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: [email protected] or by telephone at
(603) 654-6427, Ext. 19.
1
FIFTEEN-YEAR WARRANTY
