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Made in U.S.A.

Earthworks, Inc. • 37 Wilton Rd. • Milford, NH 03055

603-654-2433, ext. 114 • www.earthworksaudio.com

email: sales@earthworksaudio.com •

Printed in U.S.A.

User’s Manual

FW430

FW430/HC

High Definition

Microphone System

A Microphone,

Boom and Stand

in a Single Unit

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Summary of Contents for FlexWand FW430

Page 1: ...37 Wilton Rd Milford NH 03055 603 654 2433 ext 114 www earthworksaudio com email sales earthworksaudio com Printed in U S A User s Manual FW430 FW430 HC High Definition Microphone System A Microphone Boom and Stand in a Single Unit ...

Page 2: ...on from the band Congratulations on your purchase of the innovative Earthworks High Defini tion Microphone FW430 FlexWand System We know you will be thrilled with the results you achieve using the FlexWand System for both live per formance and recording Enclosed with your Earthworks FW430 FlexWand System FlexWand Models FW430 FW430 HC with cast iron base or FW430TPB FW430 HC TPB with tripod base 1...

Page 3: ...difference you see when comparing conventional video and high definition video It is most impressive We again urge you to care fully read the next 8 pages to gain a greater understanding of how fully utilize the FlexWand System 2 Utilizing Earthworks Near perfect Polar Response Near perfect Polar Response Conventional cardioid microphones typically have poor polar response They will have a relativ...

Page 4: ...hone How Earthworks Near perfect Polar Response Can Benefit You There are several ways near perfect polar response can benefit you 1 Use of fewer microphones 2 Ability to place microphones closer to the sound source for more gain before feedback 3 No spotlighting or highlighting 4 More rejection of sounds from the rear of the microphone 5 Instruments or singers on the sides of the microphone enjoy...

Page 5: ...owever when you have all 3 it is somewhat remarkable The near perfect polar response provides a smooth off axis response in addition to a much wider pick up pattern with the full frequency response of the micro phone With a wider pick up pattern the microphone can be moved closer to the source in this case singers and obtain even more gain before feedback Spotlighting Conventional microphones typi...

Page 6: ... 500Hz and 4kHz 9b Conventional Cardioid Microphone 9c Earthworks Cardioid Microphone Figure 9 Differences in the Rear Polar Response Between a Perfect Conventional and an Earthworks Cardioid Microphone 9a Textbook Perfect Cardioid Microphone 8 What we have reviewed so far is technical information shown on charts and graphs Now lets look at what happens in the actual use and application of these t...

Page 7: ...re feedback It is suggested that when mik ing choirs that you use a high pass filter low cut on your console and set it somewhere in the 120Hz range This will increase your gain before feedback even more You can also achieve more gain before feedback by boosting the FlexWand with EQ at 1 5kHz and 5kHz If this starts to sound too thin you can boost at 500Hz to add some warmth and bottom end The inf...

Page 8: ...ole on the tripod base D Push the sleeve all the way down and then tighten the setscrew E The FW430 FlexWand Comes in Two Versions The FW430 comes with a 12 lb cast iron base and the FW430TPB comes with a collapsible tripod base Connecting the Tripod Base to the FW430TPB When screwing the FW430 in the cast iron base first place the cast iron base on the floor Then by holding the stand section A ca...

Page 9: ... Positioning the Microphone Head with the FlexWand at Maximum Height Figure 19 FW430 series used in miking a children s choir at maximum height The near perfect cardioid pattern of the FlexWands allow placing the micro phone heads as close as 18 inches in front of the singers and still have a uniform balanced pickup with no highlight ing or spotlighting of the singers directly in front of the micr...

Page 10: ...re 21b Now position the wand at several an gles at greater and less than 45 degrees see Figure 22 to see how the large flex is much more rigid The large flex can be made even more rigid by sliding the sleeve up to cover three fourths of the large flex see Figure 21c These adjustments are ideal when you want to position the wand at any position between straight up to a 90 degree angle If you want t...

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