Behringer B-5 User Manual
Single diaphragm condenser microphone
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- Page 1 User Manual SINGLE DIAPHRAGM CONDENSER MICROPHONE B-5 Gold-Sputtered Large-Diaphragm Studio Condenser Microphone behringer.com...
- Page 2 SINGLE DIAPHRAGM CONDENSER MICROPHONE B-5 User Manual After each use, remove the Important Safety microphone from its mount and Instructions wipe it down with a soft cloth and place it back into its protective casing (included with the microphone). Then, lay the small bag containing the moisture-absorbing crystals on top of the microphone head.
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Page 3: Power Supply
The proximity effect does not occur with the capsule featuring the omnidirectional pickup pattern; its strength is its ultra-linear frequency response. With this pickup pattern, your B-5 picks up a large portion of diffuse ambience sound and is therefore particularly well suited for atmospherical, natural-sounding recordings. -
Page 4: Microphone Installation
In no situation should you ever apply excessive force. Audio Connection To connect the B-5 to your equipment, use a balanced XLR microphone cable with the following pin assignment: Pin 1 = shielding, pin 2 = +, pin 3 = -. Since all contact points of the B-5 are gold-plated, your microphone cable too should feature gold-plated connectors, if possible. - Page 5 SINGLE DIAPHRAGM CONDENSER MICROPHONE B-5 User Manual Level Setting/Adjusting the Basic Sound Adjust the gain control in the microphone channel of your mixing console so that the peak LED lights up only occasionally or never at all. The EQ controls in the microphone channel should be set to mid-travel position to start with;...
- Page 6 SINGLE DIAPHRAGM CONDENSER MICROPHONE B-5 User Manual 0 dB -5 dB -10 dB -15 dB 250 Hz 500 Hz 4000 Hz 1000 Hz 8000 Hz 16000 Hz 2000 Hz Polar pattern (omnidirectional) 20.0 10.0 -10.0 Low cut -20.0 50.0 100.0 1000.0...
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Page 7: Specifications
SINGLE DIAPHRAGM CONDENSER MICROPHONE B-5 User Manual Specifications Transducer type true condenser, 18 mm (0.71") single diaphragm Operating Principle Cardioid pressure gradient Omnidirectional pressure operated Polar pattern 1 x cardioid 1 x omnidirectional, exchangeable Connection gold-plated, balanced XLR connector Open Circuit Sensitivity (at 1 kHz) Cardioid -38 dBV (0 dBV = 1 V/Pa), 12.6 mV/Pa... - Page 8 behringer.com...