User manual AKG C 535 EB

[. . . ] Use a small screwdriver or similar object to adjust the desired switch position. The switch offers four different positions: 0 dB ­ 0 dB concenser microphone output level (7 mV/Pa), flat, overload limit: 130 dB SPL. Consenser microphone output level (as above) with bass-cut filter below 100 Hz slope: 12 dB/octave. Applications: recording high sound level instruments, or prevention of overloading of mixer or amplifier inputs which are adjusted for dynamic microphones. [. . . ] the elastic suspension of the microphone system eliminates unwanted handling noise. The built-in wind and pop screen inside the wiremesh front grille will suppress particularly accentuated explosives to such an extent as to avoid overloading the sound system in the low frequency region. Practice and experiment to find out how to use this high quality sound transducer to the best effect. Find out how you can actively change the sound by singing directly into the microphone or to the side of it, by holding it close to your mouth or a bit farther away and practice to create your own sound! Acoustic Guitar The sound of the acoustic guitar is very weak. Therefore, it is necessary in many cases to boost effectively the loudness of this instrument in relation to other instruments. Microphone placement depends primarily on the kind of guitar played and the playing technique used. gut and nylon strings produce few harmonics. Bass is radiated mainly through the sound hole, treble by the top. Direct the C 535 EB toward a point on an imaginary line through the bridge, on the lower half of the body. Steel strings produce more overtones than gut or nylon strings. Direct the C 535 EB toward the sound hole rather than the top. Working distance should be about 8 inches depending, however, on the playing technique employed by the musician. changing microphone orientation and/or distance will change the tone reproduced. Since it is necessary to place the microphone close to the instrument, the bass response will be exaggerated. This proximity effect may be compensated for by setting the mode switch to ­14 dB . bass boost may also be avoided by directing the C 535 EB toward fret no. 14, approximately where the neck joints the body. Steel-string guitars with built-in pickups inevitably produce a rather flat tone because magnetic pickups work well only in the midrange. Because of the radiation characteristics of acoustic guitars ­ high frequency components are radiated by the strings themselves, low frequencies being radiated through the sound hole ­ a well-balanced sound can be achieved by using an additional microphone. The flat frequency response with a slight treble boost of approximately 2 dB is ideal for reproducing the sound spectrum of this instrument. Frequency components between 800 Hz and 3 kHz are radiated exclusively from the keys. [. . . ] Phantom powering with unbalanced inputs If only single ended (grounded) amplifier inputs or no input transformers are available, either capacitors or optional transformers must be wired into the audio lines to prevent leakage currents from entering the input stage. At 1, 000 Hz into 600-ohm load): with ­14 dB attenuation: Climatic Conditions: Supply Voltage: Current Consumption: Connector Type: Housing Material: Finish: Dimensions: Net Weight: Shipping Weight: Included Accessories: Optional Accessories: 1 mA 3-pin male standard XLR pin 1: ground, pin 2: audio inphase, pin 3: audio zinc alloy matte black head diameter: 46 mm (1 13/16 inch), length: 184 mm (7 1/4 inch) 300 grams (10. ) SA 41/1 stand adapter W 23 pop/windscreen N 62 E two-channel mains power supply unit N 66 E six-channel mains power supply unit B 18 battery power supply unit All metal surfaces may be safely cleaned from time to time with (methylated) spirits or alcohol. Transducer replacement is simply and does not require any tools. [. . . ]