Shure PE50SP User Guide

MODEL

Slips out of swivel stand
adapter easily and quickly
for hand-held use

PESOSP

Your selection of a Shure SUPER-PRO Cardioid Microphone
will contribute significantly to the professional quality of
your performance. This ball-type microphone has a super
rugged steel

mesh screen with a special filter which pro­vides protection from wind, blast and "pop" (explosive
breath sounds). This feature allows you to work as close
to the microphone as you wish, to reduce the pickup of
unwanted sounds either indoors or out-of-doors.

Your microphone helps control feedback because it is uni-

it

directional. Since

picks up sound only from the front of
the microphone, audience noise and other unwanted sounds
occurring at the rear or sides of the microphone are sup­pressed. This permits

a

greater working distance from the

microphone with minimal background sound pickup. The

PESOSP

also features instant usage with low- or high­impedance microphone inputs using the line matching
transformer supplied.

(See inside for information on how to use your

Shure Microphone more effectively.)

HOW TO CONTROL FEEDBACK

A

performer's number one enemy in using a microphone is
"feedback." This is a harsh hum, howl or squeal which oc­curs when the microphone picks up sound from the
loudspeakers, re-amplifies and rebroadcasts it over and
over again.

The key factor in the prevention of feedback is the posi­tion of the loudspeakers in relation to the microphone.
Feedback occurs if the microphone picks up sound coming
from the loudspeakers. Keep the loudspeakers as far to the
sides as possible-so they do not point toward the micro­phone. Always keep the microphone pointed toward the
performer and away from the loudspeakers. When stage
monitor loudspeakers are used, make sure they are posi­tioned in front of the performers and face the rear of the

microphone.
If you are in a room with hard walls, floor, and ceiling,

the

sopnd from the loudspeakers may bounce back into the
microphone and create feedback. Solve this problem by
turning down the amplifier volume control and working
closer to the microphone.

(Important Note: If you cannot solve the feedback prob-

lem with your

SUPER-PROTM microphone, a Shure Feed-

back Controller is suggested.)

BASIC POINTS FOR PROFESSIONAL
MICROPHONE TECHNIQUE

Proper microphone technique will add to the overall ef­fectiveness with which you project yourself to your
audience. Keep the following points in mind when using
the microphone:

1.

Maintain the proper distance from the microphone.
When you wish to achieve an intimate tonal quality,
get closer to the microphone and lower your voice. For
wide-open "driving" effects, raise your voice and back
away from the microphone so that you do not over­drive your amplifier to distortion.

2.

Don't change your distance from the microphone

needlessly, as this will affect the level of sound coming

from the loudspeakers.

3.

Consider the microphone

as

an instrument and prac-

tice your technique to enhance your performance.

YOUR SHURE MICROPHONE IS BUILT TO LAST!

Your Shure Microphone is ruggedly built and should give
you years of uninterrupted service; however, remember
that it is a sensitive instrument. Avoid dropping the micro­phone, or subjecting it to unnecessarily rough treatment.
Normal usage, of course, will not impair performance of

the unit. Use the protective carrying case to prevent dam-

age not only when traveling, but also when storing the

microphone.

MICROPHONE CHECK-LIST

1.

Check microphone impedance-is it correct for the
amplifier input being used?

2.

Check microphone cable connectors to microphone,

mixer and amplifier-are they tightly plugged in?

3.

Check microphone, amplifier and/or mixer.

a. Are they turned on?
b. Are volume controls turned up?

IF THE MICROPHONE DOES NOT WORK

Check the above list.

If

the microphone still does not

appear to be operating, check it on a spare cable. If the
microphone still does not appear to be operating, have the
microphone and cable checked by your Shure Professional
Entertainer Products Dealer, or write Service Department,
Shure Brothers, Inc.