Earthworks DP 30/C User Manual page 3

Snare and tom drum periscope microphone

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Congratulations on your purchase of the DP30/C Earthworks Drum Periscope

Microphone(s). After reading this manual, if you have any unanswered ques-

tions, please email or phone us using the contact information on the back

cover of this manual.

First, identify all the items that came with your DP30/C to verify that you

have received each of the items listed below.

Included with DP30/C Tom and Snare Microphone

1 – DP30/C Drum Periscope™ Microphone

1 – PW1 Foam Windscreen

1 – Users Manual

1 – Case with foam insert

IMPORTANT NOTICE - Please Read This:

Use of the LevelPad™ - The DP30/C microphones have a high output level,

which may overload the preamps of some mixers or consoles. Many outboard

microphone preamplifiers and preamplifiers in mixing consoles will handle as

much as +24dBv at the microphone input, without distortion. We suggest that

you check the "maximum preamp input level" specifications of your mixer or

preamplifier to see if it will accommodate signal levels this high. Some mixers

and preamps will not handle level this high at the microphone input. To avoid

overload, please use an Earthworks LP1530 LevelPad™ in the microphone

cable feeding each Drum Periscope Microphone.

Some mixer or outboard preamplifiers may have a pad that can be switched

in or out. However, some of these pads are not attenuators that precede the

preamplifier input, instead they only reduce the gain of the preamplifier. These

(so called) pads will provide no input overload protection from high level micro-

phone signals (see Fig. 1-A). In contrast, other outboard or mixer preamplifiers

have actual pads that precede the preamplifier. These types of pads will provide

the input overload protection that is needed (see Fig. 1-B). Such pads will typi-

cally provide –10dB or –20dB attenuation. However, due to the very high output

level of the Drum Periscope™ microphones, -10 dB or even –20dB may not be

enough attenuation when close miking snares or toms with DP30/C Drum Peri-

scope™ Microphones.

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