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2 Introduction Congratulations on y our purchase of the Samson Go Mic por table USB studio condenser . The Go Mic is a dual-pattern studio microphone featuring high quality onboard digital converters and USB interface fit into an extremely portable, fold-up design making it ideal for prof essional digital recording or webcasting .
3 In these pages, you ’ll find a detailed description of the features of the Go Mic USB Studio Condenser Microphone, as well as st ep-by-step instructions for its setup and use, and full specifications.
4 Go Mic F eatures • Compact, dual pattern studio condenser with built-in audio interface and USB digital I/O . • Compatible with most any Mac and PC based Digital A udio W or kstation that support the USB Audio class.
5 Go Mic L a yout 9 6 1 2 3 4 5 1. W indscreen – Dual stage grill protects the capsules and helps reduce wind noise and p- popping. 2. Capsules – Dual, internally shock isolated 10mm capsules provide both Car dioid and Omni polar patterns.
6 Installing the Go Mic Installing the Go Mic is a simple procedure that takes just a few minutes . Since the Go Mic is USB compliant, you can use either a MAC or PC, c onnect the included USB cable and plug and play . Y ou will be able to control y our Go Mic using the standard audio interface controls in the MA C or Windows oper ating system.
7 3. T o set the Go Mic as your default device for sound playback and r ecording, or to change its settings, click the Start button, click Con trol Panel and then click Sounds and Audio Devices . Under the Audio tab , you can select the Samson GoMic from the drop- down menus.
8 Figure 6 Figure 7 the Mute checkbox in the Microphone section on the right. (If the M icrophone section does not appear at first, click Options and then Properties (figure 6), and click the checkbox next to Microphone .
9 Figure 8 Figure 9 Getting Started with W indows Vista 1. The first time you plug the Go Mic into a USB port, W indows Vista will install the universal drivers for tha t por t. A balloon tip will pop up, t elling you it has “Found new Hardware ” .
10 5. T o set the direc t monitoring level or the playback volume in the headphones, click the Properties button in the Playback tab instead, and open the Lev els tab.
11 Getting Started with MAC OS X The following example is f or setting up the Go Mic in MAC OS X . 1. T o start using the Samson Go M ic, just plug it in. The LED will light to indicate it is r e - ceiving USB power . T he MAC will recog nize the USB audio device and automatically install a universal driver .
12 7. T o set the playback volume in the headphones, adjust the Output volume slider at the bottom of the Sound dialog box (figure 15). At this point you can begin using your microphone with most any audio recording software , but you need to select it as an input and output device within the DA W .
13 Go Mic Quick Star t Y ou will find a detailed description of the Go Mic’ s controls and functions in the follow- ing sections of this manual. However , if you can ’t wait to get started, you can follow this quick start guide.
14 Go Mic Quick Star t - con tinued 3. Nex t, connect your headphones to the PHONES output locat ed on the right side of the Go Mic. 4. Plug the mini-B size (small) end of the included USB cable into the USB socket on the right side of the Go Mic. 5. Now , plug the other end of the USB cable into an av ailable USB por t on your computer .
15 A Note on P owering the Go Mic The Go Mic is a condenser microphone, and like all condenser micr ophones, it has internal electronics that require an active po wer supply . T raditional studio condensers are almost always po wered by a Phant om Power supply which is usually deriv ed from the mixing console.
16 Operating the Go Mic Polar P atterns The most important characteristic of any microphone is its directionality or “pick-up pattern ” . There are three basic cat egories of pick up patterns; omni, bidirectional (or figure 8) and unidirectional.
17 Operating the Go Mic will get the best frequency response, how ever when you start pointing the microphone slightly awa y (off axis) you will notice the high frequency response dropping off and the microphone will start to sound like it has more bass and less highs.
18 The Go Mic is a great microphone choice f or many instrument miking situations. Below is a brief guide on using the Go Mic in some typical applications: V ocals Position the micr ophone directly in front of the artist so that the microphone grill is approximat ely 4 to 18 inches away .
19 Piano Y ou can achieve outstanding results using the Go Mic on acoustic piano. Several plac ement approaches can be used depending on the size of the piano , and the type of sound you are looking to record.
20 Go Mic Specific ations Go Mic Frequency Response - Cardioid Go Mic Frequency Response - Omni Polar P attern - Cardioid Polar P attern - Omni.
21 Go Mic Specifications Polar patt ern Cardioid and Omni Fr equency R esponse Cardioid 80Hz - 18kHZ Omni 20Hz - 20kHZ Element type Fix ed Charge electret Element Diameter 10mm Diaphragm thickness Cardioid 4 microns Omni 2 microns Sensitivity -47 +/- 2dB/Pa SPL 121 db W eight 0.
Samson T echnologies Corp. 45 Gilpin Avenue Hauppauge, New Y ork 11788-8816 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) F ax: 631-784-2201 www.samsontech.com.
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