yizhye20 Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Hello everyone, I got some questions about the DPA 4018 microphone. By wrap up my final quarter in school. There is a documentary class and I decided to cooperate with a local singer by planning to shoot mainly indoor and live performances. I come up a mind to see If I can find a bit high-end vocal mic for great sound quality. I saw the 4018 vocal version is the capsule embedded under a mic grid. So my question would be that passable for me to use that capsule with an MMP preamp to turn it into an indoor mic. I saw some different when they name it like 4018V 4018VL and 4018ES. But not sure if I can put a 4018VL as an indoor super cardioid mic or it will not be sensitive enough. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Katzman Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 I would get in touch with your local DPA dealer, but it looks like you could achieve what you’re asking about. You would need a dedicated preamp for film/tv use, keep in mind. I would also maybe buy the pieces individually for maximum flexibility. The 4018V has a vocal performance oriented boost, which is probably not desirable as a fixed boost for film production, especially when preamps like the MMP-B can achieve this boost anyway. The 4018VL looks like what you want, but I am not clear if that SKU is just packaging the normal 4018 capsule with the handheld body and windscreen, or if in fact that capsule has a different response than the standard 4018 capsule. I say this because you can buy SKUs that are just pre packaged combinations of capsule and preamp, which is exactly what the 4018ES is - a 4018 capsule with an ES preamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masaki Hatsui Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 My understanding of the difference is especially for its sensitivity. 4018 V/VL version has a sensitivity of 5 mV/Pa; -46 dB re. 1 V/Pa. 4018 d:dicate capsule has 12 mV/Pa; -38.4 dB re. 1 V/Pa which is almost 8dB of difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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