Behringer C-3 User Manual

User Manual

STUDIO CONDENSER MICROPHONE

Dual-Diaphragm Studio Condenser Microphone

STUDIO CONDENSER MI CROPHONE C-3 User Manual

Important Safety Instructions

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Terminals marked with this symbol carry electrical current of sucient

magnitude to constitute risk of electric shock. Useonly high-quality commercially-available speaker cables with ¼"TS plugs pre-installed. Allother installation or modication should be performed only by qualiedpersonnel.

This symbol, wherever it appears,

alerts you to the presence of

uninsulated dangerous voltage inside the enclosure -voltage that may be sucient to constitute a risk ofshock.

This symbol, wherever it appears,

alertsyou to important operating

and maintenance instructions in the accompanying literature. Please read themanual.

Condenser microphones are

extremely moisture-sensitive.

Never use your microphone in close proximity to water (e.g. bath tubs, wash basins, sinks, washing machines, pools, etc.). When doing voice recordings, always use the enclosed windscreen to protect the capsule from moisture.

Always use the power

supply specied in the

operating instructions.

Take care not to drop

your microphone as this can

lead to severe damage. BEHRINGER assumes no liability for any damage caused by the user.

After each use, wipe the

microphone down with a soft

cloth and place it back into its protective casing (included with the microphone). Then, lay the small bag containing the moisture-absorbing crystals on top of the microphone head.

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STUDIO CONDENSER MI CROPHONE C-3 User Manual

1. Power Supply

Your condense r mic C-3 needs a phantom p ower supply (+48 V). If your C-3 is connec ted to a microp hone preamp and supp lied with phantom p ower, the LED on the microph one lights up. BEHRINGER assumes no liabilit y for any damage cau sed by a defect ive phantom power supp ly. Always mute the sound r einforcement sy stem before you s witch on the phantom power supply.

2. Directivity

Your C-3 is a large- diaphragm micr ophone featurin g a double membrane. T his allows you to choo se between thre e dierent picku p patterns - car dioid, omnidirec tional and gure eigh t. Make your selec tion using the swi tch located at the ba ck of your micropho ne.

2.1 Cardioid

Microph ones with this pol ar pattern (switc h position: middle, ) are most s ensitive to sound comi ng from in front o f the microphone, an d also to a lesser ex tent from the sides . Sound comi ng from behind th e microphone will b e greatly attenua ted. This makes the cardioi d polar pattern m ost suitable for r ecording indiv idual instrumen ts or vocals with in a group.

2.2 Figure eight

Microphones featuring the gure eight polar pattern (switch position: left, ) are most s ensitive to sound co ming from either di rectly in fro nt of or directly b ehind the micro phone. Sound comin g from either side or a bove/below is grea tly attenuated. This polar p attern is per fectly suite d as a reporter mic f or two speakers. T his pattern can also allow you t o create a natural rev erb or delay eec t. This is achieved by p lacing the microph one between the s ound source and a wall .

The direc t sound reaches t he “front” m embrane rst, t he reected so und reaches the “rear” mem brane a short tim e later. You can adju st the delay/reverb tim e by changing the dist ance from the mic to th e wall.

2.3 Omnidirectional

If you use th e C-3 with the omnidire ctional polar p attern selec ted (switch posit ion: right, ), the microp hone is equally susc eptible to sound com ing from all direc tions. This polar c haracteris tic is particula rly well suited to se ssions in which a natu ral sounding recordi ng is sought, or when s everal sound sour ces surround the C-3.

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