Using Your Microphone; Mounting The Microphone; Aligning The Microphone; More Hints - AKG C518 M User Instructions

3 Using Your Microphone

3.1 Mounting the
Microphone
Fig. 5: Fixing the
microphone on a
snare drum, tom-
tom, or Roto tom.
Refer to fig. 5.
3.2 Aligning the
Microphone

3.3 More Hints

C 518 M only!
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1. Turn the knurled-head screw (1) CCW to open
the clamp jaws (2).
2. Hang the microphone on the top hoop of the
drum.
3. Tighten the knurled-head screw (1) CW.
• To get a tight, punchy sound, aim the micro-
phone at the perimeter of the skin.
• To get a rounder, more open sound, aim the mi-
crophone at the center of the skin.
• To get a very dry sound, you can tape a strip of
felt or a piece of tissue paper to the skin in an
off-center position.
• When miking up small-diameter drums, we
recommend aiming the microphone at the
perimeter of the top skin to keep the micro-
phone clear of the sticks.
• To keep the ringing of the top skin from becom-
ing audible, you can switch in the bass rolloff
on the phantom power adapter.
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AKG C 518 M / C 518 ML