Shure BETA 87A manual

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    BET A 87A SUPERCARDIOID CONDENSER MICROPHONE The Shure Model BET A 87A is a premium quality supercar- dioid hand-held electret condenser vocal microphone with ex- ceptionally smooth frequency response and high sound pres- sure level (SPL) capability . Used for professional sound reinforcement, broadcasting, and studio recording applica- tions, the [...]

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    2 OPERA TION Power The BET A 87A requires phantom power . This may be sup- plied to the microphone from an external power supply (such as the Shure model PS1A) or directly from preamplifiers, mixers, or consoles with built-in phantom power . Suitable sources should provide 1 1 to 52 Vdc phantom voltage. Proximity Effect Unidirectional microphones s[...]

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    3 BET A 87A MICROPHONE ÉLECTROST A TIQUE À CONFIGU- RA TION SUPERCARDIOÏDE Le modèle Shure BET A 87A est un microphone à main de qualité supérieure pour captage vocal à condensateur à élec- tret et à configuration supercardioïde; il offre une réponse en fréquence exceptionnellement uniforme et un niveau de pres- sion acoustique (NP A)[...]

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    4 UTILISA TION Alimentation Le BE T A 87A nécessite une alimentation en duplex. Elle peut être fournie au microphone par une alimentation externe (telle que le modèle Shure PS1A) ou directement par les préamplifi- cateurs, mélangeurs ou consoles à alimentation en duplex inté- grée. Ces sources doivent fournir une tension en duplex de 1 1 à[...]

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    11 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 9 8 7 6 5 20000 10000 1000 4 3 2 100 50 20 0 +10 –10 TYPICAL FREQUENCY RESPONSE RÉPONSE EN FRÉQUENCE TYPIQUE TYPISCHER FREQUENZGANG RESPUEST A DE FRECUENCIA TIPICA RISPOST A IN FREQUENZA TIPICA FIGURE 2 S ABBILDUNG 2 S FIGURA 2 150 o 120 o 150 o 120 o 180 o 30 o 60 o 90 o 30 o 60 o 90 o –5 dB –10 dB –15 dB –20 dB 0 10[...]

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