Mojave Audio has announced the MA-301fet Condenser Microphone.

Based upon the MA-201fet (designed by company founder David Royer), the MA-301fet adds features including a three-position pickup pattern selector, pad and switchable bass roll-off. The microphone is intended for recording vocals, voiceovers and broadcast, electric guitar, piano, acoustic instruments, both drum overheads and room mics (drum ambience), and high SPL sources such as kick drums and bass guitar amps.

The microphone’s military grade FET circuitry, Jensen transformer and custom-designed low-noise resistors deliver a clean signal path with low noise and performance reminiscent of some of the classic condenser microphones. Thea solid-state, large-diaphragm condenser microphone has a hand-selected, 3-micron thick, 1-inch (diameter) gold sputtered capsule.

Multi-pattern capabilities – cardioid, omnidiectional, and Fig-8 (bi-directional) –are augmented with the incorporation of a switchable 15 dB pad and switchable bass roll-off.

‘The MA-301fet draws upon the success of our MA-201fet and adds a number of features that many recording engineers have been asking for,’ says Mojave Audio President, Dusty Wakeman. ‘With the addition of multi-pattern capability as well as the switchable pad and bass roll-off, this microphone is an incredibly versatile recording tool that, I’m confident, will find a home in a wide range of environments.”

With a MSRP of US$895, the Mojave Audio MA-301fet is expected to be available in February 2012.

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