7
MICROPHONE POSITIONING
Always use a sturdy microphone stand with the R44. Weighing in at
over
8
pounds
and more than 13
inches
long, the R44 requires
mounting on a strong, robust microphone stand with a heavy base or
tripod. Large studio-booms with an appropriate counter-weight are
recommended to prevent your R44 from tipping-over and crashing,
causing injury to itself, a musician, or a valuable musical instrument.
The integrated cushion mount was designed to keep structure-borne
noise transmitted through the microphone stand and the cable away
from the low-tuned ribbon transducer. For the shock mount to
function as intended, it is important to vertically position the cushion
mount off of the mic stand and to rotate the microphone within the
yoke, as opposed to rotating the entire mic on the stand. This requires
the use of a swivel mount or
Posi-Lock
when using a boom arm for
positioning the microphone in a vertical con
f
iguration. Having the
cushion mount reaching out horizontally on a boom will cause inferior
vibration isolation and can also distort the cushion mount as time goes
by.
