Using Your Microphone - AKG C 418III series Bedienungshinweise

3 Using Your Microphone

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Snare Drum
Fig. 5: Fixing the
microphone on a
snare drum.
Refer to fig. 5.
3.3 Tom-toms,
Roto Toms
Refer to figs. 6 and 7.
Note:
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The best way to get the ultimate sound is to ex-
periment with various microphone positions. The
following sections describe proven techniques
that you may want to use as starting points for
your own experiments.
1. Clamp the microphone to the top hoop.
2. Align the microphone:
• To get a tight, punchy sound, aim the micro-
phone at the perimeter of the skin.
• To get a rounder, more open sound, aim the
microphone at the center of the skin.
1. Clamp the microphone to the top hoop and
align the microphone referring to section 3.2
above.
The frequency response of the micro p h o n e
has been specifically designed to roll off gently
below 500 Hz down to a maximum attenuation
of 12 dB at 50 Hz. This will largely prevent top
head ringing from becoming audible. To get a
very dry sound, you can tape a strip of felt or a
piece of tissue paper to the skin in an off -
center position.