Shure MV88+ Manual

Standby Mode

1. Flash Use the flash when recording in low light situations.
2. Connected Device Status/Recording Length/Focus Lock Device status will display the model name of the connected MOTIV device. Recording length is displayed in hours, minutes, and seconds. See the Visual Settings topic for more information on setting focus and exposure.
3. Zoom Level Pinch the screen to adjust your zoom level for a closer view of your subject.
4. File Information Displays available video format options.
   Note: Option availability may vary based on your mobile device specifications.
   • Audio file formats: (iOS) WAV, ALAC, AAC 96, AAC 128, AAC 256 (Android) AAC 96, AAC 128, AAC 256
   • Sample rate: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
   • Video resolution: 720p, 1080p, 4K
   • Frame rate: 24 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps
5. Reverse Camera Use the front-facing camera to shoot selfie videos.
6. Settings Tap the app settings sprocket to select light or dark theme appearance, to find version information, help materials, and to send feedback.
7. Record/Stop Button
8. Device Setup Access advanced settings for your audio device. See Device Setup section for more information.
9. Preview Window Tap to review the most recently recorded video.
10. Grid/Level/Off Display Tap through to display grid lines or a level for easy image composition. Or turn this feature off if you prefer a clean display.
11. Device Status Displays remaining battery life and available storage space for your recording device.
12. Input Meter/Microphone Gain Displays the strength of the mono or stereo input signal. Tap the input meter to bring up the mic gain and direct monitoring sliders. You can adjust microphone gain during recording to match the volume of the sound source. Make live adjustments to ensure levels are in the target range (indicated by the shaded region of the input meter).
    Note: Display will read AGC when using the app with the built in microphone. Automatic Gain Control (AGC) adjusts levels to ensure consistent volume. Weaker signals are boosted and stronger signals are attenuated to control gain. The dynamic range is decreased but the result is a more even recording.

Visual Settings

Be sure to adjust your visual settings to get the best-looking video image. We recommend making adjustments in this order.
Zoom: Pinch to zoom in or out and frame your shot.

Brightness: Swipe up and down to set brightness level.

Focus: Tap to focus or tap and hold to lock brightness and focus. Tap again to release the lock

Record Mode

1. Flash Use the flash when recording in low light situations.
2. Connected Device Status/Recording Length/Focus Lock Status will display the model name of the connected MOTIV device. Recording length is displayed in hours, minutes, and seconds. The red dot will flash when video is recording. See the Visual Settings topic for more information on focus and exposure.
3. Zoom Level Pinch the screen to adjust your zoom level for a closer view of your subject.
4. Record/Stop Button Start and stop video recording.
   Note: Video files are saved to the Photos app on your mobile device.
5. Audio Recording The MOTIV Video app displays the audio waveform as it is being recorded.
6. Grid Use the grid lines to assist in composing your image.
7. Device Status Displays remaining battery life and available storage space for your recording device.
8. Input Meter Displays the strength of the mono or stereo input signal. Tap the input meter to bring up the mic gain and direct monitoring sliders. You can adjust microphone gain during recording to match the volume of the sound source. Make live adjustments to ensure levels are in the target range (indicated by the shaded region of the input meter).
   Note: The maximum file size for a recording is 2GB, which will result in approximately 2 hours of record time. This limitation was put in place to maximize app performance. Continuous recording for more than 2 hours will generate a second file.

Device Setup

Tap Device on the navigation bar to access microphone settings

1. Notifications The top row displays which device is connected. A red flashing dot next to the name let you know whether recording is active. The charms show which advanced features are on. Tap the headphone icon to access direct monitoring control. Tap the lock to lock or unlock the settings.
   Note: Lock the settings to prevent accidental changes to settings when handling your device during recording. When mic settings are Locked, the setting screen is grayed out.
2. Input Meter Displays the strength of the input signal and whether that signal is mono or stereo. The loudest peaks should reach within the target range (indicated by the shaded region between -12 and -3 dB).
3. Microphone Gain Adjust the mic gain slider to set the volume of the sound source.
4. Custom Presets Tap the caret to quickly access your saved presets. Or tap the Save button to save current settings. See Custom Presets for more information.
5. Preset Modes Set stereo width, equalization, and compression for specific applications. See "Preset Modes" for more information.
6. Polar Pattern Selection Swipe to choose your pick-up pattern. Use the handles to adjust the width of the stereo image.
   Tip: Consider the location of the microphone and the size of the sound source when adjusting the width. For example, a large orchestra or ensemble recording benefits from a wide stereo image, which increases separation between instruments. Speech benefits from a narrow width, which improves clarity and rejects ambient (room) sound.
7. Stereo Width Handles Use the dots to quickly set stereo width.
8. Advanced Features Fine tune your audio recording with limiter and compressor controls, high pass filter, left-right swap, and equalization settings.

Preset Modes

Five selectable modes optimize settings for gain, stereo width, equalization, and compression. Set the microphone level and try the modes to find which sounds best. Preset modes can affect the strength of the input signal, so adjust the microphone level as needed after changing presets.

Mode	Application	Characteristics
Speech	speech	Narrow stereo width to reject background noise, equalization that emphasizes cla rity and fullness, and gentle compression.
Singing	solo or group vocal per formances	Medium stereo width with subtle equalization to add richness and clarity for a na tural sound.
Flat	any	An unprocessed signal (no equalization or compression settings used). Adds flexi bility when processing the audio after recording.
Acoustic	acoustic instruments and quiet music	Medium stereo width with transparent compression to smooth out volume spikes and bring out quiet passages. The equalizer setting emphasizes detail and an overall natural sound.
Loud	live performance and lou der sources	Wide stereo to increase separation between sources. Equalization further impro ves definition by reducing frequencies that can make the instrumentation sound crowded.

Direct Monitoring Blend

There are two ways to access the Direct Monitoring slider when you want to adjust your monitor source. Tap the input meter to view the mic gain and monitoring blend sliders. Or you can view the slider by tapping the headphone icon in the device settings tab.

Use the direct monitoring slider to determine how much of each input you hear. For best results, start monitoring at the midpoint and adjust.

• Move the slider towards Mic to hear more of the audio that is being currently recorded by the microphone.
• Move the slider towards Playback when you want to listen to the previously recorded audio and less of the audio coming in to the microphone. This is useful for when you want to review your recording.

As one source increases, the other source decreases.

Advanced Mic Settings

After you have selected the preset mode for your application, fine tune the sound of your recording with limiter, compressor, and equalizer controls. Your settings will be retained in the microphone when using other audio and video recording applica tions.

Limiter

Toggle the limiter on to set an input threshold and prevent distortion from volume peaks in your recordings.

Compressor

Choose no compression, or select light or heavy compression to control volume when your sound source is dynamic. The compressor will narrow the dynamic range, which means that quiet signals are boosted and loud signals are lowered.

High Pass Filter

Choose no HPF for the most natural sound. Or select 75 Hz or 150 Hz to reduce wind noise, room noise, or proximity effect.
75 Hz Low frequency cutoff Provides a 6 dB-per-octave cutoff at 75 Hz. Helps eliminate floor rumble and low-frequency room noise from heating and air conditioning systems. This setting may also be used to compensate for proximity effect or to reduce low frequencies that make an instrument sound dull or muddy.
150 Hz Low frequency rolloff Provides a 6 dB-per-octave rolloff filter at 150 Hz. Use this to compensate for proximity effect or to reduce low frequencies that could make an instrument sound dull or muddy.

Left-Right Channel Swap

For stereo recordings, use Left Right Swap to flip the left and right audio channels to match the stereo image to the video. For example, when using video to record yourself.
Tip: Use the L and R indicators on the microphone barrel. This way you can set Left Right Swap before you start to record.

Equalizer

Change the preset modes to hear the DSP changes, and then use the equalizer to boost or cut bands of frequencies to improve sound clarity.
Note: Equalization within presets will not be displayed. However, the equalizer graphic in the advanced settings status bar displays the user selected equalization.

Tap to access the MOTIV equalizer. Equalization changes are displayed in the equalizer image.

EQ persists between preset mode changes.

Sharing MOTIV Video Recordings

Stop the recording to create a video file that is saved in the Photos app on your mobile device. You can share videos created with the MOTIV video recording app from Photos.

• On an iOS device, find your video in Photos > MOTIV. Or in Photos > Media Types > Videos.
• On an Android device, find your video in the main Photos library or in Photos > Albums > Camera.

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