Earthworks Audio SR-25

The SR25 is designed specifically for drums and percussion and is the model that comes in the Earthworks Drumkit™ System. The SR25 has a brilliance that is ideal for drum overheads, percussion, Leslie, guitar and bass. Alone or in combination with Earthworks KickPad™ it is perfect for kick drum. The SR25 is a versatile microphone for general studio and stage use. Its uniform pickup pattern results in remarkably open sound, while excellent off-axis rejection reduces feedback and maximizes available gain.
A mounting clip is included with the microphone. This microphone has no removable parts.
Earthworks SR25 is a directional prepolari-zed condenser microphone with a first-order cardioid pickup pattern directly coupled to a dedicated wideband, low output impedance transformerless preamplifier. The SR25 requires a standard 48V Phantom Power supply. It features a flat frequency response from 50Hz to 25kHz, fast impulse response, very low handling noise, uniform polar pattern, and high SPL handling capabilities. It provides excellent uncolored rejection of sounds arriving off-axis.
Earthworks SR25 is easy to operate. Connect the microphone to a microphone preamplifier supplying 48V phantom power using a standard XLR microphone cable. Please allow up to one minute for the microphone to settle. Plugging in the microphone “hot” (phantom power already present at the input) will not damage the microphone, and is actually preferred for faster settling. It is normal for any phantom powered mic to “pop” when plugged in or powered up. Make sure to mute the signal to speakers or headphones when phantom power is first applied.