Earthworks FlexWand FW730, FlexWand FW730/HC User Manual
Version 1, November 25th, 2008
Congratulations on your purchase of the innovative Earthworks High
Definition Microphone™ FlexWand™ System. We know you will be
thrilled with the results you achieve using the FlexWand™ System for
both live performance and recording.
Items Enclosed with your New Earthworks FlexWand™ System:
FlexWand™ System Models FW730 & FW730/HC
1 – FlexWand™ stand/wand section *
1 – Microphone windscreen *
1 – Base for stand/wand section *
1 – User’s Manual for FlexWand™ System
1 – High Definition Microphones™ Demo CD
(If you purchased a matched pair of FlexWands, you will receive two each of the items
indicated above with an asterisk.)
THE FLEXWAND™ SYSTEM
You have just purchased an Earthworks High Definition Microphone™ that
is incorporated in the FlexWand™System. The FlexWand™ System is a totally new concept in microphones. It is a combination of a High Definition
Microphone™ and a low profile microphone stand and boom as a single unit.
It allows the microphone head to be positioned as high as 7 feet and as low as
1.5 feet from the floor or anywhere in between. Best of all there are no visible
wires or cables above floor level. Visually it is low profile, smooth, sleek and
clean. The FlexWand™ is the ideal solution for applications where the utmost
in sound quality and a low profile is required.
The FlexWand™ is ideal for miking a variety of applications such as large
choir, small vocal ensembles and vocal solos. Now you don’t have to
find a microphone, attach the mic clip to the stand and then dress the ca
ble around the stand. Just pick up the FlexWand™, position it and plug the
mic cable into the base. You are done! Best of all it is neat and clean visu
ally with no unsightly microphone cable wrapped around the stand and boom.
And, it sounds spectacular!
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Version 1, November 25th, 2008
IDENTIFICATION OF THE FLEXWAND™ ELEMENTS
In this manual we will refer to the various elements of the FlexWand™ System.
In Figure 1 all of the elements of the FlexWand™ System are identified.
Please review this information so you are familiar with the various elements
and terminology associated with the FlexWand™.
USING THE FLEXWAND™ AT MAXIMUM HEIGHT
When using the FlexWand™ for large
choirs or vocal groups,
you would probably want the FlexWand™ at its maximum
height of 7 feet.
This is easily achieved by pointing the wand straight up and
then loosen the clutch and slide the sleeve up until it mates into
the “sleeve mating coupler.” Make sure it is all the way up and
firmly seated over the mating coupler (see Figure 2). This will
insure that the FlexWand™ is perfectly straight up and down
from all directions. Then position the microphone head to any
position that you
desire with the
mini-flex at the
end of the wand
(see Figure 3).
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Figure 4. Miking a Large Choir with
the FlexWands at Maximum Height
Figure 3.
Positioning
the Microphone Head
with the FlexWand at
Maximum Height
Figure 2. Seating the Sleeve
over the Mating Coupler
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