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INSTALLATION
For initial operation of your microphone, complete the following steps:
• Power up your computer.
• Connect your microphone to a free USB port on your computer.
NOTE: Your operating system automatically installs the required drivers.
• Select the microphone as input source in your preferred audio software
application.
Windows:
• Adjust the recording level as required, using the Windows Volume
Control panel. (Shortcut: Loudspeaker icon found in the taskbar.)
• (Optional) Select the microphone in the pull-down menu of Sound
recording by clicking on Sounds and Audio Devices in the Control Panel
and then clicking the tab Audio.
Mac OS:
•
Adjust the recording level as required, using Audio Midi Setup in Mac
OS. Your microphone is now ready for use.
•
(Optional:) Select your microphone in the Audio Midi Setup in Audio
Devices-Tab as standard recording device.
MOUNTING AND OPERATION
To get the sound you want, try changing the mic position relative to the
sound source or even move the microphone around in the recording room of
your studio. Adjusting the angle at which walls face the sound source can also
be helpful. Only when the desired basic sound has been achieved, should you
start to use equalizers and signal processors, if any at all (remember: less is
often more!).
Due to the extremely linear frequency response and the high sonic resolution
of your microphone, there is no need for high-frequency “EQing” that can
heavily influence the signal and unnecessarily increase the noise level. The
microphone provides that much-desired transparency which often gets lost
during recording and mixing.
There is an adapter on your microphone that lets you mount it on mic stands
with either metric (Europe) or imperial-gauge threads (North America).
