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( EMC, L VD ) NT2-A Instruction Manual www .rodemic.com 037-950-1-1_NT2-Akit_manual.indd 1 037-950-1-1_NT2-Akit_manual.indd 1 15/06/2010 4:33:28 PM 15/06/2010 4:33:28 PM[...]
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- 2 - Introduc tion We a t woul d like to than k you for inve s ting in the NT2-A M ulti -Pat ter n Larg e Dia phr agm Condenser Microphone. Th e NT2-A c ar ries o n the t rad itio n forge d by the leg end ar y NT 2. It wa s reco gni sed a s the Wor ld’s Bes t Stud io Mic rop hone by t he MIP A i n 20 0 6, i n add iti on to bei ng awa rded t he E[...]
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- 3 - Specifi ca t i on s Acou st ic Princ ipl e: Pres sure, Pres sure g radie nt Direc tional Pat te rn: Th ree po sitio n var iable - O mni, Ca rdioid or F igure 8 (s ee gr aph) Fre qu e nc y Rang e: 20 Hz - 2 0 kHz (se e gr aph) Output Impedence: 20 0 Ω Sensitivit y: -3 6 dB re 1 Volt /Pas ca l (1 6 m V @ 94 d B SPL) + /- 2 dB @ 1 k Hz Equival[...]
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- 4 - Specifi ca t i on s Frequency R esponse P olar R es ponse dB re 1 V/Pa 20 10 0 -10 -20 -30 20Hz 100 1000 10 000 20 000 dB re 1 V/Pa 20 10 0 -10 -20 -30 20Hz 100 1000 10 000 20 000 Card ioid Omni Omni Card ioid Figure 8 037-950-1-1_NT2-Akit_manual.indd 4 037-950-1-1_NT2-Akit_manual.indd 4 15/06/2010 4:33:32 PM 15/06/2010 4:33:32 PM[...]
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- 5 - Accessorie s Fea tu r es • L arge 1 ” g old s put tered c ap sule • On -b od y cont rol of po lar pat te rn, HPF an d P AD • Th ree po sitio n var iable p olar pa t ter n - Omn i, Cardioid o r Figu re 8 • Th ree po sitio n var iable Hig h- Pas s Filte r - Flat, 4 0 Hz or 8 0Hz • Th ree po sitio n P AD - 0 dB, - 5dB o r - 1 0 dB ?[...]
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- 6 - Using the NT2 -A • Th e NT2-A is a p hanto m powe red mic rop hon e. T o op era te cor rec tly i t requi res a 4 8V p hantom s up ply fro m the mi xin g con sole o r other s ourc e. • Pleas e ens ure all c abl e conn ec t ions a re sec ure befo re ap plyi ng powe r to the m icro pho ne, and allow a fe w mome nt s for th e micr oph one to [...]
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- 7 - Using the NT2 -A • Mic rop hone te chn ique, or h ow to ge t the s oun d you wa nt, req uire s exp erim ent ation. We sugg es t tha t you s ta r t wi th th e cha nnel EQ set to ‘OFF’ o r ‘FL A T’ (no b oos t or c ut ). T r y to g et the s oun d you wa nt by plac ing eit her re fl ective or ab sor be nt pan els a t var ious a ngl es[...]
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- 8 - Set ting the P olar P at tern Th e NT2-A po lar pat tern c an b e adj us ted to ei the r omni, th rough c ard ioid or fi gu re of eight . Thi s fl ex ibilit y allow s for more ve rs atile re cordi ng of voc als, i ns tr ume nt s and s ound s ourc es. Af ter mak ing a sel ec tio n cha nge, allow a fe w mome nt s for th e microphone to stabil[...]
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- 9 - Set ting the P olar P at tern • When in the omni position (lower positi on), the mic rop hone pi ck s up s ound f rom a ll arou nd the mic roph one a nd the re is le s s proxim it y ef fe c t th an in c ardioid mo de. (Prox imit y Ef fec t is a n incr ease in low er (b as s) freq uen cies w hen t he so und s ource is ‘ clo se’ to th e m[...]
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- 10 - Set ting the High -Pass Filter Set ting the P AD St o r a g e Th e High -Pas s Fil ter se t ting c an b e use d to redu ce the m icro pho ne’s sens iti vit y to l ow fre qu enc y s ound s, and i s use ful w hen yo u wis h to avoid add itio nal noi se and v ibr ation f rom ou ts ide tr af fi c , air cond itio ning and machiner y , foot ta [...]
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- 1 1 - Set tin gs Remi nd er Date: Description : / / Date: Description : / / Date: Description : / / Date: Description : / / Date: Description : / / Date: Description : / / Y ou may w ish to kee p a reco rd of the s et tin gs you have mad e dur ing a rec ording . Shoul d you wi sh to rec reate a sec tion of a re cordi ng, or to c apt ure the s ame[...]
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- 1 2 - - 1 2 - Suppor t If you experience any problem, or have questions regar ding your microphone, fi rst contact the dealer who sold it to you. We have an extensive dealer network to assist you. If you have diffi culty getting the advice or assistance you requir e from the dealer , do not hesitate to contact us directly via the details below [...]