Earthworks CMK4 User Manual

Summary of CMK4

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    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. 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+) m...

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    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 manu- al, if you have any unanswered questions, please email or phone us using the contact informat...

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    Figure 8-a and 8-b miking the top head of a tom the dp30/c high definition drum periscope microphones™ have been used successfully by drummers with major recording artists in both recording ses- sions and for live performance. The drum periscope microphones™ will pro- vide you with years of exceptio...

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    4 of the mic line, or by plugging the levelpad directly into the preamplifier input. The most popular practice is to plug the levelpad™ into the pre- amplifier 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 l...

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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 de- tail and accuracy than conventional microphones. This improved sound qual- ity is due to proprietary advanced technologie...

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    Ments are in the areas of impulse response, diaphragm settling time and polar technologies. Those who have heard earthworks high definition microphones™, say that they hear more of the attack, and more subtle details with a more pristine quality in the sound than with any other mi- crophones, regard...

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    Not place three singers on a conventional microphone, the one in front of the mic sounds great, but the two on the sides have a dramatic loss of quality. These drastic changes in high frequency response on the sides of the microphone cause phase differences, and these are the root cause of phase can...