Sontronics Mercury Variable-Pattern Valve Condenser Microphone

Sontronics MERCURY Overview

Designed to be a true studio workhorse mic, the Sontronics Mercury is a flexible tube condenser microphone well suited for use on vocals and a wide variety of instruments. The mic features a variable pick-up pattern dial that allows you to sweep between cardioid, figure 8, and omnidirectional polar patterns allowing the mic to be used for multiple applications. Whether making solo, duo, or ensemble vocal recordings or capturing brass, strings, and woodwind instruments the Mercury is more than capable of handling it all; it's also well suited for use on piano, guitars, and harp.

The mic features an European-made 12AT7/ECC81 tube to provide the rich, warm character only a real valve can deliver, while a 75 Hz high-pass filter is on board to reduce unneeded low-end when necessary. The -10 dB pad can be engaged when you're recording louder sources, and the Mercury can handle up to 125 dB SPL.

Features at a Glance

• Condenser microphone featuring European ECC81/12AT7 vacuum tube for classic valve sound
• Fully sweepable from omnidirectional via cardioid to figure-of-eight and everything in between
• Uses super-low-tolerance components more commonly found in aerospace and medical industries
• Use on solo brass, strings, woodwind instruments, piano, harp, and guitar
• Well suited for vocals and voiceover as well as choir, ensemble, and orchestra
• -10 dB pad for loud sound sources
• Handles SPLs up to 125 dB
• 75 Hz high-pass filter setting to reduce unwanted low end and rumbles
• Shockmount included to isolate mic from vibrations and handling noise
• 115/230V SPS-2 power supply included
• 8-pin mic to power supply cable included
• Wooden box and flight case included