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STUDIO CONDENSER MICROPHONE B-5
34. LOW CUT-FILTER AND LEVEL ATTENUATION (-10 dB)
If you use the cardioid pattern capsule, the pickup pattern is
such that the sound produced by sources located in front of the
mic is strongly picked up, while sound sources to the side are
picked up less pronouncedly. Therefore, the cardioid pattern
capsule is ideal for directional pickup of acoustic instruments. It
is often used in recording situations in which several sound
sources are present. Since this capsule selectively tones down
the pickup of sounds located to the side of the microphone, this
way you can achieve good separation of sound sources, thus
easily avoiding feedback.
The so-called proximity effect is typical for microphones with
the cardioid pickup pattern. Depending on the distance between
the microphone and the sound source, a slight increase in the
lower frequency range occurs. The shorter the distance, the
more pronounced this effect. By cleverly selecting the position
and the angle of your microphone, you can effectively manipulate
the proximity effect and thus affect how your recording sounds.
Experiment with various positions in order to gain more
experience.
The proximity effect does not occur with the capsule featuring
the omnidirectional pickup pattern; its strength is its ultra-linear
frequency response. With this pickup pattern, your B-5 picks up
a large portion of diffuse ambience sound and is therefore
particularly well suited for atmospherical, natural-sounding
recordings. Similarly, you can also use the omnidirectional pickup
pattern capsule in situations in which several sound sources (e.
g. a group of singers) need to be picked up together.
4. LOW CUT-FILTER AND LEVEL ATTENUATION (-10 dB)
The B-5 features a switchable low-cut filter that eliminates low-
frequency noise such as floor rumble. Set the switch to its
middle position to activate the low-cut filter.
For situations in which the microphone is exposed to extremely
high sound pressure levels, the B-5 features a switchable level
attenuation (pad). When the switch is in its -10 dB position,
the level attenuation is activated.
When the switch is in its top-most position, the signal is not
influenced in any way.