The Rycote OM-08 small diaphragm condenser microphone is compact and features an extremely low self-noise. It is a professional pencil microphone with a wide, omnidirectional pickup pattern, an exceptionally flat frequency response, and a solid low-frequency response with virtually no drop-off at 20 Hz. This versatile small diaphragm microphone has a back-electret condenser transducer housed in a lightweight, machined aluminum capsule, delivering precise and detailed sound reproduction while being easy to transport and set up in any studio or field environment.