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Crown Audio SASS - page 1
127018-1 6/00 Crown International, Inc P .O. Box 1000, Elkhart, Indiana 46515-1000 (219) 294-8200 Fax (219) 294-8329 www.crownaudio.com © 2000 Crown International, All rights reserved PZM ® , PCC ® , SASS ® and DIFFEROID ® , are registered trademarks of Crown International, Inc. Also exported as Amcron ® ...
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S E C T I O N O N E M i c r o p h o n e T e c h n i q u e B as i c s 3 H o w to: R edu ce feedback an d re verbera t io n 3 R edu ce backgro und nois e and leakag e 4 Pic k up so und at a distanc e 4 R edu ce phase cancellatio ns betwee n two mics 5 R edu ce phase cancellatio ns fro m surface r eflect io ns 5 R edu ce handling no ise 5 R edu ce pr ...
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Crown Audio SASS - page 3
C H OO S I N G T H E R I G H T C R O W N M I C R O P H O N E There ’ s a wide v ar iet y o f Crown m i c r op hones to choose f r om. This g ui de w ill h e l p y ou select the micro pho n es best-suited for your applica t io n s. T r a n sd u c e r T y p e Co n de ns er o r D yn am ic In a d y na mic m i crop hone, a co il o f w ire a tt ached t ...
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Crown Audio SASS - page 4
H o w t o r e d u c e ba c k g r o u n d n o i s e • Stop t he n o ise a t its s ou rce: turn off ap pliances a nd air co nd i t ioning; wa it for airplanes to p as s ; c lose a n d seal d oors and w i ndows; use a q uie t ro o m. • Mike c lo se w i th di r ect ional mics. • Pick up elec tric inst rumen ts w ith di r ect box es o r cables. ? ...
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Crown Audio SASS - page 5
O rch es tr a, B an d, C ho ir , or O rg an Re c or di ng ( Fi gu re 15 ): • Hang o r plac e two GL M-100, C M-700 or CM-150 mics about 10 f ee t ap ar t , a b o ut 14 feet abov e th e floor , and 5 t o 15 f e et in fro nt of the front -row mus ici a n s. • U sing a stereo mic adapter , hang or plac e t wo CM-70 0 mics in a co in cid ent or nea ...
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Crown Audio SASS - page 6
• Fo r maxi m um isola ti o n and g ai n-befo re-feedback, use a G LM-100 close to the d rum head a few inches in f r om the r im. • Place a CM-7 00 12 inches fro m t he dr um head fo r r e c ording , closer fo r s o und r ei nf or cement. V io li n Re c or di ng : • Place a CM-7 00 o r CM -150 1 to 2 feet a way ov e r t he top . • A tt a c ...
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Crown Audio SASS - page 7
Pe rcu ss io n Re c or di ng /R ei nfo rc e men t: • Place a CM-7 00 abo ut 1 foot awa y . • T a p e a PZM on the m usician ’ s sh i rt (s ee the C rown Boundary Mic Appl icatio n Guide ). Am bi en ce Re c or di ng : • Place one or tw o PZMs on a distant wa ll, or on the co ntrol-r oo m w indo w . Gr an d pi an o ( Fi gu re 1 0): Re c or di ...
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Crown Audio SASS - page 8
• Fo r maxi m um ga i n-befo re-feedback and isola t ion, use a CM -310A w ith y our lip s to uching the me tal gr ille. The CM -310A Differ oid® has mor e g a in- befor e-feedb a ck than a n y mic yo u can buy , so i t r e ally helps vocal s stand out o ver a l o ud i nstrume n- ta l back g r ound . • V o cali sts who move ar ound whi le pla ...
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Crown Audio SASS - page 9
• Fo r maxi m um ga i n-befo re-feedback and isola t ion, use a CM -310A w ith y our lip s to uching the me tal gr ille. The CM -310A Differ oid® has mor e g a in- befor e-feedb a ck than a n y mic yo u can buy , so i t r e ally helps vocal s stand out o ver a l o ud i nstrume n- ta l back g r ound . • V o cali sts who move ar ound whi le pla ...
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Crown Audio SASS - page 10
Percussion Re c or di ng /R ei nfo rc e men t: • Place a CM-7 00 abo ut 1 foot awa y . • T a p e a PZM on the m usician ’ s sh i rt (s ee the C rown Boundary Mic Appl icatio n Guide ). Ambience Re c or di ng : • Place one or tw o PZMs on a distant wa ll, or on the co ntrol-r oo m w indo w . Grand piano (F i gu re 10 ): Re c or di ng : • R ...
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Crown Audio SASS - page 11
• Fo r maxi m um isola ti o n and g ai n-befo re-feedback, use a G LM-100 close to the d rum head a few inches in f r om the r im. • Place a CM-7 00 12 inches fro m t he dr um head fo r r e c ording , closer fo r s o und r ei nf or cement. V io li n Re c or di ng : • Place a CM-7 00 o r CM -150 1 to 2 feet a way ov e r t he top . • A tt a c ...
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Crown Audio SASS - page 12
Orchestra, Band, Choir, or Organ Re c or di ng ( Fi gu re 15 ): • Hang o r plac e two GL M-100, C M-700 or CM-150 mics about 10 f ee t ap ar t , a b o ut 14 feet abov e th e floor , and 5 t o 15 f e et in fro nt of the front -row mus ici a n s. • U sing a stereo mic adapter , hang or plac e t wo CM-70 0 mics in a co in cid ent or near co i ncid ...
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Crown Audio SASS - page 13
H ow to red uc e ba ck gro un d n oi se • Stop t he n o ise a t its s ou rce: turn off ap pliances a nd air co nd i t ioning; wa it for airplanes to p as s ; c lose a n d seal d oors and w i ndows; use a q uie t ro o m. • Mike c lo se w i th di r ect ional mics. • Pick up elec tric inst rumen ts w ith di r ect box es o r cables. • Ai m the ...
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Crown Audio SASS - page 14
C H OO S I N G T H E R I G H T C R O W N M I C R O P H O N E T h e r e ’ s a w i d e v a r i e t y o f C r o w n m i c r o p h o n e s t o c h oo s e f r o m . T h i s g u i d e w i l l h e l p y o u s e l e c t t h e m i c r o p h o n e s be s t - s u i t e d f o r y o u r a pp l i c a t i o n s . T r a n sd u c e r T y p e C o n d e n s e r o r ...
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