Sennheiser MKH 30 P48

The MKH 30 P48 captures signals with a flat, wide frequency response ranging from 40Hz to 20kHz, and includes a roll-off filter switch to reduce footfall noise and counteract the proximity effect. A second switch allows for a 10dB attenuation, useful when the mic input on a mixing console or audio interface can't handle the microphone's high output levels. With a maximum sound pressure level of 134dB at 1kHz, the MKH 30 P48 effectively handles dynamic signals, while its specialised high-frequency technology ensures impressively low inherent noise.

In June 1945, Prof. Fritz Sennheiser founded the Wennebostel Laboratory, which initially produced measuring equipment. Commissioned by Siemens in 1945, the young company developed the MD-1 microphone, which was launched in 1946. After the development of further microphones, the company was renamed Sennheiser Electronic in 1958. Two years later, Sennheiser introduced the MD 421 dynamic microphone, which is still in production today and still held in high esteem by many sound engineers. Further groundbreaking developments, such as the HD 414 headphones and the classic MD 441 microphone, hugely enhanced the company's international reputation, eventually making Sennheiser one of the leading manufacturers of microphone and headphone systems in the world.