Adjusting The Sensitivity - Sennheiser e 914 Instruction Manual

Sensitivity and bass filter
The e 9 14 is equipped with a three-position sensitivity switch and a bass filter switch.

Adjusting the sensitivity

The microphone sensitvity can remain unchanged (0) or be reduced by 10 dB or 20 dB. The latter is
recommended when there is a risk that the microphone or subsequent microphone input is overmo-
dulated, e.g. due to high sound pressure levels from drums, brass instruments, etc.
We recommend that you mute the corresponding microphone channel on the mixing console
before connecting and disconnecting the microphone cable, switching on and off the phantom
powering or setting the switches (see figure above).
Adjusting the bass filter
The e 914 has been designed for an extended low-frequency bass response. With certain live or
close instrument miking applications, an over-emphasis of the low frequencies can occur. This can
be compensated for by the 6 dB/octave roll-off filter. The cut-off filter reduces low-frequency wind
noise by 18 dB/octave.
0 dB
-10 dB
-20 dB
flat
cut off
roll off
Operation
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