Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the 7KIT percussion microphone kit from Samson Audio! We understand that the sound of your drum kit is extremely personal and important to your livelihood, so we carefully designed the 7KIT as a complete solution specifically for miking your drum kit.
7KIT Features Features The Samson 7KIT utilizes state-of-the-art microphone technology and each micro- phone is engineered to the finest detail for the drum it is to be used on. Here are some of the 7KIT’s main features: • Seven piece percussion microphone kit including one QKICK bass drum mic, one QSNARE snare drum mic, three QTOM tom-tom mics and a matched pair of C02 studio condensers for overheads.
Mounting the QSNARE and QTOM Installing the QSNARE and QTOM to your drums with the integral DMC100 mic clip is easy. Follow the simple steps below to install the DMC100 mic clips to your drum kit. • First, get the DMC100 ready for instal- lation.
Using the 7KIT Microphone Placement and Tone Quality When you position your mics on the drums, it will be easy to get a great sound since, in general, they are positioned so close to the sound source. You can make slight adjustments to the height and angle that will have an effect on the sound.
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Using the 7KIT Application Guide The following section will describe some basic miking techniques for the various drums in your kit. Use this as a guideline, but remember every sound system, every room, every drum kit and every drummer is slightly different, so experiment around until you find the sound that’s right for you.
7KIT Microphone Characteristics Polar Pick-up Pattern Every microphone has a characteristic polar pattern that determines how well it accepts or rejects signal coming from various areas around the microphone. For example, omnidirectional mics accept all signals regardless of wherever those signals originate (in front of the mic, behind it, to the side, etc.).
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7KIT Microphone Characteristics QKICK Frequency Chart QKICK Polar Pattern QSNARE Frequency Chart QSNARE Polar Pattern QTOM Frequency Chart QTOM Polar Pattern C02Frequency Chart C02 Polar Pattern...
Microphone Wiring Guide The 7KIT mics can be connected to any mixer, mixer/amplifier, or mic preamp using a standard microphone cable. As shown in the wiring diagrams below, con- nect the female XLR end directly to the microphone’s gold-plated connector and the other end (normally a male XLR end, although some mixers use 1/4"...