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- Page 3 Congratulations on your purchase of an Earthworks CMK4 or CMK5 CloseMic™ Kit System. You will be thrilled with the results you will be able to obtain using the CloseMic™ Kit System. After reading this manual, if you have any unanswered questions, please email or phone us using the contact information on the back page of this manual.
- Page 4 Figure 1-A and 1-B Preamp Input Pads In any case where the pad does not precede the preamplifier, or the pad does not provide enough attenuation, the Earthworks LP1530 LevelPad™ can be used and will provide either –15dB or –30dB of attenuation. The LevelPad™...
- Page 5 the LevelPad directly into the preamplifier input. The most popular practice is to plug the LevelPad™ into the preamplifier input, which makes it more accessible to switch the attenuation settings (-15dB or –30dB) if needed. Figures 2-A, 2-B and 2-C show how the LevelPad can be inserted into the microphone line in one of three ways as indicated below: Figure 2-A LevelPad™...
- Page 6 New Science in Microphones David Blackmer, the brilliant engineer who invented the unique technologies of dbx, is also the inventor and founder of Earthworks. In the last few years of his life, David developed a number of revolutionary technologies that dramatically improve the quality and performance of microphones.
- Page 7 Those who have heard Earthworks High Definition Microphones™, say that they hear more of attack, more subtle details and a more pristine quality in the sound than with any other microphones, regardless of price. The Demo CD in the Earthworks Mini-Brochure should capture your interest in this respect.
- Page 8 In contrast, Earthworks has a patented polar technology that provides our microphones with the same frequency response on the sides of the microphone as it does at the front (no more than a 3dB loss at any frequency out to 90º...
- Page 9 Mounting the RM1 RimMount to the Drum The RM1 RimMount is designed for metal drum rims, and will not work on wooden drum rims. While reading this section, please refer to Figure 4-A, which refers to the various elements of the RimMount™. Mounting the Rim- Mount to the drum rim is quite easy.
- Page 10 The various types of metal drum rims may have the bottom flange of the rim either closer to the shell or further from the shell. Depending upon the type of metal drum rim, one of the previously described three positions will allow the RimMount bracket to be mounted parallel to the drum shell.
- Page 11 +24dBV which may overload some microphone preamplifiers. The use of the Earthworks LevelPad in the microphone line will prevent any such distortion or overload. So, to be safe, we suggest that you first plug a LevelPad into the mic line feeding the Drum Periscope microphone.
- Page 12 All of the previous information in this manual applies to both toms and snares when using a Drum Periscope Microphone. The DP25/C SnareMic has been optimized for miking snare drums, while the DP30/C TomMic has been optimized for miking toms. The DP25/C SnareMic has less low frequency response (down to 50Hz) so it does not sound “tubby”...
- Page 13 Earthworks High Definition Microphones™. We know that when you use the Earthworks High Definition Drum Periscope Microphones for your recording and live performances you will be thrilled with the results. We are pleased to welcome you to the ever-growing family of profes- sionals using Earthworks High Definition Microphones™.
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- Page 16 Dimensions L x D Dimensions L x D (275mm x 22mm) (275mm x 22mm) Weight Weight .22lb ( 00g) .22lb ( 00g) Made in U.S.A. Earthworks, Inc. 37 Wilton Rd. Milford, NH 03055 603-654-6427, ext. 14 www.earthworksaudio.com Printed in U.S.A.
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