RECOMENDED APPLICATIONS
Some of the recommended applications the mic was designed for:
1-3 feet away from a kick drum
(norm mode)
Foley
(fat & norm)
Male Vocals
(fat or
norm)
close up on floor and rack toms
(norm mode)
ADR & VO
(norm)
Female Vocals
(fat+ locut)
drum kit overheads
(norm mode)
radio & tv production
(norm)
Bass cabinet
(norm +
pad)
close-up on crunch guitar cabinet
(fat mode)
radio on air
(norm)
SFX/location
(norm)
acoustic guitar
(norm mode)
+48 Volt Phantom Powering (DIN 45 596/IEC268-15A)
In phantom powering the dc from the positive supply terminal is divided via two identical resistors, so that one half of the dc flows
through each audio modulation conductor to the microphone, and returns to the negative voltage terminal via the cable shield. The
effect which noise superimposed on the dc supply voltage has on the microphone output voltage is reduced by the common mode
rejection factor, which exceeds 60 dB.
Phantom powering provides a connecting system that is fully compatible with moving coil and ribbon mics, since no potential
difference exists between the two audio conductors.
Studio outlets so powered will therefore accept all microphones with balanced floating outputs as well as the modulation conductors
of tube equipped mics without the need to switch the dc supply off.
If, however the supply voltage is applied to unbalanced or center tap grounded amplifier inputs, it will be shorted and the mic so
connected will not work.
In center tap grounded equipment with input transformers the respective ground connection may, in most cases, be lifted without any
negative effect on equipment performance. If this is not possible, isolating capacitors must be used.
Phantom powered condenser mics may be connected to unbalanced amplifier inputs by inserting a transformer.
Phantom power should be supplied from a central, current limited supply (as is found in most studio/portable mixing boards or
outboard mic preamps as well as outbord phantom power supply boxes) through a pair of 6.8kohms resistors, precisely matched to
within 0.4%.
