Page 2 - Table Of Contents
Copyright 2003, Samson Technologies Corp.Printed February, 2003Samson Technologies Corp.575 Underhill Blvd.P.O. Box 9031Syosset, NY 11791-9031Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766)Fax: 516-364-3888www.samsontech.com Table Of Contents Introduction 3 Features 4 Mounting the QSNARE and QTOM 5 Using the...
Page 3 - Introduction
3 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the 7KIT percussion microphone kit from Samson Audio! We understand that the sound of your drum kit is extremely personal and important to your livelihood, so we carefully designed the 7KIT as a complete solution specifically for miking your drum ki...
Page 4 - Features; KIT Features
4 Features The Samson 7KIT utilizes state-of-the-art microphone technology and each micro-phone is engineered to the finest detail for the drum it is to be used on. Here aresome of the 7KIT’s main features: • Seven piece percussion microphone kit including one QKICK bass drum mic,one QSNARE snare dr...
Page 5 - Mounting the QSNARE and QTOM
5 Mounting the QSNARE and QTOM Installing the QSNARE and QTOM to yourdrums with the integral DMC100 mic clip iseasy. Follow the simple steps below toinstall the DMC100 mic clips to your drumkit. • First, get the DMC100 ready for instal-lation. Release the tension on theupper and lower thumbscrews by...
Page 6 - Using the 7KIT
Using the 7KIT 6 Microphone Placement and Tone Quality When you position your mics on the drums, it will be easy to get a great soundsince, in general, they are positioned so close to the sound source. You can makeslight adjustments to the height and angle that will have an effect on the sound.The c...
Page 8 - KIT Microphone Characteristics; Polar Pick-up Pattern; those that originate from behind.; Frequency Response; of each mic included in the 7Kit on the following page.
7KIT Microphone Characteristics 8 Polar Pick-up Pattern Every microphone has a characteristic polar pattern that determines how well it accepts or rejects signal coming from various areas around the microphone. For example, omnidirectional mics accept all signals regardless of wherever those signals...
Page 10 - Microphone Wiring Guide
Microphone Wiring Guide 10 The 7KIT mics can be connected to any mixer, mixer/amplifier, or mic preampusing a standard microphone cable. As shown in the wiring diagrams below, con-nect the female XLR end directly to the microphone’s gold-plated connector andthe other end (normally a male XLR end, al...
Page 11 - Specifications
Specifications 11 QKICK Specifications Type Dynamic Microphone Polar Pattern Super Cardioid Frequency Response 50~16000 Hz Sensitivity -62 dBV/pa (0.8mv/pa) Rated Impedance 200 Ω Max. SPL 147 dB (THD ≤ 0.5% 1000 Hz) Weight 370g QSNARE Specifications Type Dynamic Microphone Polar Pattern Super Cardio...