Pearl Microphone Labs ELM-C

This model meets very specific recording demands

Conventional microphone capsules are round. It's an easy shape to produce but it has one significant disadvantage — a primary resonance frequency. That's why so many microphones have unnatural boost in the 5-10 kHz region. Pearl's rectangular capsule has almost no resonances at all, a fact that pleases many audio engineers.

 

Pearl has made rectangular capsules for many years now, but never before with such an extreme (7:1) length/width ratio. The resulting polar pattern is that of a cardioid in the horizontal plane while it vastly reduces high frequencies in the vertical axis. This is very useful when isolating a sound source from, say, floor and ceiling reflections.

 

Pearl ELM-C can be used MS stereo setup (in conjunction with a figure-of-eight microphone, such as the Pearl ELM-B) or when used in a pair for XY stereo use.

 

The ELM-C is finished in piano black ED lacquer with a yellow logo, ring and engraved model number.

 

Package includes

• Wooden box
• Microphone shockmount 1930

 

Specifications

Polar pattern	Cardioid
Sensitivity	22mV/Pa
Frequency response	20Hz - 25kHz
Impedance	100 ohms
Operating Voltage	48 volts
Rec. load imp	1k ohms
Current consumption	2.7 mA
Self noise	10 dBA
Max SPL	126 dB
Connector	3-pin XLR
Dimensions	192 x ø32 mm/28mm
Weight	305 g