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PROFESSIONAL MICROPHONES CL5 Condenser Microphone.
Copyright 2007 Samson T echnologies Corp. Printed A ugust, 2007 v1 Samson T echnologies Corp. 45 Gilpin Avenue Hauppauge, New Y ork 11788-8816 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) F ax: 631-784-2201 www.samsontech.com T able of Contents I n t r o d u c t i o n .
1 Thank you for purchasing the CL5 Condenser M icrophone from S amson Audio . The CL5 is a handheld, externally biased, true capacitor (condenser) pressure gradient microphone that exc els in both live per formance and recor ding applications.
2 CL5 Fea ture s The Samso n CL5 condens er has been pr oduced using sta te-of-the-ar t micro phone technolo gy and is engine ered to the finest detail . Here are some of its main fea tures: • Extended rang e linear freq uency respon se for optimum rep rodu c tion and ex ception- ally clear , crisp sound with gre at tra nsient resp onse.
3 Po wering the CL5 The CL5 is a condenser microphone and therefor e needs to be operated by connecting a phantom power supply . Phantom power is standard on most quality mixers, outboard mic-pres and hard disk recorders. If necessary, an ex ternal phantom supply (like the S phantom by Samson Audio) can also be used.
4 CL5 P olar Characteristics Eve r y microph one has a characteri stic polar pattern that dete rmines how well it acce pts or re jects signal comin g from variou s area s aro und the micr ophone .
5 Operating the CL5 P-Popping P-P opping is that annoying pop that you can get when the microphone diaphragm gets a blast of air from a vocalist pronouncing words with the letter “P” included. T here are a few ways to deal with the problem including using an external pop filter .
6 Appli cation Notes The CL5 is a grea t microp hone choice for man y inst rumen t miking situat ions. Below is a brief guide on using the CL5 in some typical applicat ions: Ac oustic Guitar Ther e ar e a variety of ways that the CL5 can be used to mic an acoust ic guit ar .
7 The CL5 can be conne cted to any mix er , mixer/a mplifi er , or mic prea mp usin g a stan- dard micro phone cable. We rec ommend a high quality low noise mic cable like the Samson T our tek TM20. Below is the wiring diag ram for a standar d mic cable if you choose to wire yo ur own .
CL5 Specifications T ype Condenser Polar Pa ttern Cardioid Fr equenc y Response 20~20000 H z Sensitivity -48 dBV/pa (14.1mv/pa) Rated I mpedance 50Ω Equivalent Noise level 19 dB (A weighted IEC/DIN 651) Max. SPL Cardioid 148 dB ( THD≤ 0.5% 1000 Hz) Po wer Supply 48V Phantom Power (IEC 268-15/DIN 45596) Current Consumption < 3.
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