Svive HYDRA MICROPHONE PRO User Manual

HYDRA MICROPHONE PRO

USER

MANUAL

Thank you for purchasing
SVIVE HYDRA MICROPHONE PRO.
Please read the manual before
using. Keep this manual handy
for future reference.

FEATURE

• USB 2.0

• Headphone Volume control knob;
Press to Mute Microphone

• Music/Monitor select switch

• Zero latency in real time monitoring

• Heavy duty, rugged Zinc housing
and metal screens

PACKAGE CONTENTS
AND ACCESSORIES

Desktop USB Condenser
Microphone with
Headphone Output

Microphone
mount x 1

Base x 1
Metal sha x 1

USB 2.0 high speed cable x 1
Ø3.8 x 2M USB 2.0

USB A Type to B Type plug (plated Ni)

ASSEMBLING DEMONSTRATION

Screw the sha into the base.

Screw the washer all the
way onto the sha.

Screw the microphone
mount onto the sha by
three or four turns until
is centered over the
base of the stand.

Tighten the micro­phone mount by
rotating the washer
conterclockwise
until secured.

Inse the SVIVE HYDRA MICROPHONE PRO’s
mounting threads into the microphone mount.

Make sure the logo on the front of the SVIVE HYDRA
MICROPHONE PRO is facing you when stand is tilted
upward. (For optimal sound recording).

FUNCTION SWITCHES

LED indicator

Power on = blue
Muted = red

Headphone
Volume control
Microphone mute

Rotating le to right =
volume min to max

Press the control knob =
mute microphone

Monitor/
Music Select

Monitor = real time
monitoring when
speaking
Music = headphones
output

Plug your headphones directly to the
SVIVE HYDRA MICROPHONE PRO. Monitor
your recording without the latency that
oen occurs when monitoring through the
computer’s headphone jack. To monitor
through your SVIVE HYDRA MICROPHONE
PRO, plug you headphone into the back­side of the microphone.

* Note: When swiching to music mode, you can listen either the

music playing or the playback of your recording.

Headphones output 3.5 stereo jack

USB po

CONNECTING TO COMPUTER

Windows

Use the included USB cable to connect the

SVIVE HYDRA MICROPHONE to your comput­er. Once the SVIVE HYDRA MICROPHONE is
plugged in, the power LED on the front of the
microphone will turn blue.

Your computer will automatically detect the

SVIVE HYDRA MICROPHONE, but it may not
set it as default sound device. If so, go to the

Control Panel and then double-click on the
Sounds and Audio Devices icon.

Click on the Audio tab in the drop-down menu

under sound playback, select USB PnP Sound
Devices as the default device.

In the drop-down menu under Sound recording,

select USB PnP Sound Devices as the default
device.

Click OK to save your changes and exit.

CONNECTING TO COMPUTER

Macintosh OS X

Use the included USB cable to connect the

SVIVE HYDRA MICROPHONE to your comput­er. Once the SVIVE HYDRA MICROPHONE is
plugged in, the power LED on the front of the
microphone will turn blue.

Your Mac will automatically detect the SVIVE

HYDRA MICROPHONE, but it may not set it as
default sound device. To set the SVIVE HYDRA
MICROPHONE as the default, go to System
preferences and select Sound.

Click on Input tab and then click on USB PnP

Sound Device to select it as the default input
device.

Click on the Output tab and then click on USB

PnP Sound Device to select it as the default
sound output device.

From the Sound window, you can; adjust the

computer’s input and output volumes, adjust
the stereo balance, and select to show the
volume in menu bar.

* SVIVE HYDRA MICROPHONE can be used on Microso

Windows (all versions) & Mac OS 9 or above.

SPECIFICATIONS

Typ e Side address condenser

microphone
Polar paern Cardioid
Sensitivity -60dB±5dB (1V/u bar)

Frequency response 50Hz -18KHz
Max sound pressure level 120 dB
S/N ratio 59 dB

10K

-20.0

-30.0

-40.0

-50.0

-60.0

-70.0

dB

Sinusoidal

CLIO

20 100 1K Hz 20K

0

330

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270

240

210

180

150

120

90

60

30

TYPICAL FREQUENCY
RESPONSE CURVE

Impoed by SVIVE, Østre Kullerød 4,

N-3241 Sandeord, Norway