SoundField MKV Issue 1.1 User Guide
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Moving the Microphone Remotely
Set all the SoundField controls to ‘0’.
Switch the SoundField controls into circuit with the SF in button.
Pan the microphone left or right with the azimuth knob. You will find that the sound moves left as
you pan right.
Tilt the microphone 45° up or down with the elevation knob.
Zoom the microphone in closer to the sound with the dominance knob. You can effectively halve
the distance between the microphone and the sound source with this control. You can zoom in on a
vocalist without vocal pops, or adjust the balance between the sound of plucked strings and the
instrument itself using this dominance control.
It should, however, be noticed that the dominance control will not produce any effects that could
not be produced by adjusting the pattern, angle and gain controls.
Zoom the microphone out further and listen to the studio acoustics, and let the myriad of
reflections mingle with the direct signal.
Application Suggestions
Lead Vocals
Select a mono (0° angle) or stereo (90° or wider) cardioid, forward facing (azimuth 0°), start with half
forward dominance and if you have time, tune this for best effect. Why not use the microphone in
the control room? The accurate polar pattern will allow the dead sides to be faced to the monitors -
try reversing the phase of the microphone or the vocal track.
Backing Vocals
As above but usually stereo sub-cardioid and the dominance at ' 0 ' or slightly anti-clockwise for
more ambience. If the microphone is positioned above the backing vocalist, then correct its
placement with the elevation control.
Drum Microphone
Select mono cardioid. Because the pattern is accurate at all audio frequencies, there will be no spill
from other drums. If you want the microphone away from the drum skin and out of harm, use full
frontal dominance. No matter how loud the bass drum is, it won’t distort this microphone.
Piano
Use as any stereo microphone but tune the sound using all the controls to get it just right - at least
you don’t need to keep running into the studio to do this! Remember you cannot reduce reflections
from the lid meeting the microphone front side on, even with a SoundField.
Ambience
Again use as any stereo microphone, select figure-of-eight pattern at 90° or crossed cardioids, and
if the microphone is high use the elevation control to bring the sound on axis. If the microphone is
positioned upside down then press the invert button and left and right will be switched over.
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