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USER INSTRUCTIONS

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MODO DE EMPLEO

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REFERENCE MULTIPATTERN
CONDENSER MICROPHONES

414 XLS

414 XLII

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Page 1: ...n 27 USER INSTRUCTIONS Read the manual before using the equipment 50 MODE D EMPLOI Lire cette notice avant d utiliser le syst me 74 MODO DE EMPLEO Consulte el manual antes de utilizar el equipo REFERE...

Page 2: ...2 Bass Cut Filter 34 4 3 Preattenuation Pad 34 4 4 Stand Mounting 34 4 5 Application Area 35 4 6 Hints on Microphone Placement 36 4 6 1 Lead Vocals 36 4 6 2 Choir Backing Vocals 37 4 6 3 Violin Viola...

Page 3: ...he safety regulations in force in your country and is fitted with a ground lead 1 1 Environment In case of scrapping the equipment separate the housing electronics and cables and dispose all the compo...

Page 4: ...2 3 Optional Accessories Optional accessories can be found at www akg com Your dealer will be happy to advise you 2 4 C414 XLS This large diaphragm condenser microphone has been designed on the basis...

Page 5: ...initial position When you switch phantom power to the microphone off and back on later the cur rently selected settings of all three selectors will be restored automatically as soon as you switch pha...

Page 6: ...C12 VR studio microphones from AKG providing the optimum polar pattern for best possible results in the most diverse miking situations All polar patterns are largely frequency independent for realist...

Page 7: ...the microphone s ouptut level particularly at low frequencies to overload the mixer input To keep noise levels in the microphone input stage as low as possible the entire trans ducer section uses ext...

Page 8: ...414 XLS with the exception of a completely different acoustic resistor that provides a slight high frequency rise at 3 kHz and above This HF boost enhances the presence of vocals so we specifically re...

Page 9: ...8 V phantom power to IEC 61938 only This standard requires a positive voltage of 48 V with reference to the cable shield Risk of damage Do not connect the microphone to any power supply other than a p...

Page 10: ...fectively cancel out any unwanted noise such as fan noise from air conditioning systems etc or low frequency noise due to floor vibrations handling noise etc without affecting the sound of the recor d...

Page 11: ...solo vocals l l l Backing vocals choir l l Speech l l l Acoustic guitar l l l l Electric guitar l Electric bass l Double bass l l Violin l l l Cello l l l Zither l l l Grand piano classical music l l...

Page 12: ...wing sections describe some proven miking techniques 4 6 Hints on Microphone Placement 4 6 1 Lead Vocals Figure 4 Solo vocalist Working distance 6 to 12 in 15 to 30 cm Polar pattern cardioid Bass cut...

Page 13: ...will often do the trick Backing vocals technique 1 If enough tracks are available we recommend overdubbing each voice separately See 4 6 1 Lead Vocals Backing vocals technique 2 If you use a separate...

Page 14: ...e f holes from a height of 6 to 8 feet 1 8 to 2 5 m above the floor Large string sections Use a combination of a pair of microphones in an XY MS ORTF or other stereo configu ration and close in spot m...

Page 15: ...ss together with an ensemble place the microphone closer to the instrument and set the polar pattern to hypercardioid to prevent leakage from other instruments into the microphone Cello technique 1 Re...

Page 16: ...hole Aim a smalldiaphragm microphone e g a C451 B at a point near the bridge from a distance of about 3 1 2 feet 1 m or at the body from a point below and to the rear of the instrument 4 6 6 Flute Fi...

Page 17: ...7 Clarinet Figure 10 Clarinet Point the microphone at the lowest key To minimize key noise place the microphone a little ways to the side of the instrument 4 6 8 Tenor Saxophone Soprano Saxophone Figu...

Page 18: ...d screen will help reduce blowing noise 4 6 10 Grand and Upright Pianos Figure 15 Grand piano Grand piano Aim a single C414 or an XY MS or ORTF pair of C414s at the middle strings from a height of 5 t...

Page 19: ...Electric guitar Electric guitar Position the microphone 3 to 6 in 8 to 15 cm in front of the speaker aiming at a point off the speaker diaphragm center Use the bass cut and a preattenuation pad You m...

Page 20: ...se little or no EQ Hanging and floor toms Use one microphone for each tom or for every two toms aligning the microphone with the rim of the top head at a distance of 2 to 4 in 5 to 10 cm To reduce lea...

Page 21: ...CLEANING 5 Cleaning 5 1 Microphone Use a soft cloth moistened with water to clean the surface of the microphone body 5 2 Wind screen Wash the foam wind screen in soap suds Do not use the wind screen b...

Page 22: ...eighted 6 dB A 0 dB preattenuation Signal noise ratio re 1 Pa A weighted 88 dB Max SPL for 0 5 THD 200 400 800 1600 Pa 140 146 152 158 dB SPL 0 6 12 18 dB preattenuation Dynamic range A weighted 134 d...

Page 23: ...C414 XLS C414 XLII MANUAL 47 TECHNICAL DATA Polar diagram C414 XLS C414 XLII Omnidirectional Wide cardioid Cardioid Hypercardioid Figure 8 Frequency response C414 XLII Frequency response C414 XLS...

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