AKG Perception 170 [6/20] Using your microphone

PERCEPTION 170

4 Using Your Microphone

The

PERCEPTION 170

is a general-purpose cardioid

microphone for recording, broadcast, and onstage

use.

Every instrument radiates its sound in a specific

way. Therefore, to get the best sound it is crucial to

experiment with microphone placement.

• When recording wind instruments or vocals,

make sure not to blow or sing directly into

the microphone.

• To avoid unwanted wind and pop noise or mois-

ture problems, place an optional PF 80 pop

screen from AKG between the microphone and

vocalist/instrument.

• Keep the microphone dry. Moisture from

blowing or singing directly at the capsule from

a short distance, or extremely high humidity

may cause the microphone to start crackling or

go very quiet due to partial shorting of the

polarization voltage.

• High volume instruments: You can use this

microphone for close-in recording of very loud

instruments (brass instruments, kick drum,

etc.).

Use a pen or similar pointed object to set the

preattenuation switch to the “-20 dB” position.

This switches the preattenuation pad in,

enabling the microphone to handle sound pres-

sure levels up to 155 dB.

• Low-frequency noise: To suppress low-fre-

quency noise such as air conditioning rumble,

footfall noise, or traffic sounds, check whether

your mixer provides highpass filters on the

microphone channels. If it does, switch the

appropriate highpass filter in.

5 Cleaning

• To clean the surface of the microphone body,

use a soft cloth moistened with water.

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