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- Page 1 OWNER'S MANUAL LANGEVIN CR-3A FET CONDENSOR MICROPHONE MANLEY LABORATORIES, INC. MANUFACTURED BY: MANLEY LABORATORIES, INC. 13880 MAGNOLIA AVE. CHINO, CA. 91710 USA TEL: (909) 627-4256 FAX: (909) 628-2482 email:emanley@netcom.com http://www.manleylabs.com...
- Page 2 Thank You for purchasing the Langevin CR-3A. This microphone has an interesting evolu- tion story. It was originally built in China for "ASC" until Manley purchased the rights to it when ASC quit the microphone business. Manley was impressed by a few of the mics but was not satisfied with the consistency.
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Page 3: Tips And Techniques
TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Freelance engineers can safely skip this page - it is more for those less familiar with condensor mics. Let us start at the beginning. The box the mic was shipped in also has three other items. There are two varieties of mounts and a foam pop filter. - Page 4 In major studios, vocals are most often recorded through electro-optical compressors like the UREI LA- 2A or the the Manley Electro-Optical Limiter and then directly to tape. The amount of limiting depends on the voice, song and mic technique but it is usually gentle and "invisible". One rarely sees any EQ applied to vocals until mixing.
- Page 5 CR-3A Specifications Acoustical Operating Principle: Pressure Gradient Transducer Polar Pattern: Cardioid ≥12dB @ 300Hz-3K , ≥15dB @ 1K Difference between 0 and 180 : Frequency Range: 40 Hz - 16 K Source Impedance: 200 ohm ± 20% (1K Minimum Load Impedance: 1 k ohm Maximum SPL for 0.5% THD at 1K 122 dB...
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Page 6: Warranty Registration
Registration entitles you to product support, full warranty benefits, and notice of product enhancements and upgrades. You MUST complete and return the following to validate your warranty and registration. Thank you again for choosing to use Manley Laboratories. MODEL LANGEVIN CR-3A____________________...