Rode Classic II manual

( EMC, L VD ) Classic II Instruction Manual www .rodemic.com[...]

- 2 - Introduc tion We at would like to thank you and congratulate you on investing in the Classic II. This valve microphone r epresents the finest studio microphone technology curr ently available. We know that it will serve you well for many years and provide you with a performance you will be extremely pr oud of. The Classic II has been develope[...]

- 3 - Specifi ca t i on s Acou s tic Princ ip le: Pres sure g rad ient Direc tional Pat te r n: Switc hable O mnidire c tional / Ca rdioid / Fig ure - 8 in ni ne s tep s (se e gr ap h) Fre q ue n c y Rang e: 20 Hz-2 0 kHz (se e gr ap h) Output Impedence: 20 0 Ω Sensitivit y: -37 dB re 1 V / Pa (1 4mV @ 9 4 d B SPL) +/ -2dB Equivalent Noise: <1[...]

- 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 5 -5 -15 -25 -35 -45 -55 -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 250 Hz 1 kHz 4 kHz 0 -5 -10 -15 -20 -25 -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 0 30[...]

- 5 - Fea t u re s • Cu sto m sp ec 1 ” du al dia phr agm c a ps ule • Vi ntag e t w in tr iod e GE JAN- 6072 val ve • Nine po lar pa t ter ns • Jensen out put transformer • Variab le Pad & Fil ter • Mac hine d fro m solid b ra ss • Hand-polished body • Dou ble - shi eld ed ox yg en -f ree 9m (3 0 ’ ) c ab le • Heav y-d ut[...]

- 6 - Accessorie s • T r an s fo r me r (v ar ia ble p o lar/pa d /fi lter) • SM2 S ho c k Mo un t • Do ub le - sh ie ld ed , ox yg e n fr ee premium cable • RM2 St a nd M ou nt • R CC L I I fl ight ca se[...]

- 7 - Before Using the Cla ss ic II • Ensu re tha t your C las sic II ha s be en se t to the cor rec t volt age, as u se d in your c oun tr y . The Clas si c II ca n be u sed w it h main s su ppl y volt ag es of bet ween e it her 10 0 - 1 20 V 5 0/ 6 0H z or 2 20 -2 4 0 V 50/ 60Hz. • T o sele c t fo r 100 - 1 20 V us e, set th e volt age s ele [...]

- 8 - Connec ting the Clas sic II • Havin g ens ured t hat t he p owe r sup pl y is s et to the c or rec t volt age yo u c an be gin to c onn ec t the Clas s ic II to th e pow er su pp ly. Do not con ne c t t he pow er to t he mai ns or s w itc h on t he mic ro pho ne befo re con nec ting i t to the p owe r su ppl y . • Con nec t the m ale mul [...]

- 9 - • Now c onn ec t an XLR m icro ph on e ca ble to t he ou tp ut s oc ket on t he rear of t he po wer s up ply, ta ki ng tha t ou t put to yo ur mi xer/pre-a mp lifi er . • We sugg es t t he u se of a hig h qua lit y ca ble, prefe ra bl y wi th g old p lated c ont ac t s. Us e as s hor t a ca bl e as po s sib le, as lo ng c abl es c an a d[...]

Set ting the P olar Pattern - 10 - Y our Cl as sic II c an b e ad jus te d to any of nin e pola r pat te r ns f rom omn i, throug h c ardio id to fi gure of eight. This fl ex ibili t y allo ws re cord ing of mo s t ins t ru men t s and /or voices w it h ab sol ute co ntro l. • Sel ec t the pref er red p olar pa t ter n. T his i s do ne wi th t [...]

• Wh en in t he F igu re 8 pos it ion (f ully c lo ck wis e), the m ic rop hon e pic k s up s oun d fro m in f ront a nd beh ind, an d rejec ts s oun d fro m the ot her t wo sid es. T his pa t te rn i s com monl y us ed for i nter view s ( T wo p eo ple w it h th e mic rop hon e be t we en t hem) or in co njun c t ion w ith a c a rdioid mic ro ph[...]

Using the Clas sic II • Th e gol d dot o n the f ac e of th e Clas s ic II ind ic ate s the f ron t of th e mic rop hon e, and th e pic k-up a rea of the c a rdioid pa t ter n. Plea se b e sure to have t he sid e wi th t he do t fa cing t he s oun d so urce yo u wi sh to reco rd. S et t i ng t he PAD Th e P AD s et t ing c an b e us ed to a t ten[...]

- 1 3 - . • Place men t of th e mic roph one a nd po p sh ield relat ive to th e voc ali st ma y be va rie d on seve ra l fac tor s inc lud ing roo m aco us tic s, the voc al per for manc e, and w het her t he voc ali s t has a hig h or deep v oice . • E x pe rim ent atio n sh ould b e mad e wi th t he ang le fro m whic h th e mic rop hon e is [...]

- 1 4 - DO NOT DISCONNECT TH E MICROPHONE C ABLE W HILE TH E SYS TEM IS POW ERED AS T HIS MA Y RE SUL T IN DAMAGE TO THE MICROPHONE NE V ER REM OVE T HE M AI NS E A RT H DOING S O CAN HA VE LETHAL C ONSEQUENC ES ACH TU NG: L EBEN SGE FAHR ENTF ERNE NI EMA L S DEN SCH UT ZLEIT ER NO N SCOL LE A TE IL F ILO DI T ERR A POTREB BE ES SERE M OL TO PERICO[...]

Heading Te x t - 1 5 - - 1 5 - NOTE: The re a re no u s er- se r v ic ea bl e pa r t s i ns id e th e Cl as s ic II su p pl y , bu t t he re AR E po te nt iall y l et hal v ol ta g es . If t he m ic ro ph on e su p pl y do e s no t wo rk c or r ec tly, you s ho ul d co ns ul t ei t he r th e de al er y ou p urc h as ed t h e mic ro p ho ne f ro m, [...]

- 1 6 - - 1 6 - Wa r r a n t y All mic rop hon es a re war r ante d for on e year fro m date of p urc has e. Y o u c an ex te nd th at to a f ull ten year s i f you reg is ter on line at www . ro d e mi c. co m . Th e war r ant y cover s par t s and la bo ur tha t may be req uire d to repa ir th e mic rop hone d ur ing t he w ar ra nt y per iod . T[...]