SAMSON Q3 User Guide

Designed to excel in drum and amplified
instrument miking situations, the Q3 features a
tight Hypercardioid pattern to reduce feedback
in high SPL vocal and instrument miking situa­tions. Its special rare earth Neodymium ele­ment, which provides high output with
unmatched sound quality, is enclosed in a spe­cial multi-axis shock-mount chassis to further
reduce noise. The Q3 is also equipped with a
transformerless design to allow extended low
frequency response and a very lightweight alu­minum humbucking voice coil to eliminate
hum at the source.

It is equipped with a switchable 10 dB pad
for use in high SPL situations and a 12 dB per
octave high pass filter to eliminated unwanted
low end sounds. The Q3 includes a highly dis­tinctive combination windscreen/noise filter to
reduce noise. Additional Q3 features include a
foam-lined carry case, three pin gold-plated XLR
connector and a special Euro-metric adapter
that allows the mic to be easily mounted onto
metric dimension microphone stands.

• High output, low impedance dynamic mic for
instrument and drum miking.

• Rare earth Neodymium element for high output
and superior sound.

• Hypercardioid pattern reduces feedback in high
SPL miking.

• Microphone rotates 90° for optimum positioning
in “tight” miking situations.

• Transformerless design reproduces extended
range of low frequencies with minimal distortion.

• Aluminum humbucking voice coil provides hum
rejection while preserving extended high fre­quencies.

• Switchable 10 dB pad enables use with high SPL
sources like drums and amplified instruments.

• Switchable 12 dB per octave high pass filter elim­inates unwanted low frequency information.

• Distinctive multi-stage windscreen reduces
unwanted noise.

• Ver tical porting helps reduce standing wave dis­tortion.

• Multi-axis shock-mount mic element for quiet
performance.

• Zinc-casing and a silicone “anti dent” ring pro­vides additional windscreen protection.

• Foam-lined carry case• mic clip and Euro-metric

mic stand adapter included.

•Gold-plated balanced XLR connector.

MICROPHONE

HYPERCARDIOID

Q3

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SPECIFICATION

The microphone shall be of a dynamic type
with hypercardioid polar pattern. The micro­phone shall provide its output on a gold-plated
male XLR-type connector. Output impedance
shall be 600 Ohms.

The microphone shall be constructed of a
zinc casing and shall contain a triple-plated
multi-stage windscreen and noise filter for the
removal of pops, sibilance and onstage noise, an
aluminum humbucking voice coil for the elimi­nation of magnetic field interference and true
hum rejection, a Neoprene transformer cover
for the reduction of microphonics, a high-out­put Neodymium element, and a multi-axis
shock-mount to minimize handling noise.

The microphone shall be equipped with a
switchable 10 dB pad for use with high SPL
sources and a 12 dB per octave high pass filter
to reduce rumble and other unwanted low end
sounds.

The Microphone shall rotate 90° for opti­mum positioning in “tight” miking situations. It
shall have frequency response from 50 Hz to 15
kHz, sensitivity of -71 dBV at 94 dB SPL, and a
maximum SPL of 137 dB. Dimensions shall be
4

″ (101.6 mm) head, 3″ (76.2 mm) mounting.
Weight shall be 15.1 oz. (431 g). The micro­phone shall carr y a three-year warranty.

The microphone shall be a SAMSON Q3.

Specifications subject to change without notice. © 1998 SAMSON

Q3 SPECIFICATIONS

Type: Dynamic
Polar Pattern: Hypercardioid
Frequency Response: 50 Hz - 15 kHz
Sensitivity (0 dB = 1 V / 0.1pa @ 1 kHz): -71 dB ± 3 dB
Max. SPL 137 dB
Output Impedance (@ 1 kHz): 600 Ω (Lo Z)
High Pass Range: -12 dB/octave (HP switch ON)
Attenuation Range: -10 dB/average (ATT switch ON)
Connector: 3-pin gold-plated balanced XLR male
Dimensions: 4

″ • 102mm (head)

3

″ • 76mm (mounting)

Weight: 15.1 oz. • 431g

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Scale is 5 decibels per division

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Measuring Obj.;

Q3

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Q3 FREQUENCY RESPONSE

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