The WL40V has been adapted in wireless capsule form from the SR40V Vocal Microphone. Designed to maintain the same signature sound as its wired counterpart, the WL40V delivers a detailed and realistic vocal sound that requires little to no EQ. Its textbook perfect hypercardioid polar pattern and extended flat frequency response translate to a natural on- and off-axis performance coupled with benchmark levels of clarity and detail.
- Frequency range spanning from 30Hz – 40kHz
- Hand-tuned and tested
- Interchangeable with any screw-on-type handheld transmitters that receive a 1.25″/28 thread pitch (31.3mm/pitch 1.0mm threading)
- Delivers detailed and realistic vocal sound that requires little to no EQ
- Natural on- and off-axis performance
- Benchmark levels of clarity and detail
Polar Pattern: Hypercardioid
Sensitivity: Dependent upon wireless system
Power Requirements: 5 to 12V @ 500µA using second & outer ring on 3-ring concentric connector
Max Acoustic Input: 135dB SPL (based on DC voltage supplied)
Output: 10mv/Pa using center & outer ring on 3-ring concentric connector
Output Impedance: 300Ω, unbalanced (center & outer ring)
Noise: 22dB SPL equivalent (A weighted)
Threads: 1.25″/28 thread pitch (31.3mm/pitch 1mm threading)
Dimensions L x D: 3.7 in. (93.98mm) 1.93 in. (49mm) max diameter & 1.46 in. (37mm) min. diameter
Weight: .2 lbs (90g)
The Earthworks WL40V Wireless Capsule is compatible with the following wireless systems:
Lectrosonics: HH
Shure: LX2, PGX2, SLX2, T2, U2, UC2, ULX2, UR2, UT2
Sony: DWM-02
“The attention to design and manufacturing details makes this a superior microphone, and in the tests it lived up to its ambitious specifications.”
Garbage Touring with Earthworks WL40V Wireless Capsule
“Shirley is a very dynamic singer and the WL40V responds well to her different vocal styles. One song she’ll be very intense and aggressive and the next song very soft and lush. She loves the way this microphone sounds both in her ears and on the live recordings that I’ve done on the road,” explain Divens (Garbage FOH Engineer).
Earthworks WL40V Wireless Capsule Now Shipping
The WL40V is a wireless microphone capsule head suitable for use in a variety of live sound applications. The capsule head has a three ring bulls-eye connector and is interchangeable with any of the screw-on-type handheld transmitters that receive a 31.3 mm / pitch 1.0 mm.
Earthworks Debuts Wireless Capsule at AES
Earthworks Microphones will debut its first ever wireless product, the WL40V Wireless Vocal Microphone Capsule, at AES this year. The wireless capsule is interchangeable with any screw-on-type handheld transmitters that receive a 31.3mm/pitch 1.0mm threading, such as those from Lectrosonics, Line 6 and Shure.
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