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equipment

with

microphone

input

complying

with

DIN

45594

with

microphone

power

supply

(+

3.5

. . .

+

15

V)

through

pin

8.

Plug

wiring:

see

"Technical

data".

Length

of

connecting

lead:

approx.

3

m.

Standard

accessories:

1

non

-crush

windscreen,

1

protecting

cover.

MKE

212-3

With

special

-coupling

device

to

fit

handgrip/powering

modules

K

3

N,

K

3

U

and

K

30

AV.

Length

of

connecting

lead:

approx.

3

m.

Standard

accessories:

1

non

-crush

windshield,

protecting

cover.

Tips

for

the

use

of

the

acoustical

boundary

microphone

Note:

Before

operating

the

microphone

the

first

time

remove

protecting

cover!

1.

The

microphone

should,

if

possible,

be

positioned

or

mounted

on

an

acoustically

live

backing

surface

such

as

floor,

wall

or

ceiling.

Alternately,

the

MKE

212

can

be

mounted

at

the

centre

of

a

large

wooden

board

of

sufficient

size

or,

if

this

is

impossible

for

aesthetic

reasons,

on

a

transparent

acrylic

glass

panel,

which

then

is

mounted

on

a

floor

stand.

It

can

also

be

suspended

from

the

ceiling.

The

board

should

be

large,

as

its

dimensions

determine

the

point

of

the

micro-

phone's

6

dB

accentuation.

In

the

free

field,

that

is

without

any

additional

surface,

the

MKE

212

has

a

lower

frequency

roll

-off

point

of

1

kHz.

To

attain

a

lower

cut-off

frequency,

e.g.

500

Hz,

a

board

of

350

mm

x

350

mm

would

be

necessary.

2.

When

positioned

on

the

floor,

the

microphone

capsule

should

in

any

case

be

protected

by

mounting

the

non

-crush

windscreen,

which

is

supplied

as

standard

accessory.

This

windscreen

does

not

have

any

influence

on

the

acoustical

characteristics

of

the

microphone.

3.

Due

to

its

omnidirectional

characteristics,

the

acoustical

boundary

microphone

is

of

limited

suitability

for

recordings

in

surroundings

with

a

high

level

of

background

noise.

Its

preferred

application

is

in

recording

studios

and

other

similarly

damped

but

good

acoustical

environments.

4.

If

you

want

to

achieve

most

natural

recordings,

place

the

acoustical

boundary

microphone

at

the

position

in

front

of

the

instrument

or

the

orchestra,

where

you

have

the

best

aural

reception.

5.

If

two

acoustical

boundary

microphones

are

used

as

a

pair

of

micro-

phones

for

stereo

recording,

the

minimum

distance

between

the

two

microphones

should,

regardless

of

the

width

of

the

acoustic

source,

be

kept

at

approx.

1

m

to

obtain

a

defined

left

-right

perception.

6.

The

advantages

of

this

microphone

become

most

obvious

in

recordings

of

acoustic

(classical)

instruments.

7.

Please

make

sure

that

neither

microphone

nor

windscreen

are

covered

with

paper,

fabric,

etc.,

as

this

would

affect

the

acoustical

performance

of

the

microphone.

The

suggestions

given

here

are

confined

to

the

basic

application

of

the

MKE

212.

We

have

consciously

not

given

any

finished

guidelines,

because

from

our

point

of

view

they

would

not

be

very

helpful,

bearing

in

mind

that

every

user

has

his

own

ideas

about

the

sound

of

an

instrument,

an

orchestra

or

a

vocal

group,

not

to

mention

the

ever

differing

acoustical

conditions.

The

MKE

212

offers

a

multitude

of

application

options,

which

can

only

be

revealed

by

practical

work

and

experimentation

with

the

microphone.

Ifff

Frequency

range

Acoustic

operating

principe

Free

field

transmission

factor,

unloaded

MKE

212

R

MKE

212-3

+

K

3

N

resp.

K

3

U

.

.

.

MKE

212-3

+

K

30

AV

Electrical

impedance

MKE

212

R.

.

.

.

.

.

MKE

212-3

+

K

3

N

bzw.

K

3

U

.

.

.

MKE

212-3

+

K

30

AV

Minimum

load

impedance

MKE

212

R.

.

.

. .

. .

MKE

212-3

+

K

3

N

bzw.K

3

U

. .

MKE

212-3

+

K

30

AV

Signal-to-noise

ratio

;DIN

4

5405

and

CCIR

468-2)

Equivalent

sound

pressure

level

Connector

20

Hz

to

20

kHz

pressure

microphone

20

mV/Pa

±

2.5

dB

-

54

dBV)

6.9

mV/Pa

±

2.5

dB

(.4-L-

-

63

c111V)

15.8

mV/Pa

±

2.5

dB(

56

dBV)

approx.

1

kS2

approx.

130

12

approx.

600

12

4.7

kS2

approx.

300

12

600

12

approx.

63

dB

typ.

22

dBA

special

coupling

device

for

Sennheiser

module

system

(MKE

212-3)

or

threaded

Spin

plug,

DIN

45

326

(MKE

212

R),

resp.

Plug

wiring

MKE

212

R

pin

1

=

audio

pin

2

=

case

pin

8

=

+

UB

Powering

3

5

to

15

V

to

pin

8

(MKE

212

R)

5.6

V

from

Sennheiser

module

system

or

phantom

powering

12

V-48

V

(MKE

212-3)

Current

consumption

approx.

150

pA

Dimensions

in

mm

(without

trans-

port

case

and

windscreen)

185

x165

x10

Weight

approx.

850

g

Length

of

connecting

lead

approx.

3

m

Finish

flat

black

We

reserve

the

right

to

alter

Specifications,

in

particular

with

regard

to

technical

improvements.

Optional

accessories

MZA

10

Battery

adapter

for

connection

to

unbalanced,

medium

-impedance

inputs.

3

-pin

DIN

plug.

7

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