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Soft Polyolefin® Coated

Metal Bracket

Rubber

Holder

Delrin®

Cushioned Rim-guide

Hook Portion

of Bracket

Thumbscrew

Mounting the RM1 RimMount to the Drum

The RM1 RimMount is designed for metal drum rims, and will not work on 

wooden drum rims. While reading this section, please refer to Figure 4-A, 

which  refers  to  the  various  elements  of  the  RimMount™.  Mounting  the 

RimMount to the drum rim is quite easy.  First, unscrew the thumbscrew 

so there is more than enough space for the Delrin® cushioned rim-guide 

to clear the bottom of the drum rim. Then determine where on the drum 

rim you want to place the microphone and place the top “hook portion” 

of the RimMount bracket over the drum rim. 

Figure 4-A.  Elements of the RM1 RimMount™

Referring to Figure 4-B, notice that on the cushioned rim-guide there are 

two sets of grooves. One set of grooves is in the “center” of the rim-guide, 

while the other set of grooves is “off center” (or closer to the edge of the 

rim-guide). These two sets of grooves provide you with “three” mounting 

options: (1) placing the “off center” rim-guide grooves close to the drum 

shell, (2) or rotating the “off center” grooves 180 degrees will place the 

rim-guide further away from the drum shell, and (3) the “center” grooves 

will allow placement in-between the positions described in 1 and 2.

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Figure 4-B  Positioning the Cushioned Rim-guide

Offset Groove

Positioned

on Left

Offset Groove

Positioned

on Right

Centered

Grooves

Always position the microphone head at an angle to the drumhead. It is also 

suggested that the microphone head be positioned between 1.5 inches and 

3 inches above the drumhead. All of the previous information in this manual 

applies to both toms and snares when using a Drum Periscope Microphone. 

The DP30/C SnareMic has been optimized for miking snare drums and toms 

and has a low frequency response down to 30Hz. If the DP30/C sounds a 

little “tubby” on your snare drum, then use a high-pass filter set somewhere 

between 60Hz and 100Hz to reduce the low frequency response or a low 

frequency equalizer (EQ) to accomplish the same thing by attenuating/cut-

ting a few dB in the area of 60Hz to 100Hz for the desired results.

The DP30/C SnareMic™ can be used on either the top drumhead, bottom 

drumhead or both. Figure 7-A shows a snare drum with a DP30/C micro-

phone placed over the top drumhead, while Figure 7-B shows a share drum 

with both the top and bottom heads miked.

Figure 7-A and 7-B  Miking the Top or Top & Bottom of a Snare

Close Miking Toms with the DP30/C

DP30/C will provide a rich and full tom sound. You can mike either the top 

head of a tom with the DP30/C as indicated in Figure 8 or you can also mike 

the bottom, or top and bottom of a tom in a similar fashion as shown on a 

snare in Figure 7-B. You will notice in Figure 8-A the microphone head is 

placed closer to the drum rim, while in Figure 8-B the microphone head is 

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Summary of Contents for SR25

Page 1: ...utput XLR PIN 2 Minimum output load 600 between pins 2 3 Noise 22dB SPL A weighted Dimensions L x D 8 4 x 860 inches 212mm x 22mm Weight 5lb 225g SR30 Cardioid 30Hz to 30kHz 1 5dB 1 DP30 C Frequency r...

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Page 3: ...t you have received each of the items listed below Items Enclosed with DFK1 Drum FullKit System 2 SR25 Cardioid Microphones 2 SR30 Cardioid Microphones 5 DP30 C Drum Periscope Microphones 5 RM1 RimMou...

Page 4: ...recede the preamplifier input It makes no difference if the LevelPad is inserted at the microphone or somewhere in the middle 3 Figure 1 A and 1 B Preamp Input Pads A B Whether your kick drum has a fr...

Page 5: ...into the mic line feeding the kick drum mic and you will be astonished with the sound Important Please Read Using the SR30 on Kick Drum The Earthworks SR30 supplied for miking kick drum is a precision...

Page 6: ...l and sound quality was staggering The DP30 C designed specifically for use with snare drums and toms The DP30 C has a flexible mini gooseneck for easy positioning and can handle up to 145 dB SPL The...

Page 7: ...ks High Definition Micro phones say that they hear more of attack more subtle details and a more pristine quality in the sound than with any other microphones re gardless of price Miking Drums There a...

Page 8: ...phone up inside the rubber holder The fit will be firm so you will need to apply a little pres sure to move the microphone body up into the rubber holder The sug gested procedure is indicated in Figur...

Page 9: ...guide Offset Groove Positioned on Left Offset Groove Positioned on Right Centered Grooves Always position the microphone head at an angle to the drumhead It is also suggested that the microphone head...

Page 10: ...o the drumhead This will prevent any possibility of the diaphragm being forced to the microphone A B back plate which could cause an unwanted pop or thump in the sound or recording system The flexible...

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