Schoeps CMIT 5, anthracite-grey

Shotgun microphone for cinema and broadcast live grip - gray

• Professional shotgun microphone for cinema, broadcast and video production
• Supercardioid polar pattern with highly directional front lobe
• Minimal coloration of off-axis sounds
• Three switchable filters to adapt to different recording situations
• High speech intelligibility and balanced sound response
• Lightweight and robust metal body
• Anthracite-grey finish version

The Schoeps CMIT 5 (anthracite-grey) is a professional shotgun microphone designed for live sound applications in film, broadcast and audiovisual production. Since its introduction, the CMIT 5 has set a new standard among shotgun microphones due to its exceptional sound quality, precise directionality, and outstanding naturalness in sound reproduction.

The directionality of the microphone gradually increases with high frequencies, providing an extremely balanced sound character. Sounds coming off-axis are attenuated gradually and naturally, reducing the effects of boom movements and maintaining a consistent and neutral sound output.

Schoeps CMIT 5: precise directionality and natural sound

The CMIT 5 features a supercardioid front-lobe polar pattern that provides strong directionality while maintaining an extremely natural sound response. This feature enables effective isolation of the sound source while maintaining a realistic rendering of the surrounding environment.

The coloration of off-axis sounds is unusually low for a shotgun microphone, making the CMIT 5 ideal not only for dialogue and film direct take, but also for music recordings such as concerts or operas.

Symmetrical polar pattern and stable behavior

The microphone's behavior remains consistent even during on-axis rotation, thanks to a symmetrical polar pattern in both the vertical and horizontal planes. This aspect is especially useful in boom operations, where small movements can affect sound performance.

Built-in filters to suit every shooting situation

The Schoeps CMIT 5 incorporates three filters that can be activated via dedicated buttons, allowing the microphone to quickly adapt to different recording conditions:

• High-frequency boost (+5 dB at 10 kHz) to improve speech intelligibility and compensate for any loss of high frequencies due to the use of windbreakers
• Steep low-cut filter (18 dB/octave below 80 Hz) to reduce wind noise and boom vibration
• Proximity filter (6 dB/octave below 300 Hz) to compensate for the proximity effect

Next to each button are LED indicators that clearly show the status of the active filters. Settings remain stored even when the microphone is turned off, providing operational convenience on set.

Professional construction and lightweight design

The CMIT 5 is built with a sturdy metal body that ensures reliability even in the most demanding productions. Despite the solid construction, the microphone remains extremely lightweight, a key feature for boom use during long recording sessions.

The capsule and amplifier are integrated into a single unit, a design solution different from that of the modular Schoeps Colette series, which contributes to the microphone's compactness and stability.

Technical Specifications.

• Type: Shotgun condenser microphone
• Polar diagram: Supercardioid / front-lobe
• Frequency response: 40 Hz - 22 kHz
• Sensitivity: 17 mV/Pa (-35 dB)
• Equivalent noise (A-weighted): 14 dB
• Equivalent noise (CCIR): 24 dB
• Signal-to-noise ratio (A-weighted): 80 dB
• Maximum SPL (THD < 0.5%): 132 dB SPL
• Maximum output voltage: 1.3 V with 1 kΩ load
• High-shelf filter: +5 dB at 10 kHz (switchable)
• Low-cut filter: 80 Hz, 18 dB/octave (switchable)
• Proximity filter: 300 Hz, 6 dB/octave (switchable)
• Minimum load impedance: 1 kΩ
• Output impedance: 50 Ω
• Power supply standard: P48 Phantom Power
• Power consumption: 4.4 mA
• Output: XLR-3M analog
• Length: 251 mm
• Diameter: 21 mm
• Weight: 95 g
• Finish: anthracite-grey