Frequency Response

0°

 

 

 

 

 

 

315°

5

45°

 

+10

 

 

 

 

 

10

100Hz

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250Hz

+5

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dB

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

°

dB

°

500Hz

-5

 

 

 

 

 

270

90

1kHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.5kHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

225°

 

135°

4kHz

20 30 40 50

100

500

1kHz

5kHz

10kHz

20kHz

180°

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8kHz

1 setting

2 setting

3 setting

 

 

 

Polar Response

16kHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This frequency chart is only a start. It gives the recordist a basis of the sound provided. How the microphone reacts in a particular application will differ greatly because of many variables. Room acoustics, distance from sound source (proximity), tuning of the instrument and mic cabling are only a few of the interacting issues. For an artist or an engineer, how the microphones are used creates the basis of the sound.

of applications coupled with an ease of use never before offered in a studio microphone. Because of its rugged construction, dual-capsule design and high-spl specification, you can use the Snowball virtually anywhere — including the Arctic Circle!

Why TWO capsules? (well, of course, two capsules are better than one!)

The Snowball uses two separate capsules to offer you a wide variety of applications. The first cap- sule generally “hears” what’s right in front of it in a fixed cardioid pattern with a neutral sonic sig- nature (engineering geeks call this unidirectional). The second capsule generally “hears” everything around it with a brighter overall sound (engineering geeks call this omnidirectional).

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Blue Microphones The Snowball manual Frequency Response, Polar Response