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beyerdynamic M 88 TG
Dynamic (moving coil), hypercardioid; end-address
Power None: a dynamic mic needs no power. Low output: it needs a lot of preamp gain.
- Type
- Dynamic
- Pattern
- Hypercardioid
- Sensitivity
- −50.8 dBV/Pa
- Among 78 dynamics: more output than 92%
- Among 311 mics: more output than 32%
- Rated range
- 30 – 20k Hz
- Released
- 1962
vs 44 end-address dynamics
More output than 100% of 44 end-address dynamics.
Each stripe is one end-address dynamic with a published sensitivity, and each bar counts them; further right means more output. This mic is in blue.
Instruments sources recommend it for most
5 of 8; all under Recommended for.
Proximity effect: the bass it gains up close
From the spec sheet (Recording Hacks copy), p. 2.
Titled "Sollfrequenzkurve +/- 2,5dB, 0dB = 2.9mV/Pa" (nominal curve, ±2.5 dB, a typical production sample); room not stated.
Dashed: outside the rated range, or simulated (other angles and distances). Hover or tap the graphs for values.
In practice
All specs
| From the spec sheet (Recording Hacks copy) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capsule | Hostaphan diaphragm | p. 2 |
| Sensitivity | −50.8 dBV/Pa (2.9 mV/Pa)open circuit, 1 kHz. "2.9 mV/Pa"; converted (20 log10 0.0029). | |
| Output impedance | 200 ohm | |
| Rated load impedance | 1000 ohmminimum | |
| Rated frequency range | 30 Hz to 20 kHz | |
| Connector | XLR-3 male | |
| Weight | 320 gwithout cable | |
| Dimensions | 48.5 × 181 mmHead diameter × length; shaft diameter 25.5 mm. | |
| Finish | brass case | |
| Supplied accessories | MKV 8 microphone clamp | p. 1 |
| Rear attenuation | More than 23 dB at 120°, at 1 kHz | p. 2 |
| Hum | Magnetic field suppression more than 20 dB at 50 Hz; integral humbucking filter | |
| Grille | Reinforced basket (TG version) | p. 1 |
| From the Recording Hacks page | ||
| Released | 1962 | |
Documents
- M 88 TG Dynamic Microphonedata sheet, order # 437.115
- M 88 Product InformationDEF3/PI M 88 (01.06)
- beyerdynamic M 88 TG | RecordingHacks.com
Copies kept by Mic Archive (manufacturers move and drop their documents). Each is © beyerdynamic, unchanged, with its original address.
Recommended for
By recording guides, engineers and mic makers, for this mic or an earlier version of it.
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