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Earthworks offers Massive May Top of the wish list sale!

Morgan Chasse • May 2, 2018

The most coveted Earthworks Live sound and Studio tools are on sale for the entire month of May. From May 1st, to May 31st, get Instant Rebate savings on the most popular Earthworks models. [For US and Canadian customers only]

Regularly $2399, Save -$800 on the SV33 premium Condenser microphone for Studio and Stage. At $1599 [for a limited time during the month of May], now is your chance to see what the top of the line Earthworks transducer can offer your sound. This precision engineered cardioid condenser has been designed for drums, guitar amp and other loud instruments.

Following a heritage defined by jaw-dropping realism and unparalleled performance, the front address SV33 delivers vocal performances brimming with stunning detail. The SV33 is our flagship studio vocal microphone featuring a 14mm capsule that delivers warmth coupled with staggeringly precise audio performance. A true cardioid polar pattern provides freedom and ease for every recording session with an enormous sweet spot and incredible rear rejection, maintaining complete sonic accuracy for vocal performances.

Complete Freedom

Never has there been a vocal microphone that gives you this much freedom. Freedom to express, to move, to take risks and capture every essence of the vocal performance. The SV33 eliminates limitations found in other high end studio microphones and infuses ease into the process for both the vocalist and the engineer. With 140 degrees of freedom across the frontal hemisphere every moment of joy, longing, pain or elation will come through with breathtaking lifelike clarity.

Purest Sound

The SV33 excels at delivering crystal clear vocals full of detail and nuance; effortlessly positioned forward in the mix with incredible low end, smooth midrange and high frequency detail. The openness and the air, it’s all there. Giving you a big vocal track full of vibrant presence with incredible intimacy.

Its discrete Class A circuitry means that your signal path will remain uncompromised, delivering the purest sound possible. With the SV33 you will achieve unmatched sonic clarity and world-class performance for every recording session.

True Polar

The SV33’s wide cardioid pickup pattern behaves incredibly well on-axis, maintaining the integrity of your vocals and allowing more freedom to move in front of the microphone. Off-axis it excels at rejecting unwanted sounds, so in the unlikely event of bleed, the sound will remain uncolored and pure.

Key Features of the SV33 include

Extended frequency response to 25kHz
Multi-purpose cardioid microphone
More gain before feedback than other microphones
Less leakage
Textbook perfect cardioid polar pattern with natural on- and off-axis performance
Provides excellent results for both live performance and recording applications
Extreme accuracy in the time domain for faithful reproduction and no smearing or distortion
Transparent sound quality
Shorter diaphragm settling time to prevent quieter attacks from being blurred by earlier louder attacks

Read the Full Sound on Sound review of the SV33

Next up, the DK7 Drum mic kit, Normally $2999, now Through the month of May, save -$1000!! At $1999, this is a Premium condenser microphone drum kit for capturing your full drum set, Which has been designed for live sound and recording.

Included are 4 DM20 DrumMics, 4 RM1 RimMounts, 2 SR25 microphones, 1 SR20LS microphone, 3 microphone clips and rugged carrying case.

The Earthworks DK7 Drum Kit System is 7 microphone kit comprised of 4 DM20 precision engineered cardioid condenser microphones designed for close miking toms and snare, plus 2 SR25 cardioids for miking overheads, and 1 specially engineered SR20LS (low sensitivity) for kick drum that can be deployed in both live performance and studio recording environments.

Performance

Whether onstage or in the studio, the DK7 captures a drum sound that is larger than life. Onstage the DK7 delivers sound so detailed and natural that the sound coming out of the PA sounds like the drummer is right in front of you. For recording, it will reproduce your drum kit with incredible detail and pristine sound, faithfully reproducing its true character.

Its near-perfect cardioid polar pattern is consistent across all frequencies, simplifying mic placement, virtually eliminating phasing issues and ensuring more gain before feedback. The DK7 transient response is lightning fast, handling sharp attacks with ease, while still picking up all of the subtle nuances and softest dynamics of your playing. Even the loudest drummer cannot overload the DK7 DrumMic™, which can handle high sound pressure levels.

Construction

Designed to withstand the rigors of the road while still delivering the sound quality Earthworks is known for, the DK7 Drum FullKit™ provides the best of both worlds. Capable of withstanding a stray stick hit, the DM20 DrumMic™ removes the worry of close miking toms and snare. Its right angle microphone head lets you easily and precisely position the microphone to get the best drum sound. Featuring a stiff yet flexible gooseneck, the microphone will stay put once you have found its sweet spot. Machined

Mounting

Included with the DK7 is an RM1 RimMount™ for mounting the DM20 tom and snare microphones directly on the rim of a snare or toms, reducing the number of mic stands required. Plus, save time on setup and teardown by storing the DK7 with the mic clips still attached in its carrying case.

RECORDING: Review

“Each mic in the DK7 kit takes EQ like a champ, especially the DM20 on toms. With a few simple EQ tweaks, I achieved thunderous results that made my drummer ecstatic, both with what he heard in his in-ear monitors and what was felt in the room on playback.”

Also, an instant -$400 savings of on the SR40V!! Normally $999, for the entire month of May, the price is $599. This is a world class hand-held vocal microphone designed for Live performance. 40kHz Hypercardioid pattern, delivering a natural clarity of sound with unmatched presence and depth for vocals.

Featuring revolutionary circuitry that is hand matched to its capsule for flawless sonic performance, the SR40V delivers natural clarity of sound and unmatched presence and depth for vocals.

The SR40V’s near-perfect hypercardioid polar pattern is consistent across all frequencies, simplifying mic placement, ensuring more gain before feedback and virtually eliminating phasing issues when using multiple microphones. Singers can also maintain freedom of movement and still maintain pristine sound quality and plenty of gain.

Its clean on-axis response provides maximum intelligibility of vocals up to 90 degrees off-axis, while rejecting off-axis noise and feedback from ambiance, surrounding instruments and nearby stage monitors thanks to its 32dB of rear rejection.

Capable of handling sound pressure levels of up to 145dB without distortion, the SR40V can handle nearly any vocalist.

Designed for the road, the SR40V lightning fast transient response, extended frequency range, and tight hypercardioid pickup pattern reproduce breathtaking vocals that bring studio quality sound to the stage.

Frequency range spanning from 50Hz – 40kHz
Hand-tuned and tested
Reproduces subtle details other vocals microphones miss
No need for excessive EQ or effects
Textbook perfect hypercardioid polar pattern with natural on and off-axis performance
Fastest transient response of any vocal microphone on the market
Extreme accuracy in the time domain for faithful reproduction and no smearing or distortion
Low handling noise
Circuitry is handcrafted to match each capsule for optimum performance

Front of House: review

“I found myself marveling at the amazing depth, clarity and nuance I heard through the PA. If sound check was an eye-opener, the show was statement. The SR40V delivers an elegant, warmly realistic, complex and finely detailed vocal sound.”

And finally, the DM20, Normally $419, save -$120 during the entire month of May. The DM20 DrumMic™ is a precision engineered cardioid condenser microphone designed for close miking snare and toms in live performance and studio recording environments.