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SR30 SR25 DP30/C SR25 SR30 Frequency response 50Hz to 25kHz + 2dB @1’ Frequency response 30Hz to 30kHz + .5dB @1’ Polar Pattern Cardioid Polar Pattern Cardioid Sensitivity Sensitivity 0mV/Pa (-40 dBV/Pa) 0mV/Pa (-40 dBV/Pa) Power requirements 48V Phantom, Power requirements...
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NOTES Congratulations on your purchase of the Earthworks DFK1 FullKit™ High Definition Multi-microphone Drum System. You will be thrilled with the results you will be able to obtain using the DFK1 Drum FullKit™ Sys- tem. 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.
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Drum Periscope™ Microphones. Figure 13-A, 13-B and 13-C Miking a Kick Drum We know that when you use the Earthworks Drum FullKit™ System 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 professionals using Earthworks High Definition Microphones™.
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CAUTION: Plugging the LevelPad into the mic input of a mixer can cause damage to the mixer input con- The Earthworks SR30 supplied for miking kick drum is a precision condenser nector if the LevelPad receives a hard push to the microphone and is sensitive to overly large bursts of air.
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New Science in Microphones David Blackmer, the brilliant engineer who invented the unique technolo- gies 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.
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When using Earthworks High Definition drum mix. Microphones as overheads, you can bring the microphones down closer No Phase Cancellation Issues to the drums without fear of hearing cymbal splash or splatter.
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For overhead drum miking, we suggest that you use the SR25s from the Drum sure to move the microphone body up into the rubber holder. The sug- FullKit. The low frequency specification of 50Hz for the SR25’s allows them gested procedure is indicated in Figure 3.
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Always position the microphone head at an angle to the drumhead. It is also Mounting the RM1 RimMount to the Drum suggested that the microphone head be positioned between 1.5 inches and The RM1 RimMount is designed for metal drum rims, and will not work on 3 inches above the drumhead.
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+24dBV which may overload some microphone preamplifiers. The use of the Earthworks LevelPad in Figure 5-A and 5-B Adjusting DP Microphone Height the microphone line will prevent any such distortion or overload.