User's Manual
10
microphone controls
Turning the screw clockwise closes the vent (omni) while turning counterclockwise opens it
(cardioid). These paerns are marked on the control port as above. The Reference Silver mic achieves
its direconal response by subtracng sound that enters from the rear of the capsule, from the
sound entering the front of the capsule. This allows us to tune a “null” value towards the rear, the
response to sounds arriving from the rear may be reduced by 20 dB or more from response to
sounds arriving from other direcons.
The Reference Silver Mic allows the tradional omni and cardioid paerns to be selected
repeatedly, and with some care it is possible to set the paern control vent to produce “WIDE”
or “SUBCARDIOID” paerns. However, the range from omni (full clockwise) to cardioid
(counterclockwise 90 degrees to the stop) is not linear; subcardioid is achieved with the adjustment
vent just slightly counterclockwise from omni. Results for intermediate paerns are not easily
repeatable from microphone to microphone or if the adjustment is moved.
Paern Select Control, Reference Silver (connued)
Cardioid Omni
The Paern Adjust
Key can be diligently
stored on top of the
PSU using its magical
magnec properes!
CAUTION:
Adjust the Reference Silver
microphone paern ONLY when
the microphone is disconnected
and powered OFF.
Only use the tool provided.