Additional Tips - Shure Motiv MV51 Guide De L'utilisateur

For other loud sources, such as an electric guitar amplifier, aim the mi-
crophone at the sound source from 0-18 inches (0-45 cm) away.
Set the microphone to the Band mode and make additional gain adjust-
ments if necessary.
Bypass EQ and Compression (Flat)
To record a signal without any processing, set the microphone to the
Flat mode. This mode is appropriate for any application when you want
to bypass equalization and compression presets, and is ideal when ap-
plying signal processing to the recording at a later time.

Additional Tips

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Adjusting Microphone Level
Select the correct preset mode for your recording application. If you
hear distortion or the audio is too low, adjust the microphone level in the
audio or sound control panel of your computer or recording device.
Tips:
• Set the microphone level before adjusting headphone volume.
• The headphone volume does not affect the signal level sent to the
computer.
• Use the volume slider on the front panel to adjust the microphone
gain level.
Note: The microphone gain control is independent of the preset modes. Set
your microphone level and experiment with dynamic processing options via the
preset modes.
0-18 in
(0-45 cm)
Adjusting Headphone Level
The headphone monitoring level is affected by the MV51 device lev-
el and the computer settings level. Raise your computer volume up
and easily adjust headphones through the MV51 device headphone
settings.
Headphone Volume
Microphone Level
Accessing the Control Panel
PC
a. Open the sound control panel and select the Recording tab.
b. Open the Shure MV51 device.
c. Under the Levels tab, adjust the gain level using the slider.
Mac
®
a. Open the Audio Midi Settings panel.
b. Select the Shure MV51 device.
c. Click on Input to adjust the gain using the slider.
Mac audio settings panel
Input Meter Level
If your digital audio workstation or recording software has input me-
ters, adjust the microphone level so it peaks between -12 and -6 dB.
Otherwise, simply listen to the audio to make sure it is loud enough and
not distorting.
db
-30 -20 -15
L
R
The target range for peak levels on a typical meter is between -12
Computer Volume Level
-10 -7 -5 -3 -2 -1 0
Peak Levels
and -6 dB.
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