Samson Go Mic Owner's Manual

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17Operating the Go Micwill get the best frequency response, however when you start pointing themicrophone slightly away (off axis) you will notice the high frequency responsedropping off and the microphone will start to sound like it has more bass and lesshighs.For most vocal applications you’ll want to position the microphone directly in frontof the artist about 4 to 18 inches. If you are close miking a vocal, set the microphoneto a slight angle to reduce p-popping. The same may be true for miking instruments,however, you can make some pretty amazing equalization adjustments by slightlychanging the angle of the capsule to the sound source. This can be a very usefultechnique in capturing the optimum sound of drum set, acoustic guitar, piano or otherinstruments in a live room or sound stage. Experimentation and experience are thebest teachers in getting good sounds, so plug in!P-PoppingP-popping is that annoying pop that you can get when the microphone diaphragmgets a blast of air from a vocalist pronouncing words with the letter “P” included. Thereare a few ways to deal with the problem including using an external pop filter. Somefamous engineers have relied on an old nylon stocking over a bent clothes hanger,which actually works very well. As mentioned above, you can also try placing themicrophone slightly off axis (on a slight angle) from the vocalist. This can often solvethe problem without using an external pop filter. However, the simplest, most reliableway to reduce P-popping (without the bad smell of old nylons) is to use a pop filterattached the microphone stand like the Samson PS-01. Using a pop filter also makes iteasy to maintain a good level by keeping the vocalist at a constant distance from themicrophone.