Earthworks CMK1 MicKit User manual

Summary of CMK1 MicKit

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    Dp30/c frequency response polar pattern cardioid sensitivity 1 0mv/pa (-40dbv/pa) power requirements 48v phantom, 1 0ma peak acoustic input 1 45db spl output xlr (pin 2+) minimum output load 600Ω, balanced between pins 2&3 noise 22db spl (a weighted) dimensions l x d weight 30hz to 30khz +2db@1’ 1 0...

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    Congratulations on your purchase of the earthworks cmk1 mickit™ for toms and snare. You will be thrilled with the results you will be able to ob- tain using the cmk1, as you will hear far more detail on toms or snare than with conventional microphones. After reading this manual, if you have any unan...

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    Important notice - please read this: use of the levelpad™ - the dp30/c drum 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 inp...

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    4 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 m...

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    Earthworks drum periscope ™ microphones the earthworks drumkit™ high definition three-microphone systems have had great success because they pick up drum sounds with far more detail and accu- racy than conventional microphones. This improved sound quality is due to propri- etary advanced technologie...

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    The areas of impulse response, diaphragm settling time and polar technolo- gies. 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. Miking ...

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    Are the root cause of phase cancellations with conventional microphones. In contrast, earthworks has a patented polar technology that provides our microphones with the same frequency response on the sides of the micro- phone as it does at the front (no more than a 3db loss at any frequency out to 90...