CLASS A, TRANSFORMERLESS PREAMPLIFIER CIRCUITRY ELIMINATES CROSS-OVER DISTORTION FOR IMPROVED LINEARITY ACROSS THE FULL FREQUENCY RANGE. EMBOSSED, HIGH-COMPLIANCE DIAPHRAGM PROVIDES EXTENDED LOW-FREQUENCY RESPONSE. ULTRA-THIN, GOLD-LAYERED, LOW-MASS, MYLAR DIAPHRAGM FOR EXCELLENT TRANSIENT RESPONSE 15 DB ATTENUATION SWITCH FOR HANDLING EXTREMELY HIGH SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS (SPL) SWITCHABLE LOW-FREQUENCY FILTER PROVIDES GREATER FLEXIBILITY TO REDUCE BACKGROUND NOISE OR TO COUNTERACT PROXIMITY EFFECT. INTEGRATED THREE-STAGE POP PROTECTION GRILLE REDUCES "POP" AND OTHER BREATH NOISE INTERNAL SHOCK MOUNT REDUCES TRANSMISSION OF HANDLING NOISE REPLACEMENT CARTRIDGE: RK374 PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS EXTENDED FREQUENCY RESPONSE VERY LOW SELF-NOISE EXCEPTIONAL LOW-FREQUENCY REPRODUCTION HIGH OUTPUT LEVEL HIGH INPUT SPL CAPABILITY NO CROSS-OVER DISTORTION EXTREMELY UNIFORM POLAR RESPONSE SUPERIOR COMMON MODE REJECTION AND SUPPRESSION OF RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE APPLICATIONS SOME TYPICAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE KSM32 ARE LISTED BELOW. MICROPHONE USE, HOWEVER, IS A MATTER OF PERSONAL TASTE. THE KSM32 MAY BE USED FOR A VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED. VOICE -- SOLO, BACKGROUND, VOICE-OVER, BROADCASTING ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS -- SUCH AS PIANO, GUITAR, DRUMS, PERCUSSION, STRINGS WIND INSTRUMENTS -- BRASS AND WOODWIND LOW FREQUENCY INSTRUMENTS -- SUCH AS DOUBLE BASS, ELECTRIC BASS, KICK DRUM OVERHEAD MIKING -- DRUMS OR PERCUSSION ENSEMBLES -- CHORAL OR ORCHESTRAL ROOM AMBIANCE PICK-UP -- GUITAR AMPLIFIER OR DRUMS BOTH THE ACOUSTIC ENVIRONMENT AND MICROPHONE PLACEMENT HAVE SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS ON THE SOUND OBTAINED WHEN MIKING A SOURCE. YOU MAY NEED TO EXPERIMENT WITH THESE VARIABLES TO ACHIEVE THE BEST OVERALL SOUND FOR EACH APPLICATION.