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Page 1 CMK4 CMK5 CloseMic™ Kit User’s Guide...
Page 3 Congratulations on your purchase of the Earthworks CMK4 or CMK5 kit of ® DM20 DrumMic™ Tom & Snare Microphones. When using these microphones on your toms and snare, you will hear more detail in the attack in addition to hearing subtle details that cannot be heard when using conventional micro- phones.
Page 4 Earthworks High Definition Drum Mi- crophones™ for overheads, toms, snare and kick drum with exceptional results. The DM20 is a new generation of Earthworks tom and snare microphones. It features a stable gooseneck for easy positioning that will stay in place even when the drums are played very hard.
Page 5 New Science in Microphones David Blackmer, the brilliant engineer who invented the innovative technol- ogies of dbx, is also the inventor and founder of Earthworks. In the last few years of his life, David developed a number of revolutionary technologies that dramatically improve the sound quality and performance of microphones.
Page 6 80º off-axis). This extremely uniform frequency response at the front and sides of the microphone dramatically reduces phasing issues when using Earthworks microphones. Refer to Figure 2 A & B to see how uniform the Earthworks microphone (A) polar response is, in comparison to the conventional microphone (B).
Page 7 Competitive Microphones Approx 18dB Rear Rejection Figure 3 18dB of Rear Rejection Using Conventional Drum Mics Earthworks Microphones Approx 32dB Rear Rejection Figure 4 32dB of Rear Rejection Using Earthworks Drum Mics...
Page 8 Close Miking Toms and Snares with the DM20 DrumMic™ Microphones Inserting the DM20 Microphone into the RM1 RimMount The RM1 is designed specifically for the DM20 allowing you to mount the mi- crophone on the side of a tom or snare. The RM1 can also be used on the top or bottom of a tom or snare.
Page 9 Soft Polyolefin® Coated Metal Bracket Hook Portion of Bracket Rubber Holder Thumbscrew Delrin® Cushioned Rim-guide Figure 6-A. Elements of the RM1 RimMount™ Referring to Figure 6-B, notice that on the Delrin® cushioned rim-guide there are two sets of grooves. One groove is in the “center” of the rim-guide (1), while the other groove (2 &...
Page 10 Adjusting the Microphone Height Once the RimMount™ is mounted securely on the drum rim with the DM20 microphone housed in the rubber holder, the microphone body can be moved either up or down in the rubber holder to provide the desired height. Then the gooseneck will provide a good amount of latitude in positioning the mi- crophone head from any microphone body height.
Page 11 DM20 microphone output level may be as much as +15dBV which can overload some types of microphone preamplifier inputs. In- serting the Earthworks XLR type LP20 LevelPad™ into the microphone cable will provide -20dB of attenuation to help prevent any distortion or overload. For full information refer to pages 1 and 2 of this manual.
Page 12 DM20 is designed to withstand the rigors of the road and will provide you with many years of exceptional and reliable results. We know that when you use the Earthworks DM20 DrumMics™ for your recording and live performances you will be thrilled with the results.
Page 13 If you have any questions, or require any additional information, feel free to contact Earthworks directly using the contact information on the back cover of this manual and don’t forget to register your warranty information on the Earth- works website, (see information below).
Page 14 NOTES:...
Page 16 Length 4.75 inches (120.65mm) Gooseneck L & D Diameter .375 inches (9.53mm) Weight .55lb (.25kg) DM20 Polar Response Made in U.S.A. Earthworks, Inc. • 37 Wilton Rd. • Milford, NH 03055 603-654-2433 • www.earthworksaudio.com email: sales@earthworksaudio.com • Printed in U.S.A.

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