Owners Manual

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The C1 is a great microphone choice for many instrument miking situations. Below is a brief guide on using the C1 in
some typical applications. But as a general rule of thumb, before you use a typical placement, carefully listen to what you
are miking by having the artist play a practice track. Take a walk around the artist as they are playing and listen to what
the instrument sounds like from different positions. Move left and right. Listen over the artist’s shoulders. Place your
head up high and close to the floor. Imagine your ears are the microphones. What do you hear that you like? Then, once
you choose your spot, monitor the signal through a set of good quality closed-back headphones and take notice to how
just a slight adjustment can make a huge change in frequency response. However, before you get into experimenting, the
following basic examples are a good place to start.
Vocals
When using the C1 on vocals, position the microphone in front of the artist so that the microphone grill is approximately
4 to 10 inches away. To avoid unwanted p-popping, use of an external pop filter is strongly recommended. If no pop filter
is available try to set the microphone at a slight angle, which will also help reduce p-pops.
Applications Guide