3.5 Backing
Vocals
Fig. 3: Two
vocalists sharing a
microphone.
3.6 Installing
the PB 1000
Fig. 4: Microphone
capsule without (a)
and with (b) PB 1000.
Important!
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3 Using Your Microphone
With resonances at low frequencies, proximity ef-
fect may cause feedback. In this case, it is often
enough to move away from the microphone a little
to stop the feedback.
grees, you mayend up bringing up the fader of
the microphone channel far enough to create a
feedback problem.
a
1. Unscrew and remove the wire mesh cap.
2. Slip the PB 1000 on the microphone capsule to
the stop, slightly turning the attachment as you
push it home.
• When installing or removing the PB 1000,
make sure to grip the capsule and shock
mount firmly with your thumb and forefinger
in order to prevent the capsule being sev-
ered from the shock mount.
1. Never let more than
two persons share a
microphone.
2. The microphone is
very insensitive to off-
axis sounds. If the
two vocalists were to
sing into the micro-
phone from an angle
wider than 35 de-
b
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