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1. Introduction
This manual contains essent ial information for
the operation and care of the mi crophone you
have purchased. Please read these instructions
and those of the connected dev ices carefully and
completely before using the pro duct. Please keep
this manu al wh ere i t wil l be ac ces sibl e at al l tim es
to all current and future users.
Additional information, in particular concern-
ing available accessorie s and Neumann service
partners, can be found on o ur website: www. neu-
mann.com. Information abo ut service partners
can also be obtained by telephone: +49 (0) 30 /
41 77 24 - 0.
The following related fi les are available in PDF
format in the Downloads sec tion of our website
www.neumann.com:
Some Remarks on Microphone Maintenance
DMI-2 Digital Microphone Inte rface Operating
Manual
RCS Remote Control Softw are Operating Man-
ual
Short description of th e AES 42 standar d
Additional information con cerning the digital m i-
crophone interface can be fo und on the website:
www.aes.org/standards “AES 42-2006: AES stan-
dard for acoustics – Digital interf ace for micro-
phones”.
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2. Safety instructions
The microphone has the intended purpose of
converting acoustic sig nals into digital elec trical
signals.
Connect the microphone only to microphone
inputs and to equipment which supp lies phan-
tom power in accordance with AES 4 2.
(But the microphone will not be damaged if it is
accidentally connected to an analog microphone
input with a phantom power of 48 V fo r a short
period. The D-01 has over voltage protecti on and
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can handle a voltage of up to +55 V for a shor t pe-
riod.)
Repairs and servicing ar e to be carried ou t only
by experienced, authorized service personnel.
Unauthorized opening or modifi cation of the
microphone shall void the warranty.
Use the microphone only under the conditions
described in the Technical Dat a.
Allow the microphone to adapt to the ambient
temperature before switch ing it on.
Do not operate the microphon e in a damaged
condition.
Always run cables in such a way that t here is no
risk of tri pping o ver the m.
Ensure that liquids are kept at a safe distance
from the microphone and its co nnections.
Do not use solvents or aggre ssive cleanser s for
cleaning purposes.
Dispose of the microphone in ac cordance with
the regulations applicable to the respective
country.
3. Description
The D-01 is a studio condens er microphone wi th a
digital output that complies with the internation-
al standard AES 42. Based upon t he usual AES 3
(AES/EBU) standard for digital audio signals in
studio equipment, this standard has been extend-
ed to include phantom power for the mi crophone,
remote control and synchroniz ation data, and
user bits for receiving micr ophone control dat a.
The D-01 is a large diaphrag m microphone with
switchable polar pattern : omni, wide cardioid,
cardioid, hypercardioid, fi gure-8, as well as 10
intermediate settings.
The microphone is addressed from the side. The
front side is designated by the N eumann logo.
The capsule is the newly develope d K 07 large di-
aphragm capsule. It is elastic ally mounted inside
the microphone head grille.
The K 07, together with the microphone i nput cir-
cuitry and the new A/D conver sion technology, is
the fi rst double diaphragm system to provide an
equivalent self noise level of only 8 dB-A.
The capsule diameter is 30 mm, and th e thickness
of the capsule system is 4.5 mm. B oth diaphragms
lie very close to the capsule sur face in order to
minimize internal and external path lengths, and
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to reduce refl ections from the rings tensioning
the diaphragm.
The resulting frequency re sponses of the D -01 mi-
crophone are very fl at and smooth for all 15 avail-
able polar patterns.
In the upper formant range above 3 k Hz the cap-
sule is more sensitive by approximately 2 dB. This
ensures a fresh, open sound c haracter without
coloration.
The K 07 operates with an espec ially small dis-
tance between diaphragms an d electrodes. This
provides for an effi cient, purely acoustical damp-
ing of the system. As the microp hone character-
istics are obtained without resorting to correc-
tive resonance eff ects, the impulse resp onse of
the microphone is excellent, and it transmits all
transient signals in music an d speech witho ut any
coloration.
The capsule is mounted elast ically to attenuate
vibration noise. Since the frequency response of
the D-01 is linear down to below 2 0 Hz, even very
low frequency signals can b e transmitted wi thout
coloration. However this impl ies that the micro-
phone is also sensitive to low f requency noise s ig-
nals such as st ruct ure- bor ne, p op and wind n oise .
To avoid interference it is therefore ad visable to
use the microphone low cut fi lter (see Section 4. 2
”Software Function s“) and/or to use a PS 20 a po p
screen or a WS 47 windscreen (see Sec tion 7 ”Ac-
cessories“).
The directional characteristic of the capsule can
be set to any of 15 polar pattern s via RCS-soft-
ware, allowing a particula rly fi ne adjustment of
the microphone to recording conditions.
The 3-pin XLR output of the microphone is confi g-
ured according to AES 42-200 1 and is mechani-
cally compatible with the simi lar connections of
analog microphones. This has the advantage of
allowing analo g microph one cable s to be used for
runs of up to approximately 100 m. Over-voltage
protection prevents damage to the D-01 in the
event that it is inadvertently co nnected to a phan-
tom-powered analog microphone input.
The microphone features exceptionally clean
sound transmission which i s free of coloration,
with very low self-noise and an ex tensive dynamic
range. Digitization is p erformed by an A/D con-
version process develope d and patented by Neu-
mann. This ensures that the full dynamic range
of the capsule signal is transfe rred to the digital
domain. The integrated digital signal processing
also provides functions which were previously
available only via a mixing conso le or additional
studio equipment. These fun ctions are descr ibed
in the “Technical data” sectio n.
If there is no microphone input according to
AES 42 standard available N eumann provides th e
two-channel Digital Microphone Interface (DMI-2)
with the accompanying RCS c ontrol software for
remote controlling all microphone characteristics
(see also the “Technical data” se ction).
4. Setup
Mounting the microphone
Attach the microphone to a stable, sturdy stand.
Use an elastic suspension , if necessary, for the
mechanical suppression of structure-borne noise.
For this purpose set the micropho ne into the inner
cage from above, and secure it to the inner cage
with the threaded nut. If requ ired, use a wind-
screen or popscreen from our range of accesso-
ries in order to suppress wind or pop noise.
Connecting the microphone
Caution: An incorrect supply voltage can dama-
ge the microphone!
Connect the microphone to microphone inputs
and to equipment which supplies ph antom pow-
er in accordance with AES 4 2. See also chapter
“Safety Instructions”.
Caution: Very high signal levels can damage
loudspeakers and your hearing!
Reduce the volume of connected p layback equip-
ment before connecting the microphone. This is
also advisable in order to avoid aco ustic feed-
back.
Connect the microphone by mean s of an XLR cable
to the AES 42 microphone inpu t of the DMI-2 Digi-
tal Microphone Interface (se e also DMI-2 and RCS
manuals) or to other audio equipment c omplying
with the AES 42 standard.
With a correct power supply, a blue L ED on the mi-
crophone indicates that the microphone is ready
to operate. After switchi ng on, the LED at fi rst
glows dimly, and after a short tim e shines with
the preset brightness . When the DMI-2 Digi tal Mi-
crophone Interface is used with the Remote Con-