Neumann.Berlin BCM 705 - Manual (Page 2)

motion conveyed with technical perfec-
tion. This is the ideal which the Neumann mi-
crophones in the Broadcast Line have been de-
signed to fulfill. The fine-tuning to the require-
ments of professional broadcast studios and the
individual, functionally optimized design* en-
sure that these are microphones of character.
The BCM 705 is Neumann’s first dynamic mi-
crophone. The housing and headgrille are iden-
tical to those of the BCM 104; only the green
logo indicates that this is
something new from Neu-
mann. The principle of reduc-
tion to the essentials can be
seen in the dynamic capsule
with a hypercardioid direc-
tional characteristic, specif-
ically designed for speech
reproduction at close
range. Multi-level isola-
tion from structure-
borne noise ensures operation free of in-
terference, even in a lively studio envi-
ronment.
Mechanical Features
The microphone headgrille twists off
easily for quick cleaning. Neumann of-
fers optional, color-coded headgrilles
so that, for reasons of hygiene, each
announcer can use his or her individ-
ual headgrille. In front of the cap-
sule, mounted on a frame holder, a
fine gauze serves as a built-in pop-
screen.
The microphones of the Broadcast
Line have an elastic mount against
structure-borne noise, that is com-
patible with standard broadcast-seg-
ment microphone arms.
Acoustic Features
The frequency response has a
light treble boost, in the region
from 2 kHz to 9 kHz, aiding the
speech intelligibility. The bass fre-
quency response is designed to
compensate for the overemphasis
of the bass caused by the prox-
imity effect.
* The design of the
microphone is a
registered design of the
Georg Neumann GmbH
in certain countries.