User's Manual
8
microphone controls
This ny switch near the base of the microphone body reduces the signal by
10 dB. Rather than changing the capsule voltage or adding a resistor to the
signal path, we chose a beer technique: we alter the amount of negave
feedback! While the tube circuit will handle any signal the capsule can deliver,
the pad may be needed with some preamps. If you suspect that the mic is
distorng, rst try a dierent mic pre. The capsule is rated for 150 dB SPL,
but wind or other air movement can collapse the diaphragm. We strongly
recommend a good 2-layer pop lter to stop excessive air movement when
recording close vocals.
This control adjusts the desired polar paern.
Instead of providing 3 or 4 switchable paern
choices, the Manley Reference Gold Mic has a
connuously rotatable potenometer yielding
an innite number of paerns. For example, a
seng between the “heart shaped” CARDIOID
and FIGURE OF 8 will result in “SUPER-
CARDIOID” and “HYPER-CARDIOID” paerns.
-10 dB Pad Switch, Reference Cardioid & Reference Gold
High Pass Filter Switch, Reference Silver
Paern Select Control, Reference Gold
This switch acvates a lter which is useful if trying to remove unwanted
low frequency noise from a room caused by rumbling from trac, HVAC, etc.
Switching to this posion acvates the high-pass lter*. Switching to
this posion means a at frequency response.
Cardioid
Omni
Figure of 8
*High-pass lter slope = 6dB/octave, 3dB down @ 55Hz