Shure PE5EQ User Guide
MODEL PESEQ
EQUALIZERMICROPHONE
Slips out of swivel adapter
easily and quickly
for hand-held use.
Your selection of this Shure Equalizer Cardioid Microphone
will contribute significantly to the professional quality of your
performance. Now you can equalize
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in frequency response
without the need for more elaborate
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make selective changes
audio equipment. Four switches, conveniently located on the
microphone handle, activate filters that attenuate microphone
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response by approximately
dB at each switch frequency.
(Sixteen different shaped microphone response curves can be
obtained by use of these four switches.)
Antifeedback control is also accomplished through the
PESEQ's four switches. These switches help eliminate that
annoying howl or squeal that means feedback is present.
Your microphone also helps control feedback because it is
unidirectional. Since it 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 sup-
pressed. This permits a greater working distance from the
microphone with minimal background sound pickup. The
PESEQ also features an excellent wind and "pop" filter, and
instant usage with low- or high-impedance microphone inputs
using the line matching transformer supplied.
(See inside for information on how to use your
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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
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
sound from the loudspeakers may bounce back into the microphone and create feedback. Solve this problem by using
the microphone filter switches or by turning down the amplifier volume control and working closer to the microphone.
To minimize feedback, adjust the microphone filter switches
as
Locate and turn on
the feedback. (Use a pencil or other instrument to move
switches.) Gain or tone controls may then be increased until
another feedback pitch is heard. Locate the filter switch that
eliminates this feedback. NOTE: No more than two filter
switches should be used simultaneously for feedback control;
otherwise overall gain may be reduced and tone quality is
likely to be affected.
(Important Note: If you cannot solve the feedback problem
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so they do not point toward the microphone.
follows. Raise the amplifier gain until feedback occurs.
with your E-Qualidyne Microphone, a Shure
back Controller is suggested.)
(IN)
the one filter switch that eliminates
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Feed-
EQUALIZATION
When it is not necessary to use the filter switches to control
feedback, their response-shaping or equalization function can
be utilized. For instance, the LO switch will roll off the low
end to compensate for room boominess or proximity effect;
the HI switch will remove undesirable sibilance
from speech or vocals.
Experimenting with other switches (or combinations) will
demonstrate suitable effects for other applications. (See graph
on page
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for typical attenuation provided at each frequency.)
("sss" sounds)
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 micro-
:
phone
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 the amplifier
to distortion.
2.
Don't change your distance from the microphone need-
as
lessly,
the loudspeakers.
3.
Consider the microphone
your technique to enhance your performance.
this will affect the level of sound coming from
as
an instrument and practice
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 damage 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
3.
Check microphone, amplifier and/or mixer.
a. Are they turned on?
b. Are volume controls turned up?
4.
Are microphone filter switches properly set?
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are they tightly plugged in?
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