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Studio Projects LSM Quick Start Guide
ello and thank you for choosing the Studio Proj-
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uniquely cool choice for all your professional audio and
communication miking
needs. High Fidelity you
say? We think you'll agree.
The 34mm Von Braunmuhl
and Weber-style cardioid
transducer, coupled to a
discrete JFET impedance
converter with a high SPLhandling output circuit insures that the LSM will
effectively receive your
acoustic source and change
it to electrical and digital
impulse with due care, all
the while insuring that the
outermost parameters of
the circuitry itself do not interfere unduly with the signal sanctity of your source.
Designed with the convenience of the ubiquitous USB
mini plug and a conventional three-pin mini XLR output, the LSM gives you two distinct ways to route your
signal, as well as an integrated yoke, which means the
LSM can stand freely upon a desktop, or mount to any
ects LSM dual output condenser microphone the high fidelity, ultra portable, colorful and
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variety of mic stand, all in a classic - yet completely
fresh style. With regards to portability, the Studio Projects LSM, as a large capsule mic, is unparalleled. Fitting neatly in a laptop bag pocket, or even in your shirt
pocket, the LSM, with its petite form factor is ideal for
taking on the road wherever you go.
This Quick Start Guide is your ticket to bypassing all
that boring stuff in the typical user's manual and getting
right to the heart of things: Hooking up new gear! So
let's get to it.
Unpacking and setting up the LSM Microphone:
1. Ah yes: A new microphone. How cool is this! Take
out the mic and
let's have a look
at this thing.
2. For desktop
use, adjust the
integrated stand
yoke so that the
microphone is
leaning back
slightly, angled
up toward your
face - akin to the
tripod configu-
LSM in Desktop Mode
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ration of an astromech droid. The two knobs on either
side of the microphone are right-hand thread. To loosen,
twist the left knob away from you and the right knob towards you - this is the standard "lefty-loosey, rightytighty" mnemonic imparted by technically-inclined
grandfathers. If the knobs are on there really tight, simply hold the stand yoke with one hand while tipping the
microphone up and back away from you with the other.
3. To attach the LSM to a mic stand, there are 5/8-27
threads on the bottom of the stand yoke. That's a fiveeights of an inch diameter hole with twenty-seven
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threads per inch (TPI), in case you were wondering...
Anyhow, the LSM will thread onto the stand the same
as any other mic clip or shock mount. Ta-da! Note that
the yoke can be adjusted perpendicularly to the body of
the mic, for perfect orientation on a
broadcast mic boom
as well.
There are two cables that ship with every LSM Microphone:
1. USB mini cable
2. Mini XLR Female To Standard XLR Male - not to be
confused with the "Typical
Male XLR", which tends to
leave its shoes lying about in
every room...
If you wish to use the XLR
output, here's what to do:
1.Plug the small end of the xlr
cable into the round plug on
the reverse side of the LSM.
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2. Insert the other end of the xlr cable into a +48 volt
phantom power equipped microphone preamp input.
This can be the input to a mixing console, a dedicated
mic preamp, such as our Studio Projects VTB-1, or any
of the myriad digital audio interfaces with suitable p48
inputs.
Studio Projects VTB-1
Note: Remember to make sure that the 48v but-
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of the LSM will not power up.
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the mic in, so as not to make your speaker cones jump
across the room, or potentially cause a bunch of earsplitting feedback.
ton is engaged on your preamp, or the circuitry
Another Note: Of course you will remember to
have the input volume down while plugging
3. Adjust the input gain to a suitable level and say
something into the mic, such as the following palindrome: "Stop, Syrian, I start at rats in airy spots!"
And there you go. Pretty cool, huh?
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Now, if ye wish to employ the USB output - and I'm
sure you do, please adhere to the following steps:
1. Insert the small end of the included mini USB cable
into the USB plug on reverse side of the LSM, just
above the round, three-pin xlr thingy.
2. Plug the other end of the USB cable into a computer,
be it Mac or PC.
3. Select "USB Microphone" as your input source, bring
up the volume and say something into the mic, such as
the following palindrome: "Are we not drawn on-
ward, we few, drawn onward to new era?" Adjust
input volume as needed.
4. If you are at all confounded by step number 3 above,
don't worry - we will cover that in greater detail now.
Note: For Windows users with audio recording software, we highly recommend that you install
ASIO4ALL as your WDM driver for the LSM microphone. This driver can be found at www.asio4all.com. It
is easy to install and configure: simply follow the instructions in the downloadable pdf user manual found
on the ASIO4ALL website and adjust as needed for best
performance on your system.
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Setting up the LSM as your default recording device,
Windows XP:
1. Go to the start menu (lower left-hand corner of the
screen) and open up the control panel
2. Select sounds and audio devices
3. Select the Audio tab
4. Under Sound recording, select USB microphone in
the drop-down menu, Default device:
5. Adjust volume of the microphone in Sound Recording by clicking the Volume button beneath the Default
device: drop-down
You are now good to go.
Setting up the LSM as your default recording device,
Windows Vista:
1. In the Start menu search, type in "Sound".
2. Select sound from the search results of the start menu
under Programs
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3. Click on the Recording tab in the Sounds menu and
scroll down if needed until you locate Microphone. If
the LSM is the only USB microphone plugged in to the
computer, it will say "1- USB Microphone Working".
4. Mouse over and double-click in the field around the
word Microphone to bring up the Microphone Properties menu.
5. In the General tab, type in "LSM".
6. Click on the Levels tab and adjust volume as needed.
You are now up and running.
Setting up the LSM as your default recording device,
Windows 7:
1. Well, it's pretty similar to the Vista setup, actually.
The only caveat being, when you type in "Sound" in the
start menu search field, you select sound under Control
Panel, rather than Programs. You'll see. Other than that,
it's basically the same as Vista.
You are styling. Nothing's going to stop you now...
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Setting up the LSM as your default recording device,
Mac OS X:
1. Connect LSM to Mac.
2. Mac OS should automatically detect USB LSM.
3. If Mac does not automat ically detect mic, then go to
“System Preferences” and select “Sound” in t he “Hardware” list
4. Select “Input” and select USB.
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If you run into any issues with the setup of the LSM
and you're completely lost, or nothing's working as it
should - just relax, chin up, make a cup of tea and give
us a call at 310-323-9050, or in the UK +44 (0)1803
612 700. By email, contact us at contactus@studioprojects.com. We are happy to help. Our U.S. facility is located in Southern California and we are open Monday
through Friday, normal banker's hours. There is a good
chance that you will get one of us on the phone before 9
a.m. or after 5 p.m. most business days as well. Otherwise, enjoy the mic, record a lot, wash behind your ears
and remember to wear a hat if it's cold outside. Also, if
you are using the LSM on a podcast or a recording project that you would like to share with us - by all means,
let us know. Additionally, we may want to link to it on
our site. Is anybody still reading this? Hellooo! Anyway, thank you very much for buying our gear, whoever
you are. Enjoy!
Check our website for updates and videos about our
products, including the LSM at
www.studioprojects.com
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