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Birkdale
Church Hall
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Microphones
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Shure SM58
Possibly the mostly widely used live vocal mic. This has a frequency response tailored for vocals, with brightened mid-range and bass roll-off. A uniform cardioid pickup pattern isolates the main sound source and minimises background noise. There’s a built-in pop filter.
Use it for: vocals. It can be used for cajon, electric guitar amps and brass instruments.
Phantom Power required: No.
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Røde M5
Small-diaphragm condenser microphone supplied as a stereo pair with a variation of no more than 1dB sensitivity between them. This makes it ideal for stereo micing a choir or group of instruments but it can also be used for a single instrument.
It’s really versatile and can be used for pretty much all instruments (except brass!).
Use it for: most instruments (flute, violin, clarinet, cello etc.), choirs.
Phantom Power required: Yes
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Røde M3
A versatile condenser microphone with a cardioid polar pattern and a selectable pad (-10dB, -20dB).
Use it for: it works as a vocal mic but it’s not as well suited for live situations as the SM58. It’s main use at Endcliffe will be for louder, deeper instruments eg. cello, cajon, electric guitar amp, double bass etc.
Phantom Power required: Yes
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Shure MX418/S
A gooseneck condenser microphone for speech.
Use it for: lectern mic for service leader, preaching, reading, praying.
Phantom Power required: Yes
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RØDELink
We have two Røde radio mic receivers – one connects to a handheld microphone and the other to a belt pack with a headset mic.
Use it for: service leader and preacher.
Phantom Power required: No
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Sennheiser EW-D
This is the second radio mic with a receiver, belt pack and headset mic.
Use it for: service leader and preacher.
Phantom Power required: No
DI Boxes
Note: If there’s ever an electrical buzz through the system it’s almost certainly the earth lift switch on one or more of the DI boxes.
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EMO E520
Plug the instrument into either of the white ‘instrument’ inputs and use the XLR output into the mixer.
Use it for: guitars, violin (good all round DI for instruments with a pickup)
Phantom Power required: No.
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Radial Pro D2
Stereo DI box that will be used primarily for the keyboard but could also be used for drums or other stereo sources. Be careful to ensure that neither pad buttons are pressed. This will reduce the signal by 15dB. If just one is pressed you’ll have a imbalanced signal level on the left or right channel.
Use the left/right INPUT (not THRU) and send the left and right outs to the desk.
Use it for: keyboard or drums
Phantom Power required: No.
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BSS AR-133
Note: this DI needs a battery OR (better) phantom power from the desk.
Make sure the pad switch is set to 0dB unless the source is giving a very high output.
Use it for: bass
Phantom Power required: Yes!
Speakers
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Electro Voice ZLX 12p
These are our main front of house speakers. They are powered which means the amplifier is built in so they need power and a signal from the desk. Use input 1 and make sure the main level is set to -10dB.
The speakers have a screw on the fitting hole which can be tightened to secure the speaker. Also, the speaker stands have an expanding mounting pole which will further secure the speakers by clamping into the hole (see picture 3).