Samson S12 Specifications

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Using Your S12The S12 can be connected to any standard mixer,mixer/amplifier, or mic preamp using a standard lowimpedance microphone cable. Connect the female XLRend directly to the S12 and the other end (normally a maleXLR end, although some mixers use 1/4" connectors) tothe mixer, mixer/amplifier, or mic preamp.The S12 can be mounted to any standard microphonestand (using the included mic clip) or can be handheld. Ifhandheld, take care not to cover the head grille with yourhand. Be aware of a phenomenon called theproximityeffect which causes a noticeable increase in low frequen-cies (bass response) when a microphone is close to theaudio source. This can have positive impact—for exam-ple, it will cause your voice to sound much fuller when yousing close to the mic than when you sing at a distance.On the other hand, the proximity effect can make someinstruments too boomy when the mic is too close—forexample, when miking an acoustic guitar, you may want tomove the S12 back six inches or more from the front ofthe guitar body. The key is experimentation, along withawareness of the general principle that, the closer the S12is to a signal source, the greater the bass response.Every microphone has a characteristicpolar pattern thatdetermines how well it accepts or rejects signal comingfrom various areas around the microphone. For example,omnidirectional mics accept all signals regardless ofwherever those signals originate (in front of the mic,behind it, to the side, etc.). In contrast, directionalcardioidmics are specifically designed to accept mostly signalcoming from directly in front, and to reject signal comingfrom behind or from the side. The most extreme variationof cardioid is thehyper-cardioid pattern utilized by theS12; this yields maximum rejection of signal coming fromany direction other than directly in front of the mic. Forthis reason, the S12 excels in environments where there isa good deal of unwanted ambient sound—it reproducesthose signals originating directly in front of the mic cap-sule itself while rejecting those that originate from behind.The polar pattern also determines how prone a particularmic is to inducingfeedback. Feedback is that characteris-tic nasty howling sound that occurs when a mic is placedtoo close to a loudspeaker—the signal from the loud-speaker is fed into the mic, then into the loudspeaker, theninto the mic, over and over again until an oscillating toneis generated. Because the hyper-cardioid pattern utilizedby the S12 is so good at rejecting signal not coming fromdirectly in front of the mic, you’ll find that use of the S12greatly minimizes feedback problems when used in liveperformance.SpecificationsType DynamicPolar Pattern Hyper-cardioidFrequency Response 60 Hz - 18 kHzSensitivity (0 dB = 1 V /94 dB SPL@ 1 kHz) -70 dB ± 3 dBMax. Input Level (1 kHz, less than0.5% noise ratio) 130 dB SPLSamson Technologies Corp., 575 Underhill Blvd., Syosset, NY 11791Tel: (516) 364-2244 Fax: (516) 364-3888SAMSONOutput Impedance (@ 1 kHz) 600 ohm (Lo Z) ±30%Connector 3-pin XLR maleDimensionsHead length 2 in. / 51.5 mmMain unit length 4.75 in. / 120.5 mmTotal length 6.75 in. / 172 mmWeight 8.7 oz. / 250 g0°30°60°90°120°150°180°210°240°270°300°330°300Hz1000Hz3000HzScale is 5 decibels per divisionS12 Polar Pattern®

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