Behringer Recording Equipment C 1 User Manual

User Manual  
STUDIO CONDENSER  
MICROPHONE  
Studio Condenser Microphone  
 
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1. Power Supply  
Your condenser mic C-1 needs a phantom power supply (+36 to +52 V). If your  
C-1 is connected to a microphone preamp and supplied with phantom power,  
the LED on the microphone lights up. BEHRINGER assumes no liability for any  
damage caused by a defective phantom power supply. Always mute the sound  
reinforcement system before you switch on the phantom power supply.  
2. Directivity  
Your C-1 features a capsule with a cardioid pickup pattern and is ideal for  
recording individual instruments, vocals and speech. Cardioid pickup pattern  
means that the sound produced by sources located in front of the mic is strongly  
picked up. It is often used in recording situations, since this directivity pattern  
tones down the pickup of sounds located to the back of the microphone.  
3. Microphone Installation  
There is an adapter on your microphone that lets you mount it on mic stands with  
either metric (Europe) or imperial-gauge threads (North America). First dismantle  
the microphone from the stand mount adapter by detaching the fine-thread  
shoulder screw at the bottom end of the microphone. Fasten the adapter onto  
the microphone stand, place the microphone into it and tighten the screw again.  
Basically, the microphone in the stand mount adapter should stand upright  
and face the sound source at a right angle. The angle of the microphone to the  
sound source influences the sound of the recording; therefore, experiment with  
different positions until you achieve the desired sound. To this end, you can  
rotate the mic in the stand mount adapter by loosening the screw somewhat  
and tightening it again.  
 
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If necessary, you can bend the microphone out of its vertical position by using the  
hinge on the microphone stand.  
Please make sure to handle the microphone shaft with attention and  
care to avoid damaging the screw thread. In no situation should you  
ever apply excessive force.  
Of course, you can detach the C-1 from the stand mount adapter and attach it to a  
commercially available suspension mount.  
4. Audio Connection  
Use a balanced XLR microphone cable with the following pin assignment:  
pin 1 = shielding; pin 2 = +; pin 3 = -. Since your C-1 features gold-plated  
contact points throughout, we recommend that you use only microphone cables  
with gold-plated connectors.  
5. Level Setting/Adjusting the Basic Sound  
Adjust the gain control in the microphone channel of your mixing console so that  
the peak LED lights up only occasionally or never at all. The EQ controls in the  
microphone channel should be set to mid-travel position to start with. To get  
the sound you want, try changing the mic position relative to the sound source  
or even move the microphone around in the recording room of your studio.  
Adjusting the angle at which walls face the sound source can also be helpful.  
Only when the desired basic sound has been achieved, should you start to use  
equalizers and signal processors, if any at all (remember: less is often more!)  
Due to the extremely linear frequency response and the high sonic resolution of  
your C-1, there is no need for high-frequency “EQing” that can heavily influence  
the signal and unnecessarily increase the noise level. The C-1 provides that  
much-desired transparency which often gets lost during recording and mixing.  
 
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0°  
0 dB  
340°  
20°  
-5 dB  
-10 dB  
-15 dB  
-20 dB  
-25 dB  
-30 dB  
320°  
40°  
300°  
60°  
280°  
80°  
-35 dB  
-40 dB  
260°  
100°  
240°  
120°  
140°  
220°  
160°  
200°  
180°  
1kHz  
Polar pattern  
dB  
20.0  
10.0  
0.0  
-10.0  
-20.0  
20.0  
100.0  
1000.0  
10k 20k Hz  
Frequency response  
 
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6. Specifications  
Transducer type  
condenser, 16 mm  
Polar pattern  
cardioid  
Connection:  
gold-plated balanced XLR connector  
Open circuit sensitivity  
Frequency response  
Max. SPL (1% THD @ 1 kHz)  
Nominal impedance  
Load impedance  
-33 2 dBV (0 dBV = 1 V/Pa)  
40 Hz - 20 kHz  
136 dB  
100 Ω  
>1 kΩ  
Mains Voltage / Fuse  
Supply voltage  
+36 - 52 V  
2.5 mA  
Supply current  
Physical/Weight  
Dimensions  
Ø shaft: 54 mm  
length: 169 mm  
Weight  
approx. 0.45 kg  
 
 

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