SKM 5000
RF Wireless Systems 5000 Series Hand-Held Transmitters
BA 5000-1, charging adaptor, charger (from top to bottom)
Pick-up patterns/handling
The most frequently used pick-up pattern is the super-cardioid which is particularly sensitive to sound coming from the front. The tip of the microphone should there- fore always point towards the mouth. This position optimally suppresses ambient noise. The ME 5002 microphone head with omni-directional pattern picks up sound equally from all directions. With favourable acoustics it can therefore pick up the voices of both interviewer and interviewee.
Besides its directional pattern a super-cardioid microphone exhibits another typical characteristic: the proximity effect. At close talking distances the bass frequencies are enhanced, a singer’s voice sounds fuller and warmer. The ME 5005 e microphone head has been optimised for vocal applications. If a neutral sound is required irre- spective of the talking distance a microphone head with wide cardioid, cardioid or omni-directional pick-up pattern is the better choice. Radio sound mixers prefer the wide cardioid pattern.
If questions from the audience are to be integrated into a discussion, the SKM 5000 can be used as a wireless boom microphone. Although it is not possible to have the same long operating distances as in the case of a gun microphone, the sound operator can easily control the speaking distance with the SKM 5000 mounted on a short boom. An antenna is integrated into the body of the SKM 5000. Please take care, therefore, that the user does not clamp the hand-held transmitter with both hands or press it against the body. This distinctly reduces the radiated power of the antenna.
SKM 5000 channel switching | Switches for on/off, sensitivity, bass attenuation |
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Super-cardioid directivity. For more information on pick-up patterns and pop sounds please refer to the chapter ”Planning Theory“
ME 5002 mic head with omni-directional pick-up pattern
