CUT 60 vs. CUT 1

[KenLac]

I'm about to put a very long-needed Schoeps into my life. (Standard CMC641g/MK41 set).

 

I'm seeking opinions on the CUT modules: should I go with the CUT 60, or seek out a CUT 1 on the used market?

 

Thanks!

[Trey LaCroix]

I have the cut 60 on my Schoeps. It’s very small and cuts at just the right place. Other than low frequency rumble there isn’t really anything we should be removing from the track. The need for tailoring the low end is best left for post.

[Tim Norris]

In my opinion...

 

Use the CMC641 naked, as in no cut filter. I prefer to alter the sound at the mixer. Post production is an even better place to do this. When I bought my first one, a really long time ago, the Cut 1 sorta came with it... state of the art ENG mixers (the Shure FP series) could not do the job. As mixers improved, I eliminated the Cut 1 to shorten my boom mic profile. The Cut 1 also let some wind noise in, a bit of camera tape over the adjustment wheel helped keep that out. A full blimp was required.

 

These days I have three Mk41 sets using the CMC1. The Cut 60 is required because the rig is just too short otherwise. What I really want is a CMC1-41 with a Cut 60 sized passive extension between the CMC1 and the Mk41 capsule... I want three of them. I want it super short and naked.

 

My fourth Schoeps is a CMC641. I use it for recording VO in the field (News). It sounds so nice, it always takes a little while to get used to the Cut 60 on the other three.

 

Cheers,

Tim

 

*My Cut 1 is in a box somewhere, gathering dust.

 

[sciproductions]

For film, I wouldn't bother with thinking about the Cut 1, the 60 is fine if you need it (and weighs less than the Cut 1), but as Tim said naked works fine on most occasions.

[Jim Rillie]

I like the CUT 60 on MK141. matches closer to the CMIT with its permanent 70 Hz cut off.

I was always noticing  more rumble when we switched to the 141. much closer in tone now.

That's my 2 cents.

We had couple of CUT 1s many years ago. Just weren't using them, so they were sold.

 

Edited December 31, 2022 by Jim Rillie
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