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11.  With  the  PianoMic

  placed  in-

side the piano and the microphones 
properly positioned you are ready to 
connect the PianoMic

 cable to the 

electronics box via a 5-pin XLR con-
nector. The back of the electronics 
box has two XLR-3 connectors that 
will  connect  the  microphone  out-
puts to the preamp inputs of your 
mixer

 (See Figure 13).

12. Notice in Figure 14 that 
the top of each microphone 
head  has  a  number.  These 
numbers  correspond  to  the 
numbers  on  the  rear  of  the 
electronics  box.  Depending 
upon  how  the  PianoMic

  is 

placed in the piano the high 
strings  will  be  indicated  by 
either the number 1 or num-
ber  2.  Once  the  PianoMic

™ 

has been placed, identify the 
microphone numbers on the 
mic heads for both the high 
and low strings and remem-
ber  that  they  correspond  to 
the  numbers  on  the  rear  of 

the electronics box. This will allow you to correctly identify the microphone 
signals for high and low strings that are connected to the preamps of your 
mixer. Remember that the PianoMic

 requires 48-volt phantom power.

13.  There  are  two  ways  to  mount  the  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 two ways.

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Figure 14. Corresponding 

Numbers on Microphone 

Heads and Outputs of 

Electronics Box.

Figure 13. Front 

and Rear of the 

Electronics Box

   

Leather Pouch Attached to Piano Leg

The enclosed leather pouch has Velcro straps that allow it to be attached to 

the leg of a piano. The pouch is open at the top and the bottom has a strap to 

prevent the electronics box from falling out of the bottom. There is an opening 

at the bottom of the pouch to conveniently attach the two standard XLR-3 mi-

crophone cables that go to your mixer preamp inputs 

(See Figures 15 and 16).

Figure 17. 

Mounting Electronics Box 

on a Microphone Stand 

Electronics Box Attached to Mic Stand Bracket

The electronics box has a threaded insert in the bottom of the box that will 

mate with the threads on a standard microphone stand.  By this method, 

the electronics box can be mounted to a short mic stand to keep it above 

floor level, if desired (see Figure 17).

Figures 15. Placing the Electronics Box 

                   in the Pouch.

Figures 16.  Attaching the Pouch 

                    to the Piano Leg.

Leather Bag

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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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