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Suspension Medium ORTF

Product Code: 040249

Suspension Medium ORTF is suitable for compact condenser mics in ORTF Stereo configuration in an AE Stereo Windshield such as the Schoeps CCM series or the Sennheiser MKH 8000 series.


Main Benefits:

  • Patented Lyre suspensions provide complete isolation against handling noise whilst safely gripping the microphone
  • Our new small and medium modular bars are now more durable and less prone to wear and tear.
  • Comfortable pistol-grip handles allow handheld use, but also have a 3/8" boom adaptor in the base for quick transfer boom operation

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ORTF stereo recording was pioneered by the engineers at the French state broadcaster in the 1960s, and is defined as using a stereo pair of microphones with the capsules spaced 17cm apart, and at an angle of 110 degrees to each other.

A specially designed Rycote mounting adapter bar keeps the microphones at the correct spacing and angle for ORTF recording, and the Lyre suspension provide a solution that is extremely resistant to unwanted vibrations such as cable-borne and handling noise.
Bar: Medium 2 module (160mm length) plus two quarter module bars angled at 55 degrees each.
Lyres Fitted: 2x Single Lyre 62 (19/25) + risers and shim plus 2 x Single Lyre 62 (8)
Lyres Spare: 2 x Single Lyre 62 (19/25) for Sennheiser MKH 8000
Back to Back Clips: None required
Connbox: No Connbox

Small Modular suspensions are suitable for shotgun microphones from approximately 120mm to 210mm in length, and diameters ranging from 19-25mm, 30mm or Sennheiser MKH microphones.

Medium Modular suspensions are suitable for shotgun microphones from approximately 210mm to 400mm in length, and diameters ranging from 19-25mm, 30mm or Sennheiser MKH microphones.

Large Modular suspensions are suitable for heavier shotgun microphones from approximately 400mm up to 540mm in length, and diameters ranging from 19-25mm, 30mm or Sennheiser MKH microphones.



Schoeps CCM -pairFor more information on this specific microphone, visit Schoeps website at http://www.schoeps.de/en/home
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2x Single Lyre 62 (19/25), 2 x Single Lyre 62(8) +risers
2x Single Lyre 62(19/25) (as spare)
1 x Medium (2-Module) Bar

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Suspension Medium ORTF

Suspension Medium ORTF is suitable for compact condenser mics in ORTF Stereo configuration in an AE Stereo Windshield such as the Schoeps CCM series or the Sennheiser MKH 8000 series.

Product Code: 040249