MC 404 is an excellent stereo microphone with advanced multi-pattern functions (in mono mode) and very low self-noise level.

• specially designed stereo microphone, with 180° stereo-angle
• offers highly advanced multipattern-functions
• gives you f.e. individual control over each side of a figure-8 pattern
• different patterns for different frequencies and many more
• switchable low cut filter
• transmits very high soundpressure-level up to 134 dB without distortion
• very low selfnoise
• transformerless design (class A)
• excellent mono compatibility
• rich clear and very natural sound
• excellent transient response
• flat frequency response
• ultra-thin gold-plated, artifically aged diaphragms
• elastic suspension of all components, to to cut off vibrational and handling noise
• 100% handmade
• service and support in Salzburg/Austria
• two years extended manufacturer-warranty

Acoustic features and construction

The MC 404 features one 28mm-dual-diaphragm transducer. Each of the two diaphragms of the capsula has its own, respective amplifier channel. It performs especially well, when the soundsource is grouped around the microphone - Great results with choir recordings, stringensemble, acoustic guitar and vocals, etc.

STEREO MODE:

Plug the MC 404 into phantom-powered channels of your mixing console and adjust the left-channel-panorama 100% to the left and the right-channel-pan 100% to the right. The MC 404 operates now in stereo-mode with a fixed stereo-angle of 180° and two cardoids.

MONO MODE:

Cardoid Polar Response:

Connect the microphone to only one phantom-powered input of your mixing desc (one cable stays unplugged). The MC 404 operates now in mono-mode with cardoid characteristic. The acoustic axis is 90° to the direction of the red LED in the microphone body. Depending on which microphone output cable you connect,the direction ot the acoustic axis changes for 180°.

The following modes are basic settings and show examples how to achieve different polar-responses, with the PAN control and phase-switch of your mixing-console. You can exactly adjust your desired polarpattern using all possible "in-between-settings":

Omnidirectional Polar Response:

Connect the microphone to two phantom-powered inputs of your mixing console.Adjust both panorama controls either to the"MIDDLE", "LEFT" or "RIGHT" position.In all these cases the microphone is working with omnidirectional characteristic.

Figure of Eight Polar Response:

Connect the microphone to two phantom-powered inputs of your mixing console. Adjust both panorama controls either to the "MIDDLE", "LEFT" or "RIGHT" position.Change the phase (180°) of one of the input channels, or use one cable with opposite polarity.
# Smoothly change the directional pattern from omni to figure of eight
# Enlarge or decrease either side of the figure-of-eight pattern according to your exact needs.

The mic has a flat frequency response and that transparent, clean and warm sound Nevaton mics are famous for. With it`s 28-mm-transducer its sound is even a little bit softer than other Nevaton stereo-mics. The design gives excellent mono compatibility and has exceptionally low self-noise levels.

Electrical features

The amplifier is built to the class-A transformerless standard. The two symmetric pressure gradient sensors are ultra-thin and gold-sputtered and have passed a special artificial ageing process to guarantee the stability of their parameters.
A steep high-pass filter prevents the output transformer of the microphone from being overloaded due to undesired subsonic frequencies. The microphone has also a switchable low-cut filter to suppress unwanted low frequency interference. Gold-plated 5-pin XLR-output connection.

Operational safety

The microphone`s body is made of brass with a light blue-grey non-reflective paint finish on an epoxy base. This makes it inherently immune to mechanical and atmospheric influences. A three-layer metallic grill effectively protects the transducers from mechanical impacts and influences. The transducer's head is mounted on an elastic suspension to cut off vibrational and handling noise. The robust design makes it also suitable for off-studio applications.

NEVATON MC 404 - Applications