MICROPHONE PLACEMENT
An ideal starting point for the reference is to place microphone directly in front
of the lead singer in 15cm (6”) distance. Moving the vocalist a little closer will
make the vocal sound more intimate and full, while moving the vocalist back
will give the vocal a little more ‘air’ or room sound, and will reduce the prox-
imity effect (increased bass or low frequency response when the sound source
is very close).
Experimentation should be made with the angle from which the microphone
is addressed, as different results can be achieved when the vocalist is ‘off-axis’
to the microphone (and the gold dot).
SETTING YOUR INPUT LEVEL
The microphone has been set to an ideal internal gain setting, without the
need for physical level adjustments on the microphone body. Any necessary
level adjustments to set the ideal recording level can be made from within your
recording program, or via your computer’s system preferences.
To adjust your input level from within your recording software, refer to the
manual provide by the software developer.
To manually adjust your input level via your computer’s system preferences,
use the following instructions relevant to your device platform/operating sys-
tem.
Adjusting the input level on a MAC OS computer:
1. Click on the Apple symbol at
the top left of your screen and
select System Preferences.
