Behringer TUBE CONDENSER MICROPHONE T-47 - Manual (Page 6)

6 TUBE CONDENSER MICROPHONE T-47 User Manual
Level setting / adjusting the basic sound
Adjust the gain control in the microphone channel of your mixing console so
that the peak LED lights up only occasionally or never at all. The EQ controls
in the microphone channel should be set to mid-travel position to start with;
low-cut filter and signal level attenuation should be switched off. To get the
sound you want, try changing the mic position relative to the sound source
or even move the microphone around in the recording room of your studio.
Adjusting the angle at which walls face the sound source can also be helpful.
Only when the desired basic sound has been achieved, you should start to use
equalizers and signal processors, if any at all. Remember: less is often more!
4. Directivity
Your T-47 features a capsule with a cardioid pickup pattern and is ideal
for recording individual instruments, vocals and speech. Cardioid pickup
pattern means that the sound produced by sources located in front of the
mic is strongly picked up. It is often used in recording situations, since this
directivity pattern tones down the pickup of sounds located to the back
of the microphone.
To place the microphone correctly, the BEHRINGER logo needs to face the
sound source being recorded.