Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VR88 Samson
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Active V elocity Ribbon Microphone PROFESSIONAL MICROPHONES.
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Copyright 2007, Samson T echnologies Corp. Printed January , 2007 v1.0 Samson T echnologies Corp . 45 Gilpin Av enue Hauppauge, New Y ork 11788-8816 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) F ax: 631-784-2201 www.
T able of C ontents VR88 Pr oper Care and Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 I n t r o d u c t i o n ............................................... 4 V R 8 8 F e a t u r e s ......................................
3 Y our new VR88 ribbon microphone is a sophisticated audio instrument and with proper care and handling it will provide years of enjoyable and reliable per formance. Follow each point below to ensure a your microphone remains in good condition. • Handle the VR88 carefully and avoid dropping the microphone.
4 Introduction Congra tulations on your purchase of the VR88 velocity ribbon microphone from Samson Audio! T he VR88 features a fine, pure aluminum corrugated foil ribbon suspended within an intense neodymium field producing a warm and natural response that's silky smooth from bottom to top.
5 VR88 F eatures VR88 Features • Active V elocity Ribbon M icrophone. • The microphone's element features a 2.5-inch long, 2-micron thin, 99 percent pure aluminum corrugated ribbon, set in a precise flux field created by a precision tooled, neodymium magnet structure.
6 Operating the VR88 Po wering the VR88 The VR88 featur es an ac tive head amplifier and therefore 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.
7 some pretty amazing equalization adjustments by slightly changing the angle of the capsule to the sound source. This can be a very useful technique in capturing the optimum sound of a drum set, acoustic guitar , piano or other instruments in a live room or sound stage.
8 The VR88 is an exc ellent choice for miking a variety of sound sources including vocals , piano, r eed and brass instruments, electric and acoustic guitars and choirs and orches- tras to name just a few . V ocals When using the VR88 on vocals, use of an e xternal pop filter is strongly recommended.
9 VR88 Applications Strings When recor ding a solo string instrument like a violin, place the VR88 one to three f eet from the instrument. When recording a string section, tr y to position one or more VR88’ s several feet fr om the players .
10 Kick Drum The VR88 is an exc ellent kick drum microphone, but due to the powerful wind blast they produce you must be e xtremely careful on how you position the microphone . F or direct miking, position the mi- crophone at least 18 inches from the drum.
11 Using the SP88 “Spider” Shock-Mount Using the SP88 S hock-Mount 1 2 F or mounting the VR88 to a mic stand you can use the included swivel adapter or for additional isolation the VR88 can be fitted on the included SP88 “Spider ” shock mount.
12 VR88 Polar Response VR88 F requency Response VR88 Specifications Fr equency Response 30 ~ 16000 Hz Polar pattern Bi-directional (Figure 8) Element type V elocity Ribbon Ribbon thickness 2 microns S.
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Samson T echnologies Corp. 45 Gilpin Av enue Hauppauge, New Y or k 11788-8816 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) F ax: 631-784-2201 www.samsontech.
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