Shure PG48 User manual

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Welcome to the club
Your new PG microphone is part of a complete vocal, instrument and drum
microphonefamily.It’srealgearforseriousplay.Soyoucanamplifyyourmessage.
Capturetheimaginationofyouraudience.Andmakeaconnectionwithyoursound.
Just as artists, visionaries and social leaders across generations and around the
world have done with Shure products for more than 75 years.
Up and running fast
PGmicrophonesareengineeredtobeeasytooperate.ThePowerUpguideonthe
insidepackagecoverwillhaveyoureadytogoinnotime.Formoredetailedsetup
and usage suggestions, please see page 4 of this guide.
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A great microphone for spoken
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A rugged microphone tuned to
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A sensitive, flat response microphone ideal
for use with acoustic instruments.
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A high-performance microphone
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A compact drum microphone for
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The following suggestions will help you get the best sounding results
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avoid excessive handling with vocal microphones.
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keep the microphone switch in the “OFF” position.
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and avoid covering the grille with your hand.
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Desired Response
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Minimal “p” popping
and “s” sounds.
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Maximum isolation
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Emphasized bass,
maximum isolation
from other sources.
Setup
cm _ in
away from the mouth, slightly
off to one side.
cm _in
away from the mouth,
directly in front of microphone.
cm _in
away from the mouth,
directly in front of microphone.
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Emphasized bass.
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sound.
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Balanced sound.
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Setup
cm_in
away from speaker, centered directly in front of
speaker cone.
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away from speaker, at the edge of speaker cone.
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awayfromspeaker,directlyinfrontofspeakercone.
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away from the instrument and directly in
front of the bell.
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Goodplacementwhen
leakage or feedback
is a problem.
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Full sound.
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Less detail.
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Wellbalanced,slightly
bright.
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Setup
cm_in
from the sound hole.
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from the sound hole.
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from the bridge.
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above the side, over the bridge.
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aim microphone down toward cymbal, a few
inches over edge.
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above drummer’s head.
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just over open top, above treble strings. Good
placement when only one microphone
is used.
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just over open top, one microphone above
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Maximum bass
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Balanced sound.
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Balanced, resonant
sound.
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Emphasized bass.
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Higher frequency
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Full, balanced sound.
Setup
cm_in
away from beater head (inside drum), slightly
off–center from beater.
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away from beater head (inside drum), directly in
front of beater.
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awayfromoutsidehead,directlyinfrontofbeater
(double head kick drum only).
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from speaker, directly in front of the center of
speaker cone.
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from speaker, at edge of speaker cone.
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from speaker, directly in front of the center of
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Crisp “snap.”
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Full, balanced sound.
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Natural sound.
Insertthethreaded
end of the drum
mount knob into
the PG56.
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the drum mount
clockwise until it
is tight. Do not
overtighten with
tools.
Clampthebottomof
thedrummountover
the outside edge of
the drum rim.
Pull up to lock into
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end of the PG56.
Setup
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above rim of top drum head. Aim mic at drum
head.
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one PG56 on each tom, or between each pair of
toms, above drum heads. Aim each mic at top
drum heads.
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above rim of top head of drum. Aim mic at drum
head.
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*What is feedback?
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cause the system to create a noisy, sustained “howl” known as feedback.
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1. Position the front of the
microphone as close as
possible to the sound
sourceyou’retryingtomic.
2. Keep the microphone as
far away as possible from
loudspeakers.
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