Neumann KM D AES 42 User Manual

KM D Accessories
Solution-D

Elastic Suspensions

Elastic Suspension EA 2124 A mt
The EA 2124 A mt is able to accept mi­crophones from 21 to 24 mm in diame­ter. It has a swivel mount with a 5/8"-27 female thread, plus a thread adapter to connect to 1/2"- and 3/8" stands.
EA 2124 A mt ...... blk ........ Cat. No. 008433

Table and Floor Stands

Table Stand MF 2
Small table stand with brass base, very sturdy. It has a black matte finish. The bottom is fitted with a non-slip rubber disk. The stand has a 1/2" threaded stud for mounting the SG 21/17 mt, for exam­ple. The rubber shock mount between the stud and the base serves to sup­press structure-borne noise. Ø 60 mm, Weight 340 g.
MF 2 ..................... blk ........ Cat. No. 007266
Table Stand MF 3
The MF 3 is a table stand with iron base,
1.6 kg in weight, 110 mm in diameter. It has a black matte finish. The bottom is fitted with a non-slip rubber disk. The stand comes with a reversible stud and an adapter for 1/2" and 3/8" threads.
MF 3 ..................... blk ........ Cat. No. 007321
Floor Stand MF 4
Floor stand with grey cast iron base. The floor stand has a matte black finish and rests on a non-skid rubber disk attached to the bottom. A reversible stud and a reducer for 1/2" and 3/8" threads are also supplied. Weight 2.6 kg, Ø 160 mm.
MF 4 ..................... blk ........ Cat. No. 007337
Floor Stand MF 5
Floor stand with grey soft-touch powder coating. It has a non-skid sound-absorb­ing rubber ring attached to the bottom. The stand connection has a 3/8" thread. Weight 2.7 kg, Ø 250 mm.
MF 5 ..................... gr ......... Cat. No. 008489
Vertical Bar MZEF 8060/8120 (Sennheiser)
The MZEF ... vertical bars are screwed onto microphone stands (e.g. MF 4, MF 5). They have a length of 600 or 1200 mm, with 3/8" threads. Ø 12 mm.
MZEF 8060 .......... nx ......... Cat. No. 502318
MZEF 8120 .......... nx ......... Cat. No. 502319
Stand Extensions STV 4/20/40/60
The STV... stand extensions are screwed between microphone stands (for exam­ple MF 4, MF 5) and swivel mounts (for example SG 21/17 mt).
Length 40, 200, 400 or 600 mm. Ø 19 mm.
STV 4 .................... blk ........ Cat. No. 006190
STV 20 ................. blk ........ Cat. No. 006187
STV 40 ................. blk ........ Cat. No. 006188
STV 60 ................. blk ........ Cat. No. 006189
Meaning of the color codes on the following pages: blk - black, ni - nickel, gr - grey, nx - nextel black
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Auditorium Hangers

Auditorium Hanger MNV 21 mt
The auditorium hanger adjusts the tilt­ing angle of a microphone suspended by its own cable. The MNV 21 consists of the tilting clamp, suitable to hold a Neu­mann miniature microphone or KMR 81, and a locking cable strain relief. Suitable for cables with 4–5 mm diameter.
MNV 21 mt .......... blk ........ Cat. No. 006802
Auditorium Hanger MNV 87 (mt)
The auditorium hanger consists of a ca­ble suspension and a rotating 1/2" threaded stud, to connect to e. g. swivel mounts. The stud is screwed into the threaded coupling of the swivel mount. Then the microphone can be tilted while it is suspended from its own cable. Suit­able for cables with 4–8 mm diameter.
MN V 87 ............... ni .......... Cat. No. 006804
MNV 87 mt .......... blk ........ Cat. No. 006806
Auditorium Hanger MNV 100
The MNV 100 auditorium hanger is used to suspend a detached miniature micro­phone capsule freely from its intercon­necting cable. The assembly can be ro­tated and tilted to any desired angle. Suitable for cables with 3–3.5 mm diam­eter.
MN V 100 ............. blk ........ Cat. No. 006811

Stand Mounts and Miscellaneous Mechanical Adapters

Double Mount DS 120
The DS 120 has a 150 mm long support bar with two movable 1/2" threaded studs. Two microphones in their mounts can be attached. Any space or angle be­tween the microphones is freely adjust­able. The DS 120 has a 5/8"-27 female thread, plus a thread adapter to connect to 1/2"- and 3/8" stands.
DS 120 ................. blk ........ Cat. No. 007343
Stand Mount SG 21 bk
Swivel mount with a plastic clamp for miniature microphones. It has a 5/8"-27 female thread, plus a thread adapter to connect to 1/2"- and 3/8" stands.
SG 21 bk ............... blk ........ Cat. No. 008613
Stand Mount MZGE 8000 (Sennheiser)
Stand mount to attach one KVG ... cap­sule extension to MZEF ... vertical bars.
MZGE 8000 .......... nx ......... Cat. No. 502324
Stand Mount MZGE 8002 (Sennheiser)
Stand mount to attach two KVG ... cap­sule extensions to MZEF ... vertical bars.
MZGE 8002 .......... nx ......... Cat. No. 502325
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Stand Mounts and Miscellaneous Mechanical Adapters
Stand Mount SG 109
Swivel mount for detached miniature mi­crophone capsules. It has a 3/8" thread.
SG 109 ................. blk ........ Cat. No. 008614
Swivel Joint SG 110 nx
The SG 110 nx swivel mount can be in­serted between KK 1... capsules and the KM D output stage. The capsule can then be swiveled and orientated through ± 110°. In combination with an elastic suspension and a table flange, a mechan­ically decoupled, unobtrusive setup can be realised, e.g. for TV news announcers. Length 60 mm, Ø 22 mm.
SG 110 nx ............ nx ......... Cat. No. 008611
Stand Mount SGE 100
Swivel mount for detached miniature mi­crophone capsules. A rubber shock mount suppresses structure-borne noise. The swivel mount has an M 6 thread (6 mm). Attaching the swivel mount to the MF 2 table stand, the SGE 100 replaces the rubber shock mount of the table stand.
SGE 100 ............... blk ........ Cat. No. 006742
Stereo Mount STH 100
Stereo mount with a swivel mount and two holders, for two detached miniature microphone capsules. Two stereo re­cording methods are then possible.
One holder enables the microphone set­up according to the “ORTF Method”: Two detached capsules are snapped into the clamps at the end of the holder. The distance between diaphragms is then 170 mm, with an angle of 110°.
The other pair of holders allows stereo setups according to the “Coincidence Method”: Capsules are installed acousti­cally at one point in space, however, freely adjustable to any angle between 30° and 180°.
The swivel mount has a 5/8"-27 thread, plus a thread adapter to connect to 1/2"- and 3/8" stands.
STH 100 ............... blk ........ Cat. No. 007315
Stereo Mount STH 120
The STH 120 stereo mount accepts two detached miniature microphone cap­sules, parallel and one above the other for MS stereo recordings. It is rotatable and swivelable. The swivel mount has a 5/8"-27 thread, plus a thread adapter to connect to 1/2"- and 3/8" stands.
STH 120 ............... blk ........ Cat. No. 008422

Popscreens

Pop screens provide excellent suppression of so-called pop noise, such as “p” or “t”. They consist of a round, thin frame covered with black gauze on both sides. A gooseneck of about 30 cm (12") in
Popscreen PS 15
The frame is 15 cm in diameter.
PS 15 .................... blk ........ Cat. No. 008472
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length is mounted at the popshield. It will be attached to micro­phone stands by means of a clamp with a knurled screw.

Foam Windscreens

Close range sounds, wind, and fast movements of the microphone boom, all may cause interfering noises. To avoid these unwanted sounds, windscreen accessories are available. Typically, they are made out of open-cell polyurethane foam. These windscreens do not cause interfering resonances and do not influence the direc-
Windscreen WNS 100
Windscreen for KM miniature micro­phones. Wind noise attenuation 18 dB. Attenuation at 15 kHz 2 dB. Ø 45 mm.
WNS 100 ............. black ...... Cat. No. 007323
WNS 100 ............. red ......... Cat. No. 007324
WNS 100 ............. green ..... Cat. No. 007325
WNS 100 ............. yellow ...Cat. No. 007326
WNS 100 ............. blue ....... Cat. No. 007327
WNS 100 ............. white ...... Cat. No. 007328
Windscreen WNS 120
Windscreen for the microphone KM 120 (D) or the capsules AK 20/ KK 120. Wind noise attenuation 15 dB. Attenuation at 15 kHz 2 dB. Ø 48 mm, length 65 mm. Color black.
WNS 120 .............. blk ........ Cat. No. 008427
tional pattern. Only in the upper frequency range is the output lev­el slightly attenuated. The wind noise attenuation was measured without electrical filtering in a turbulent air stream traveling at 20 km/h, generated by a noiseless wind machine.
Windscreen WNS 110
Acoustically transparent wind and pop protection for KM miniature micro­phones, with improved efficiency. Wind noise attenuation 21 dB. Attenuation at 15 kHz 1 dB. Ø 45 mm, length 70 mm. Color black.
WNS 110 .............. blk ........ Cat. No. 008535
Windscreen WS 100
Larger windscreen for KM miniature mi­crophones. Wind noise attenuation 23 dB. Attenuation at 15 kHz approx. 4 dB. Ø 90 mm. Color black.
WS 100 ................ blk ........ Cat. No. 006751

Connecting Cables

Microphone Cable LC 4
The LC 4 connects detached capsules KK 1.. with the KM D output stage. Ø 3.5 mm, length 5 or 10 m.
LC 4 (5 m) ............ nx ......... Cat. No. 008606
LC 4 (10 m) .......... nx ......... Cat. No. 008607
Other cable lengths are available upon request!
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Capsule Extensions for Miniature Microphone System KM D

Any KVG ... capsule extension allows to use the KK 1... capsules separated from the output stage without the need for additional cables. The rigid part of the capsule extension is 8 mm in diameter.
Capsule Extension KVG 130 nx
The extended length of the KVG 130 nx is approximately 300 mm.
KVG 130 nx ......... nx ......... Cat. No. 008608
Capsule Extension KVG 160 nx
The extended length of the KVG 160 nx is approximately 600 mm.
KVG 160 nx ......... nx ......... Cat. No. 008609
At the capsule end, the swivel can be set through ± 110°. The KVG ... are mounted with MZGE 8000 or 8002 on MZEF ... vertical bars. Special lengths on request.
Capsule Extension KVG 1120 nx
The extended length of the KVG 1120 nx is approximately 1200 mm.
KVG 1120 nx....... nx ......... Cat. No. 008610

Further Accessories for KM Miniature Microphone

Output Stage KM D (nx)
The KM D (nx) microphone output stage is part of the modular KM D miniature microphone system. Together with a KK 1.. capsule head it constitutes a com­plete microphone of the KM D system. Preset frequencies 44.1, 48 and 96 kHz, other frequencies on demand. Ø 22 mm, length 93 mm.
KM D (44.1 kHz) ....... ni ..... Cat. No. 008578
KM D nx (44.1 kHz) .. nx .... Cat. No. 008581
KM D (48 kHz) ........... ni .... Cat. No. 008579
KM D nx (48 kHz) ...... nx .... Cat. No. 008582
KM D (96 kHz) ........... ni ..... Cat. No. 008580
KM D nx (96 kHz) ...... nx .... Cat. No. 008583
Sound Diffraction Sphere SBK 130 A
The SBK 130 A sound diffraction sphere slips onto the KM 130, KM 131 (D) and KM 183 (D) pressure microphones. While sounds coming from the front-half space are emphasized by up to 2.5 dB between 2 kHz and 10 kHz, sounds arriv­ing from the rear-half space are attenuat­ed by 2.5 dB max in the range above 5 kHz. Inner Ø 22 mm.
SBK 130 A, 22 mm blk ..... Cat. No. 008612
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Capsule Heads for Miniature Microphone System KM D

KK... capsule heads are part of the variable miniature microphone system. Together with the KM D (nx) output stage KK... capsule
Capsule Head KK 131 (nx)
KK 131 is a free-field equalized pressure transducer. The sensitivity in the free sound field is flat up to 20 kHz. In the diffuse sound field there is a roll-off above 5 kHz.
KK 131 ................. ni .......... Cat. No. 008591
KK 131 nx ............ nx ......... Cat. No. 008592
Capsule Head KK 143 (nx)
KK 143 is a pressure gradient transducer with wide-angle cardioid characteristic. Attenuation: 4 dB at 90°, 8 dB at 135°, and 11 dB at 180°. The frequency re­sponse for sound sources within an an­gle of ± 90° (off axis) is parallel up to 12 kHz.
KK 143 ................. ni .......... Cat. No. 008593
KK 143 nx ............ nx ......... Cat. No. 008594
heads form a complete microphone. KK 131 and KM D (nx), for ex­ample, make up the KM 131 (nx).
Capsule Head KK 183 (nx)
KK 183 is a diffuse-field equalized pres­sure transducer with a free-field treble boost (approx. 7 dB at 10 kHz). The fre­quency response in the diffuse sound field is flat up to 10 kHz.
KK 183 ................. ni .......... Cat. No. 008566
KK 183 nx ............ nx ......... Cat. No. 008567
Capsule Head KK 184 (nx)
KK 184 is a pressure gradient transducer with cardioid characteristic. The fre­quency curves are very even and parallel to 0° sound incidence. In typical usage, there is no coloration of sound over a wide pickup angle.
KK 184 ................. ni .......... Cat. No. 008568
KK 184 nx ............ nx ......... Cat. No. 008569
Capsule Head KK 145 (nx)
KK 145 is a pressure gradient transducer with cardioid characteristic just like the KK 184. However, it has an acoustic bass roll-off characteristic in the free field and therefore suppresses interfer­ing LF noise (wind, structure-borne noise). Since proximity effect is a natural fea­ture of pressure gradient microphones, the KK 145 appears to be optimized for a flat frequency response at a recording distance of approximately 15 cm (speech cardioid).
KK 145 ................. ni ........... Cat. No.008595
KK 145 nx ............ nx .......... Cat. No.008596
Capsule Head KK 185 (nx)
KK 185 is a pressure gradient transducer with a hypercardioid characteristic. At­tenuation of sound incidence from the side or rear is approximately 10 dB. Min­imum sensitivity occurs at an angle of about 120°.
KK 185 ................. ni .......... Cat. No. 008570
KK 185 nx ............ nx ......... Cat. No. 008571
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Digital Microphone Interface and Power Supplies

Digital Microphone Interface DMI-2
Equipment that supports the new AES 42 standard can process the output signals of Solution-D microphones directly. In all other cas­es, the DMI-2 digital microphone interface is used. The DMI-2 is a separate, two-channel device which converts the AES 42 data for­mat supplied by the microphone into an AES/EBU signal. An eight­channel version is under development.
The DMI-2 is operated via the Neumann RCS remote control soft­ware, which is installed on a desktop or laptop computer. The com­puter is connected to the DMI-2 via a USB port and a USB to RS 485 interface converter. If a large number of microphones is used, several DMI-2s can be cascaded. In this case, each digital mi­crophone interface can be addressed individually.
In addition to a word clock input and output, the DMI-2 also has an internal word clock generator. If no master word clock signal (e.g. from a mixing console) is present at the input, the DMI-2 in­ternal word clock is used automatically to synchronize the two mi­crophone channels, and the signal is switched to the word clock output.
External commands such as „On Air“ (red light) can be controlled via a 9-pin user port.
2 channels,
Inputs: ..................................... XLR3F, AES 42
Outputs: ................... XLR3M, AES/EBU, 24 bit
Control bus: .................. RS485 via RJ 45 jack,
connection to the computer‘s
USB port via Neumann USB485
interface converter (included)
User Port: ..................................... 9-pin sub-D,
3 functions per channel
Synchronization: ..... AES 42/Mode 1 + Mode 2
Word clock input: ...................... BNC, 75 ohms
Word clock output: .................... BNC, 75 ohms
Selectable internal sampling rates:
44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz
External Word clock: ....... 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96,
176.4, 192 kHz or AES 11 format
Indicators: .......................Data Valid (AES 42)
and Sync Locked (Mode 2)
for each channel,
Power On and Ext. Word Clock
Power supply: ................. 90-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Connection Kit AES/EBU
The Connection Kits serve to supply power to digital microphones, which are in accordance with the AES 42 standard. The microphone audio signal is made available at the Connection Kit output in S/PDIF or AES/EBU format, depending upon the model. The remote control and synchronization capabilities of the AES 42 standard cannot be used with the Connection Kit; they are operable only with the DMI-2.
Connection Kit AES/EBU ...... Cat. No. 008584
DMI-2 EU ............................. Cat. No. 008561
DMI-2 UK ............................ Cat. No. 008587
DMI-2 US ............................. Cat. No. 008588
Connection Kit S/PDIF
The Connection Kits serve to supply power to digital microphones, which are in accordance with the AES 42 standard. The microphone audio signal is made available at the Connection Kit output in S/PDIF or AES/EBU format, depending upon the model. The remote control and synchronization capabilities of the AES 42 standard cannot be used with the Connection Kit; they are operable only with the DMI-2.
Connection Kit S/PDIF ......... Cat. No. 008585
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Errors excepted, subject to changes • Printed in Germany • Publ. 10/08 525899/A03
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