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MICROPHONE POSITIONING
Always use a sturdy microphone stand with the KU4. Weighing
in at around 5lbs, the KU4 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
KU4 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 configuration. 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.
