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We are pleased to welcome you to our ever-growing family of drummers and sound 
engineers using Earthworks High Definition Microphones™ for recording and live 
sound. 

We  hope  the  suggestions  in  this  manual  have  been  beneficial  to  you.  Don’t  be 
afraid to experiment with mic placement.  You can be as creative with your micro-
phone placement as you are with your music.  You are the judge of what works 
best and sounds best. 

If you have any questions, or require any additional information, feel free to 
contact Earthworks directly using the contact information on the back cover of 
this manual and don’t forget to register your warranty information on the Earth-
works website, (see information below).

EARTHWORKS WARRANTY

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Please register your warranty at www.earthworksaudio.com/register 

If you have any problems with your Earthworks products, please contact 

our warranty/repair department by email at
returns@earthworksaudio.com or by telephone at (603) 654-2433, ext 119.

Figure 10-A and 10-B  Miking the Top Head of a Tom

A

B

Summary of Contents for CMK4 CloseMic Kit

Page 1: ...CMK4 CMK5 User s Guide CloseMic Kit...

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Page 3: ...ead This The DM20 s High SPL Handling and Lower Output Level The DM20 has been designed for close miking toms and snares with high SPL handling of 150dB and a reduced output level In most cases the DM...

Page 4: ...uch as Jeff Campitelli with Joe Satriani Steve Gadd Keith Carlock Ronnie Vannucci Anton Fig Anthony King and many top FOH engi neers touring with major artists are using Earthworks High Definition Dru...

Page 5: ...d vantages and disadvantages of each Every engineer or producer uses their own methods to obtain the results they desire and that s what matters Multi microphone Method The objective in multi micropho...

Page 6: ...ing up the un wanted sound of other elements of the drum set from the rear of each micro phone Earthworks cardioid microphones have a very high rejection of sounds at the rear of the microphone This g...

Page 7: ...18dB of Rear Rejection Using Conventional Drum Mics Competitive Microphones Approx 18dB Rear Rejection Figure 4 32dB of Rear Rejection Using Earthworks Drum Mics Earthworks Microphones Approx 32dB Rea...

Page 8: ...hone up inside the rubber holder The fit will be firm so you will need to apply a little pressure to move the microphone body up into the rubber holder The suggested procedure is shown in Figure 5 Mou...

Page 9: ...r further from the drum shell One of the three positions A B or C previously mentioned will allow the RimMount bracket to be mounted par allel to the drum shell Position the rim guide so the bottom ed...

Page 10: ...the microphone head be positioned between 1 5 inches and 3 inches above the drumhead The flexible gooseneck will allow you to move the microphone head either up or down above the drumhead as well as i...

Page 11: ...ype LP20 LevelPad into the microphone cable will provide 20dB of attenuation to help prevent any distortion or overload For full information refer to pages 1 and 2 of this manual Close Miking Snare Dr...

Page 12: ...gure 10 A the microphone head is placed closer to the drum rim while in Figure 10 B the microphone head is aimed toward the center of the drumhead by changing the position of the gooseneck Experiment...

Page 13: ...tions or require any additional information feel free to contact Earthworks directly using the contact information on the back cover of this manual and don t forget to register your warranty informati...

Page 14: ...12 NOTES...

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Page 16: ...3 Noise Weight 11 12 inches 282 44mm 55lb 25kg Frequency response Polar Pattern Cardioid Sensitivity 8mV Pa 42dBV Pa Power requirements 24 48V Phantom 10mA Peak acoustic input 150dB SPL 50Hz to 20kHz...

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