Behringer B-5 user manual

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User Manual
SINGLE DIAPHRAGM CONDENSER
MICROPHONE B-5
Gold-Sputtered Diaphragm Studio Condenser
Microphone with 2 Interchangeable Capsules

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2 SINGLE DIAPHRAGM CONDENSER MICROPHONE B-5 User Manual LIMITED WARRANTY Important Safety Please register your new BEHRINGER Instructions equipment right after your purchase by visiting behringer.com and read the terms and conditions of our warranty carefully. LEGAL DISCLAIMER TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND APPEARANCES Terminals marked with this symbol ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE AND carry electrical current of sufficient ACCURACY IS NOT GUARANTEED. BEHRINGER IS magnitude to cons

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3 SINGLE DIAPHRAGM CONDENSER MICROPHONE B-5 User Manual 1. Power Supply Phantom power (+48 V) is required to operate your microphone. We assume no liability for damage caused to your B-5 through deffective phantom power. Before activating phantom power, mute your playback system and connect the B-5 to the microphone input of your mixing console. After activating phantom power, the B-5 requires several seconds to stabilize itself. 2. Pickup Patterns Your B-5 was delivered with two capsules

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4 SINGLE DIAPHRAGM CONDENSER MICROPHONE B-5 User Manual 3. Low Cut-Filter and Level Attenuation (-10 dB) The B-5 features a switchable low-cut filter that eliminates low-frequency noise such as floor rumble. Set the switch to its middle position to activate the low-cut filter. For situations in which the microphone is exposed to extremely high sound pressure levels, the B-5 features a switchable level attenuation (“pad”). When the switch is in its “-10 dB” position, the level attenuation

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5 SINGLE DIAPHRAGM CONDENSER MICROPHONE B-5 User Manual 7. 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 level attenuation should be off. Try to achieve the desired sound by experimenting with the microphone position. Often, it will be useful to set

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6 SINGLE DIAPHRAGM CONDENSER MICROPHONE B-5 User Manual 0 0 dB 330 30 -5 dB -10 dB 300 60 -15 dB -20 dB -25 dB 270 -30 dB 90 120 240 150 210 180 250 Hz 1000 Hz 4000 Hz 16000 Hz 500 Hz 2000 Hz 8000 Hz Polar pattern (omnidirectional) dB 20.0 10.0 0.0 -10.0 Low cut -20.0 50.0 100.0 1000.0 10k 15k 20k Hz Frequency response (omnidirectional)

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7 SINGLE DIAPHRAGM CONDENSER MICROPHONE B-5 User Manual 8. Specifications Transducer type true condenser, 18 mm (0.71") single diaphragm Operating Principle Cardioid pressure gradient Omnidirectional pressure operated Polar pattern 1 x cardioid 1 x omnidirectional, exchangeable Connection gold-plated balanced XLR connector Open Circuit Sensitivity (at 1 kHz) Cardioid -38 dBV (0 dBV = 1 V/Pa), 12.6 mV/Pa Omnidirectional -40 dBV (0 dBV = 1 V/Pa), 10 mV/Pa Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz Le

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