Shure PG48 User manual
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Welcome to the club
Your new PG microphone is part of a complete vocal, instrument and drum
microphonefamily.It’srealgearforseriousplay.Soyoucanamplifyyourmessage.
Capturetheimaginationofyouraudience.Andmakeaconnectionwithyoursound.
Just as artists, visionaries and social leaders across generations and around the
world have done with Shure products for more than 75 years.
Up and running fast
PGmicrophonesareengineeredtobeeasytooperate.ThePowerUpguideonthe
insidepackagecoverwillhaveyoureadytogoinnotime.Formoredetailedsetup
and usage suggestions, please see page 4 of this guide.
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A great microphone for spoken
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A rugged microphone tuned to
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A sensitive, flat response microphone ideal
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use one microphone per sound source.
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avoid excessive handling with vocal microphones.
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keep the microphone switch in the “OFF” position.
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and avoid covering the grille with your hand.
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Minimal “p” popping
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Maximum isolation
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Emphasized bass,
maximum isolation
from other sources.
Setup
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away from the mouth, slightly
off to one side.
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directly in front of microphone.
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directly in front of microphone.
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Emphasized bass.
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Balanced sound.
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Clear sound.
Setup
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away from speaker, centered directly in front of
speaker cone.
cm_in
away from speaker, at the edge of speaker cone.
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awayfromspeaker,directlyinfrontofspeakercone.
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away from the instrument and directly in
front of the bell.
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Full sound.
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Less detail.
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Setup
cm_in
from the sound hole.
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from the sound hole.
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from the bridge.
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above the side, over the bridge.
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aim microphone down toward cymbal, a few
inches over edge.
cm_in
above drummer’s head.
cm_in
just over open top, above treble strings. Good
placement when only one microphone
is used.
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just over open top, one microphone above
bassstrings,onemicrophoneabovetreblestrings
for stereo.
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Maximum bass
sound,highestsound
pressure level.
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Balanced sound.
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Balanced, resonant
sound.
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Full, balanced sound.
Setup
cm_in
away from beater head (inside drum), slightly
off–center from beater.
cm _in
away from beater head (inside drum), directly in
front of beater.
cm_in
awayfromoutsidehead,directlyinfrontofbeater
(double head kick drum only).
cm_in
from speaker, directly in front of the center of
speaker cone.
cm_in
from speaker, at edge of speaker cone.
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from speaker, directly in front of the center of
speaker cone.
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Desired Response
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Crisp “snap.”
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Full, balanced sound.
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Natural sound.
Insertthethreaded
end of the drum
mount knob into
the PG56.
Rotatetheknobon
the drum mount
clockwise until it
is tight. Do not
overtighten with
tools.
Clampthebottomof
thedrummountover
the outside edge of
the drum rim.
Pull up to lock into
desired postion.
Insert the XLR
connectorintothe
end of the PG56.
Setup
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above rim of top drum head. Aim mic at drum
head.
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one PG56 on each tom, or between each pair of
toms, above drum heads. Aim each mic at top
drum heads.
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above rim of top head of drum. Aim mic at drum
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*What is feedback?
During the normal operation of any sound system, sound produced by the loudspeakers can be
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cause the system to create a noisy, sustained “howl” known as feedback.
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1. Position the front of the
microphone as close as
possible to the sound
sourceyou’retryingtomic.
2. Keep the microphone as
far away as possible from
loudspeakers.
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