Schoeps (company)

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Sound technology Dr.-Ing. Schoeps GmbH
legal form GmbH
founding June 1948
Seat Karlsruhe , GermanyGermanyGermany 
management Karin Fléing, Helmut Wittek
Number of employees 48 (2016)
Branch Audio technology
Website www.schoeps.de

Coordinates: 49 ° 0 ′ 1.5 ″  N , 8 ° 28 ′ 11.4 ″  E

The sound technology Dr.-Ing. Schoeps GmbH , Schoeps for short , is a leading German manufacturer of high-quality microphones for professional use. The company is characterized by small condenser microphones (so-called small diaphragm condenser microphones ) and digital microphones. Because of their tonal neutrality, Schoeps microphones are used in film, radio and television and are used for recording classical music and documentary recordings.

history

The company was founded in Karlsruhe - Durlach in June 1948 by Karl Schoeps, the chief technician was Wilhelm Küsters. Both were graduates of the telecommunications engineering course at the TH Karlsruhe . The company was not entered in the commercial register until 1956, and in 1978 it was renamed a GmbH . Karl Schoeps died at the end of 1993 and his son Ulrich Schoeps took over management of the company.

Even though the first CMV 50/2 condenser microphone was built in the founding year, Schoeps primarily dealt with calculations for cinema sound systems in the early days. At times the company even produced small numbers of tape recorders . In the 1950s, the production of microphones became increasingly important. Due to good business relations with French radio, a large part of the production was exported to France. After the death of Wilhelm Küsters, Jörg Wuttke became Technical Director in 1971 and was responsible for innovations in microphone development. Schoeps was also able to consolidate and expand its position in the domestic market. In 1997 the development of digital microphones began. Today Schoeps is a well-known medium-sized company with around 40 employees in Karlsruhe with almost exclusively manual production.

Innovations

In 1964 Schoeps launched the CMT 20, the first transistorized condenser microphone with phantom power . 1973 saw the launch of the well-known Colette series, a modular system in which the microphone amplifier can be separated from the capsule, making the visible part of the microphone significantly smaller. In 1994 Schoeps introduced the CCM compact microphones, the smallest classic condenser microphones with a symmetrical output. Special microphone sets, software and accessories for surround recordings have been available since 2003 . In 2013, Schoeps introduced the V4 U, a small-diaphragm condenser microphone designed for vocal recordings, which uses the pressure back -up effect known from large-diaphragm condenser microphones through an annular disk around the capsule .

Schoeps microphones are used by the news programs Tagesschau and heute as well as the German Bundestag and some state parliaments. In 2012 the Berlin Philharmonic was equipped with microphones from Schoeps for the live stream of the Digital Concert Hall . In 2014, Schoeps supplied the main surround microphones as well as stereo and single microphones for the soccer World Cup in Brazil .

MicroForum

In 2016, Schoeps organized a two-day “MicroForum” with numerous lectures and an accompanying program for the first time together with the Association of German Tonmeister . The symposium with lectures, workshops and an exhibition with companies from the pro audio sector will be held in 2018 in Karlsburg Castle and at the company's headquarters in Karlsruhe-Durlach.

literature

  • Thom Holmes: The Routledge Guide to Music Technology , New York 2006
  • Jörg Wuttke: Microphone attachments . First published on the occasion of the 50th company anniversary of Schalltechnik Dr.-Ing. Schoeps GmbH, 2nd edition, Karlsruhe 2000.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Imprint , schoeps.de
  2. ↑ "Today, Schoeps is one of the most innovative microphone manufacturers in the world, leading the way in many developments. Central to its design philosophy over the years is the company's insistence on absolute sound neutrality of the microphones, making them ideal for recording classical ensembles ". Howard Ferstler in The Routledge Guide to Music Technology , New York 2006, p. 273.
  3. ↑ "The first choice if you're using a Nagra for film production will probably be a true condenser mike manufactured by Schoeps or Sennheiser [...] Schoeps offers the most sensitive and subtle of all mikes, boasting extended bass, extremely flat response , and minimal off-axis miscolorations. " Ilisa Barbash, Lucien Taylor: Cross-Cultural Filmmaking: A Handbook for Making Documentary and Ethnographic Films and Videos , Berkeley, Calif. 1997, p. 515
  4. ↑ Schoeps microphones , recording studio Rauschenberg
  5. ^ Company history, part 3 , schoeps.de
  6. ^ Company history, part 1 , schoeps.de
  7. ↑ a b Armin E. Moeller: A Kenzinger is a specialist in neutral tones , Badische Zeitung , January 12, 2009
  8. ^ Company history, part 2 , schoeps.de
  9. ↑ Jörg U. Lensing: Sound Design Sound Montage Soundtrack Composition: About the design of film sound , Stein-Bockenheim 2009, p. 95.
  10. ↑ Wittek, Haut, Keinath: Double MS - a surround recording technology under the microscope (PDF; 3.8 MB). Hauptmikrofon.de
  11. ↑ Nick Mavridis: Schoeps V4 U test , musician portal Bonedo.de
  12. ↑ Tagesschau with Schoeps microphones . www.professional-production.de. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  13. ↑ Andreas Schäfer: The best lectern microphones. Event Partner, March 10, 2018, accessed July 18, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Microphones from Schoeps: first choice for the Berliner Philharmoniker , xound.com
  15. ↑ Schoeps supplies microphones for World Cup in Brazil , trade journal Pma - Production Management , June 26, 2014
  16. ↑ Nick Mavridis: 1st Schoeps Microforum in Karlsburg full of success , musicians portal bonedo , April 5, 2016
  17. ↑ Jan Fleischmann: Schoeps Microforum , tech-magazin.de , May 1, 2016
  18. ↑ Schoeps is organizing the second MikroForum in 2018 , music magazine Keys , October 10, 2017
  19. ↑ Jörg Wuttke · Microphone technology - microphone attachments. Retrieved July 18, 2020 .