Warm Audio WA-8000 Bedienungsanleitung Seite 7

USING THE WA-8000
The WA-8000 is a side-address microphone, which means the mic should be positioned so
that the sound source is facing the side of the grille, rather than the top of the microphone.
When operating the WA-8000 in cardioid mode, speak into the front of the mic, above the
pattern selector switch. In omnidirectional mode the entire surface of the grille will pick
up sound.
USE IN CARDIOID (UNIDIRECTIONAL) MODE
With the front-panel switch set to cardioid/unidirectional mode, the WA-8000's pickup
pattern will favor the front of the microphone. This means the signal pickup will gradually
drop off as you move away from the front, picking up the least amount of audio information
at the rear of the mic.
The cardioid pattern is the most common configuration for most microphones (in general, if
a mic doesn't say what pattern it uses on the mic body, it's using cardioid), and it's ideal for
use on vocals, instruments, and almost any directional sound source.
The cardioid pattern (so named because a plot of the pattern looks much like a human
heart) also strongly exhibits something known as the "proximity effect", which is an increase
in low frequency response as the source gets closer to the mic. This can be used to great
effect to aid in creating the classic FM radio "DJ Voice" sort of sound on a voiceover,
but it can also present problems when the source in question creates a lot of low-end
information naturally. As such, use your ears to determine the best position for the WA-8000.
USE IN OMNIDIRECTIONAL MODE
With the pattern switch set to omnidirectional mode, the microphone's sensitivity is equal
from all sides. That means sound is picked up with equal gain from every angle. This can
be useful for miking multiple players in the same room, recording multiple vocalists at the
same time on the same mic and capturing the sound of the room in addition to the direct or
"close-up" sound.
Omnidirectional microphones also exhibit greatly reduced proximity effect, tending to
deliver consistent response from every angle.
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