Using The Microphone - Sennheiser e 908 Instruction Manual

Using the microphone

Positioning the microphone on a wind instrument
(e 908 B, e 908 B ew)
Use the microphone clamp
X
instrument.
Pos. Resulting sound
B.1 • Reduced ambient noise
B.2 • Clear, powerful sound
B.3 • Balanced, natural
sound
Positioning the microphone on a drum
Attach the drum clamp
X
upper part of the clip
ing down the drum clamp
place.
Loosen the knurled screw
X
Insert the gooseneck
X
Tighten the knurled screw
X
Pos. Resulting sound
B.4 • More fundamental
• Little overtones
B.5 • Less fundamental
• Many overtones
B.6 • Pronounced proximity
effect
You can attach two microphones to the drum clamp (e.g. for picking up
two toms in cramped space conditions). To do so, use both slots of the
drum clamp.
The various adjustment possibilities of the MZH 908 D and MZH 908 B
clamps together with the flexible gooseneck enable the microphone
to be optimally positioned on the sound source (see arrows in the
diagrams C).
4
to attach the e 908 to the bell of the
2
Commentary
Directed into the bell of the
instrument.
Directed partly towards the bell
and partly towards the body of
the instrument.
2 to the rim of the drum by putting the
onto the rim and clipping it on by push-
5
2 in a rotating action until it snaps into
.
6
3 from the side into one of the two slots.
6 .
Commentary
Position on the drum: 3–5 cm
above the drumskin, directed
towards the center of the
drumskin, the fundamental to
overtones ratio can be adjusted
by changing the angle of the
microphone.
The most balanced results are
obtained at an angle of 30–60°.
Optional: tangential position of
the gooseneck in order to reduce
the distance to the drumskin.
B
(e 908 D)
B