Applications Guide; Vocal - Miktek C7 Owner's Manual

Applications Guide

The C7 is a great microphone choice for many instrument miking situations Below is a brief guide on using the C7 in
some typical applications But as a general rule of thumb, before you use a typical placement, carefully listen to what you
are miking by having the artist play a practice track Take a walk around the artist as they are playing and listen to what
the instrument sounds like from different positions Move left and right Listen over the artist's shoulders Place your
head up high and close to the floor Imagine your ears are the microphones What do you hear that you like? Then, once
you choose your spot, monitor the signal through a set of good quality closed-back headphones and take notice to how
just a slight adjustment can make a huge change in frequency response However, before you get into experimenting, the
following basic examples are a good place to start
Vocals
When using the C7 on vocals, position the microphone in front of the artist so that the microphone grill is
approximating 4 to 10 inches away To avoid unwanted p-popping, use of an external pop filter is strongly recommended
If no pop filter is available try to set the microphone at a slight angle, which will also help reduce p-pops When the C7's
pattern switch is set to Figure eight, you can record a vocal duet by positioning one vocalist directly in front of the mic
and one directly facing the rear of the microphone Just remember that the extreme sides of the microphone pick up
almost nothing due to the bidirectional pick up pattern You can record a group of vocalists by positioning them in a
circle around the C7 with the pattern switch is set to Omni The linier response will pickup up all the vocalists in a 360
degree pattern, evenly Try to set the balance by having the talent use natural dynamics to blend, or position each singer
at different distances to mic to crest a different balance
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