User's Manual

microphone controls

Remember that proximity eect is primarily aected by the polar paern. Oen with vocalists, one

wants a certain amount of bass boost associated with certain mics and certain distances. Rather than

just hoping that the CARDIOID seng will do the right thing, this me try adjusng the PATTERN

SELECT CONTROL to “dial in” the amount of proximity eect for this parcular vocal. More OMNI

will give less proximity eect, while more FIGURE 8 will bring in more lows. In other words, while

this is only true for close miking, the PATTERN SELECT can be an eecve bass control.

TIP: You may noce that as the paern becomes more FIGURE 8, certain air condioning rumbles and

room noise may exhibit reduced pick-up. Conversely, if you want more room sound, try moving the paern

select closer to OMNI.

Compared to many microphones, the Manley Reference Gold Microphones exhibit less proximity

eect for a given close distance. We feel this is a clear advantage. Most engineers we consulted

preferred the opons of bass control from the console rather than the typical situaon where a few

inches of distance can make or break a take. We also chose to allow the frequency response of the

Reference Mics to extend below 20 Hz. Some mics seem to have a low frequency resonance that

can be desirable at mes while boomy or tubby at other mes. Our goal is “at and natural” with the

Reference Gold Mic.

Paern Select Control, Reference Silver

The Reference Silver Microphone oers

two dierent pickup paerns, Cardioid and

Omni. Changing the paern is achieved

by carefully inserng the supplied Paern

Adjust Key into the opening in the back of

the grille and gently turning the screw. This

adjusts the backplate vents, allowing the

capsule to operate in two modes.

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