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4.  The PianoMic

 can be placed inside the piano with the microphone heads ei-

ther facing the dampers 

(Figure 6)

 or facing away from the dampers (Figure 7). For 

optimum results, the PianoMic

 System should be placed in the piano with the mi-

crophone heads positioned two to three inches away from the dampers. How you 

place the PianoMic

 System in the piano will depend upon the piano, its size and 

how it is made.  This will govern whether the microphone heads can be faced to-

ward or faced away from the dampers. It is best to position the PianoMic

 System 

so that the support bracket does not rest on the curved part of the piano case.

5. Notice that one end of the PianoMic

 has a multi-connector shielded cable  

coming out of the tube below the support arm 

(Figure 8)

. It doesn’t matter which 

side of the piano the cable exits. The main objective is to place the PianoMic

 

in the piano so that the microphone heads can be easily placed 2 to 3 inches in 

front of the dampers. The cable is long enough to easily reach the opposite side 

of the piano should you decide to locate the electronics box on the opposite side 

of the piano from where the cable comes out of the PianoMic

. You will need to 

position the cable so it does not lie on top of the support arm. The combined 

thickness of the support arm with the cable on top if it would exceed the size of 

the opening between the piano case and the lid. Therefore when the lid is closed 

it would pinch and deform the cable. To avoid this, place the cable to one side 

of the support arm. You may also position the cable so it comes out the open 

area of the piano as illustrated in Figure 8. 

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Figure 8. Positioning the PianoMic Cable

PianoMic multi-conductor

shielded cable that connects to

electronics box via 5-pin XLR.

Figure 6. Facing the Mic Heads Towards the Dampers

Figure 7. Facing the Mic Heads Away From the Dampers

6.  Once  you  have  determined  which  placement  will  provide  you  with  the 

ability to have the microphone heads two to three inches in front of the ity 

to have the microphone heads two to three inches in front of the dampers, 

you are ready to place the PianoMic

 System inside the piano. With the bar 

fully extended and the clutch adjusted where there is still a little friction, 

place the support bracket on the edge of the piano case opposite you. Then 

push on the bar until the PianoMic

 is the correct length to allow the sup-

port bracket to easily rest on the edge of the piano case nearest to you.

7. With the PianoMic

 in place, you will need to determine if you want the 

microphones to favor the high strings, low strings or neither. The center sec-

tion of the PianoMic

 can slide up to eight inches in either direction in order 

to favor the high or low strings, if desired. This positioning is illustrated in 

Figures 9 and 10.

8. Once you have positioned the PianoMic

 center section, tighten both clutch-

es to insure that the PianoMic

 bar stays in place.

9. With the PianoMic

 in place, you can move the flex arms attached to the mi-

crophone heads several inches to the left or to the right to achieve your desired 

placement 

(See Figure 11).

10. The flex arms also allow you to adjust the height of the microphone heads 

as shown in Figure 12. It is suggested that you place the microphone heads two 

to three inches above the piano strings.

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Figure 9. Favoring the High Strings

Figure 10. Favoring the Low Strings

Figure 11. Adjustable flex arms for the Microphones

Figure 12. Adjusting the Microphone Height

Summary of Contents for PM40T

Page 1: ...Made in U S A Earthworks Inc 37 Wilton Rd Milford NH 03055 603 654 6427 www earthworksaudio com email sales earthworksaudio com Printed in U S A User s Guide PM40T Piano Microphone System for Touring...

Page 2: ...es for miking pianos have changed Conventional miking practices suggest that a piano must be miked from out side to achieve a good sound and that a good piano sound cannot be achieved with closely pla...

Page 3: ...ig 1 C Figure 1 C Rotate collar two turns to the left 3 4 Now take the two PianoMic telescoping sections and mate the connectors just like you would mate a standard XLR connector see Fig 1 D First mat...

Page 4: ...ely from all directions Figure 2 Conventional Free Field Microphones inside a piano only pick up sound accurately in front of the microphone Any recording or live sound engineer will tell you that con...

Page 5: ...Figure 8 Positioning the PianoMic Cable PianoMic multi conductor shielded cable that connects to electronics box via 5 pin XLR Figure 6 Facing the Mic Heads Towards the Dampers Figure 7 Facing the Mi...

Page 6: ...e electronics box 1 in a leather pouch strapped to the leg of the piano or 2 attached to a short mi crophone stand The PianoMic System comes equipped to install the electronics box in either of these...

Page 7: ...btle detail and a more pristine quality in the sound than with any other microphones regard less of price Since David s death in 2002 the Earthworks engineers have continued to develop new innovations...

Page 8: ...Notes 12...

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