Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product The Snowball Blue Microphones
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The Sno wball TM.
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Y ou have just purchased th e world’s most unique an d innovative USB pr ofessi onal cond enser micr ophone — the Sn owball ! Her e at Blue, we ar e known f or desi gning and buildin g the fin est micr ophones available f or studi o, stage , film, broad cast — and now — you guessed it — computer use .
We kn ow you hate to read m anuals . So do we! But because the Sn owball is such a unique r ecording tool, we really hope you tak e the time to f amiliarize yourself with its featur es and try the sugg ested applicati on tips that are desi gned to help you g et the m ost out of the Sn owball.
20 30 40 50 100 500 1 kHz 5 kHz 10 kHz 20 kHz - 10 - 5 + 5 + 10 dB 1 setting 2 setting 3 setting 5 10 15 20 25 dB 315 ° 270 ° 225 ° 180 ° 135 ° 90 ° 45 ° 0 ° 100Hz 250Hz 500Hz 1kHz 2.5kHz 4kHz 8kHz 16kHz Frequenc y Response P olar Response This frequency chart is only a start.
Where do y ou put it? The Sn owball features a unique swivel moun t located on the bottom center o f the mic bod y . Be sure to moun t the Sn owball on th e Blue Sn owball d esktop tripod or on a stand ard-thread coun ter-weighted tripod mi c stand .
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Great, so no w I’m ready to go! Ho w do I get the most out of my Sno wball? Th e f ollowin g appli cati on hin ts ar e in tended to give you a g ood starting poin t to g et the m ost out of this unique au dio tool. As with all appli cations h owever , there are n o rules, only guid elines.
V ocals Her e’s a little-known secret: vocalists love sin ging into unique an d impressive mi cs like the Snowball. Put it in fr ont of an y singer an d you’re sur e to get an inspir ed performan ce . For a “big” vocal sound, positi on the vocalist within one to f our inches o f the di aphragm.
Initially , keep the mi c as close to the instrum ent as possible , tilting th e diaphragm toward th e soundhole to captur e a blend of low fr equenci es and pick so un d . If yo u need m ore low frequen cies, m ove the Sn owball closer to the soundh ole.
Saxophones , Flutes, and Reeds For sopran o sax, clarinet, oboe and r elated instrumen ts, positi on the Snowball dir ectly above and in fron t of the k eys between the mid dle of th e horn and th e lowest pads.
Microphones Step up to the mic. TM TM TM ©2005 Blue Microph ones 5706 Corsa Avenue , Suite 102 Westlak e Village , CA 91362 www .bluemic .com In k eepin g with our poli cy of continued pr oduct improvem ent, Balti c Latvian U niversal Electronics (BLUE) reserves th e right to alter specification s without prior noti ce.
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