Sennheiser MKH-416 Short Shotgun Mic Review / Test

Today I review the Sennheiser MKH-416 shotgun microphone, an industry standard for boom and voice over. This thing has a large presence, treble, and air boost to provide plenty of clarity, and it rolls off frequencies below 100Hz to decrease handling and wind noise. It also does an excellent job at rejecting ambient noise and focussing on what you’re point it at.

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00:00 - Intro / Price
00:25 - Disclaimer & Setup
00:47 - What’s in the Box
01:15 - Build Quality
01:45 - Specifications
02:08 - Windscreen / No Windscreen / Voice Over Test
02:27 - Polar Pattern Test
02:58 - Camera Mic vs Shotgun mic
03:43 - Distance Test
03:57 - Voice Over Test
04:14 - Background Noise Test
04:23 - Music Test
04:59 - Pros & Cons
05:51 - Overall Thoughts
07:21 - Recommendation
08:28 - Outro

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