Earthworks DK50 series User Manual - System:

Congratulations on your purchase of the Earthworks DK50/R Premium DrumKit™ 

System.  You will be thrilled with the results you will be able to obtain using the 

elements of this premium system in miking drum sets. If you have any questions, you 

may contact us using the contact information on the back page of this manual. 

Happy Drumming!

Items Enclosed with your New Earthworks DrumKit

™

 System:

 DK50/R (Recording version)

2 - QTC50 Omni Condenser Microphones

1 - SR30 Cardioid Condenser Microphone

3 - LevelPads

TM

1 - KickPad

®

1 - Stainless Steel Windscreen for SR30

3 - Foam Windscreens

             3 - Microphone Clips

1 - User’s Manual with DrumKit

TM

 Brochure and Demo CD

1 - Zero/Halliburton DrumKit

TM

 case

IMPORTANT NOTICE

 - 

Please  Read This:

Use of the LevelPad™ - The QTC50 overhead microphones have a high output 

level, which may overload the preamp of most mixers or consoles.  To avoid over-

load, please use one of the enclosed LevelPads

TM

 in the microphone cable feeding 

each QTC50. Select either the -15dB or -30dB of attenuation for optimum results. 

The third enclosed LevelPad

TM

 can be used with the SR30 in any situation where 

it’s output is too high for your mixer or console preamps. Using the LevelPad

TM

 in 

conjunction with the KickPad

®

 with the SR30 on kick drum should not be neces-

sary in most applications.

Avoid Use of Omni Mics on Kick Drum - The SR30 cardioid microphone is 

designed to be used for the kick drum. DO NOT use the omni QTC50s for close 

miking a kick drum. The QTC50 has extended low frequency response that goes 

down to 3Hz and in certain conditions may cause overload or distortion when using 

the KickPad

®

.  There is a lot of energy (power) at subsonic frequencies. The SR30 

cardioid microphone has a low frequency response down to 30Hz which will not pick 

up subsonic information. We therefore recommend the use of cardioid mics on kick 

drum when using the KickPad

®

.  This not only applies to Earthworks microphones, 

but applies to microphones made by other manufacturers as well. Use only cardioid 

microphones for close miking kick drums when using the KickPad

®

.

WARRANTY

All Earthworks products carry a fifteen-year limited warranty (parts and labor).  If 

you have any problems with your Earthworks products, please contact our warranty/

repair department by email at: returns@earthworksaudio.com or by telephone at 

(603) 654-6427, Ext. 19.

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FIFTEEN-YEAR WARRANTY