3 Zigma CHI Lipstick

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3 Zigma CHI Small Diaphragm Lipstick Condenser Microphone Description

Easy ordering @ ZenPro: Select Single or Matched Pairs, then capsule type, we assemble and ship.

Each kit contains CHI Head Amp / Body, capsule, shock mount and wooden case from ZenPro Audio.

CHI Guide

The CHI is designed to be an extremely flexible platform offering the demanding engineer a range of sounds going from the most classic vintage toned capsules to the most true to the source, "straight wire", modern specs capsules. Made to be reliable and robust, this microphone system must be regarded as a long term investment, and one that can only grow: indeed, as you add more capsules and accessories, your CHI system will expand and offer more options thus enhancing your recording, helping you getting the sounds you're after in the studio and generally speaking, broadening your sound "palette" when recording.

The CHI head amp is a very neutral transformer-less impedance converter, simply fed by standard 48 Volts Phantom power. It has ample headroom, extremely low noise and is totally stable and perfectly shielded. The main strength of the CHI system lies in its flexibility: the transparent head amp lets you pick the sound and behaviour of the capsule to form a combination which offers a sound ranging from transparent and unobtrusive (using the small diaphragm capsules) and flexible (many different polar responses) to obviously colored (any of the large diaphragm capsules). Let's now go over the capsules one by one.

SMALL DIAPHRAGM:
  • Cardioid: A very typical SD capsule, probably the one you'll use most often. Straight cardioids pattern with nice, flat frequency response with only minimal treble peak, giving a very true and neutral sound with just enough reach and directionality for most jobs. The proximity effect is totally predictable.
  • Hypercardioid: A more directional version of the Cardioid capsule, with more proximity effect. The treble response is still very realistic and to some people, will actually sound more "real" than the cardioid.
  • Omni, available with: Diffuse Field response: to be used when a relatively flat treble is required off axis, for instance when the sound of the room needs to be accurately represented (darker source).
  • Free Field response: to be used when a relatively flat treble is required on axis, for instance when the source needs to be accurately represented (darker room sound).
CAPSULES SPECIFICATIONS (when used with CHI head amp):

SD CARDIOID
  • Acoustical operating principle: 17mm diaphragm pressure gradient transducer
  • Equivalent noise A-weighted: 13 dB
  • Maximum SPL @ THD 0.5%: 140 dB
  • Supply voltage: 48 volts (P48) approx. 4mA
SD HYPERCARDIOID
  • Acoustical operating principle: 17mm diaphragm pressure gradient transducer
  • Equivalent noise A-weighted: 15 dB
  • Maximum SPL @ THD 0.5%: 142 dB
  • Supply voltage: 48 volts (P48) approx. 4mA
SD OMNI-F
  • Acoustical operating principle: 17mm diaphragm pressure transducer
  • Equivalent noise A-weighted: 12 dB
  • Maximum SPL @ THD 0.5%: 139 dB
  • Supply voltage: 48 volts (P48) approx. 4mA
  • Current consumption: approx. 4mA
SD OMNI-D
  • Acoustical operating principle: 17mm diaphragm pressure transducer
  • Equivalent noise A-weighted: 14 dB
  • Maximum SPL @ THD 0.5%: 141 dB
  • Supply voltage: 48 volts (P48) approx. 4mA

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