The MC 416 is a multi-pattern condenser microphone with a incredible warm, silky and transparent sound. It combines excellent transient responses with a wide dynamic range and performs as well as some of the top-name capacitor mics.

• four different directional characteristics: wide-cardoid, cardoid, figure-8, omni
• excellent transient response
• exceptionally low self-noise (-14 dB)
• very high overload capacity (up to 150dB)
• very warm clear and natural sound, slightly "bigger than life"
• flat frequency response
• transformerless design (class A)
• - 10dB attenuation-switch
• 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 sound of the MC 416 can be desribed as warm and round, slightly "bigger then life". It has a very low self-noise level (-14dB-A) and a natural, clean, warm and revealing sound, which delivers transparent trebles, clear midrange and natural bass. It offers excellent transient responses and reproduces the finest details of music and speech. With its multi-pattern capabilities it can handle the vast majority of sound sources from vocals to acoustic instruments, from an artist's speech to ambient-field recordings. The polar patterns are selectable by a switch below the headgrill - omnidirectional, cardioid, wide-cardioid and figure-8. The microphone can handle soundpressure-levels up to 150dB without distortion and provides a dynamic range of above 125 dB. The transducers, two- 33mm diaphragm 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. The transducer is mounted inside the microphone body on a damper, essentially lowering eventual vibrational noise level.

Electrical features

The amplifier is built to the class-A transformerless standard. All used input transistors pass a special selection to guarantee minimal self-noise levels. It incorporates a -10 dB pre-attenuation switch for very high sound pressure levels (up to 150dB). The microphone operates on 48V phantom power. A gold-plated XLR-connector is used as an output-connector.

Stereo pair

On special order, we deliver this microphone as matched stereo pair. Matched stereopairs benefit from the advanced measuring facilities, of the Nevaton acoustic laboratories.

Operational safety

The microphone`s body is made of brass with a dark-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. This technology makes them immune to electrical and atmospheric interference and contamination through microscopic dust particles and makes it also suitable for off-studio applications.

The microphone is supplied in a fine wooden box.

The Nevaton MC 416 is a true high-end microphone with outstanding technical parameters, hand assembled in the Nevaton factory in St.Petersburg and carefully tested in the Nevaton - acoustic laboratories.

NEVATON MC 416 - Applications