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Schoeps Double MS Windshield Set Cyclone

Surround microphone set (Double M/S technique, windshielded)

Microphone

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Specifications

Type
Microphone
Description
Surround microphone set (Double M/S technique, windshielded)
Topology
condenser (small-diaphragm)
Signal path
Analog
Channels
3
Channel format
Double M/S (3 mic feeds decoded to 4-5 channel surround via matrix/plugin)
Form factor
3-capsule Double M/S array (front cardioid/supercardioid + shared figure-8 side + rear cardioid) with Cyclone windshield
Connection
XLR-3M analog x3
Powered
phantom (P48/P12)
Drivers
true condenser, x3 (2 cardioid/supercardioid M capsules + 1 shared figure-8 S capsule)
Polar pattern
Double M/S (front M cardioid/supercardioid, shared S figure-8, rear M cardioid/supercardioid)
Country of manufacture
Germany
Phantom power
48V

Details

Controls: none on the mics themselves

I/O: 3x XLR-3M analog outputs (front M, shared S figure-8, rear M); decoded to surround via free SCHOEPS Double MS plugin or external M/S matrix

Notable use: film/broadcast surround and immersive-audio field recording

Notes: FLAG: Double M/S front- and rear-facing mics share the single figure-8 'side' capsule's signal to form two back-to-back M/S systems (front + surround). Decoding to standard surround channels is now done via the free SCHOEPS 'Double MS' software plugin (2018) rather than a hardware matrix box - the older MDMS U passive hardware matrix is CONFIRMED DISCONTINUED (schoeps.de discontinued-products page, July 2026) and is intentionally excluded from this catalog. Also offered as 'Double MS Windshield Set PIANI' (different windshield/mic combo); not separately rowed. Price not confirmed, left blank.

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