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Samson C03 is a multi-pattern side-address condenser. The mic uses a capsule system described as “dual 19mm capsules,” which is unusual for a side-address ... recordinghacks home microphones about SearchMicrophones AnyTypeCondenserDynamicRibbonBoundaryCombinationHybrid AnyPatternMulti-PatternOmnidirectionalCardioidHypercardioidBidirectionalShotgunSupercardioidX/YStereoMid-SideStereoWideCardioidBinauralBlumlein LargeDiaph. PencilMic Transformer... Tube Stereo -less ShareThisPage RelatedMicrophones SamsonC03U MoreSamsonmicrophones SubscribeviaRSS RecordingHacksBlog;awesome! NewestMicrophones Pricing&Availability MSRP:n/a Tags side-addressmultipatterncondenserhpftripolar Reviews&News SoundOnSound2003-11 C03Documentation C03ProductDescription C03UserGuide SamsonC03 Multi-PatternCondenserMicrophone SamsonC03isamulti-patternside-addresscondenser.Themicusesacapsulesystemdescribedas“dual19mmcapsules,”whichisunusualforaside-addressmultipatternmicrophone.Alsounusualisthechoiceofpatterns,withSupercardioidratherthanCardioid(inadditiontoOmniandFigure-8).Thepatternisselectedviaasmallswitchonthemicbody,belowthegrille.Thepublishedpolarpatternshowsonlyonefrequency,presumably1kHz.InSupercardioidmode,thesiderejectionisindeedgreaterthanonewouldexpectfromaCardioidmic:closerto10dBattenuation,ratherthan6dB.Twootherswitchesbelowthegrilleindependentlyenableapad(-10dB)andahigh-passfilter(-12dB/octave@100Hz).Visuallythemicisverysimilartotheentry-levelC01.Internallythemicsareverydifferent,theC01usingasingleelectretcapsule,andtheC03usingadual-diaphragmtruecondensercapsule.TheC03hasrelativelyhighself-noiseof23dBA.Itshipswithahardmountandacarryingcase(typenotspecified).TheSP01shockmountisavailableseparately.SoundOnSound-2003Itestedthismicwithvocalsandsaxophone,andalsouseditasadrumoverhead,andinallapplicationsitdeliveredgoodresults,withnoobviousfaultsorproblems.Thelackofstrongpresencepeaksgivesthemicareassuringlyneutralfeel,anditcapturedthesubtledetailofthesaxverywellwithoutsoundingstridentorhonky.Permalink:SamsonC03Themicwasreleasedin2003. Specifications PickupPatterns Pads&Filters CHARTOmnidirectional (10mV/Pa;40-18,000Hz) CHARTBidirectional (10mV/Pa;40-18,000Hz) CHARTSupercardioid (10mV/Pa;40-18,000Hz) Pad:-10dB(ViaSwitch) Filter:HPF:-12dB/octave@100Hz(ViaSwitch) CapsuleDimensions Impedance SPL/Noise Capsulediameter:19mm Diaphragmgauge:3microns 350Ohms(Low) MaxSPL:142dBSelf-noise:23.0dB(A) Weight Length MaxDiameter Interface(s) 460g(16.23oz) 180mm(7.09'') 54mm(2.13'') 3-pinXLRmale(1) PowerSpecifications Requiresphantompower Phantomvoltage:36–52v Didwegetanythingwrongonthispage? Pleaseletusknow! SamsonC03FrequencyChart:Omnidirectional Clickthe'X'atthetoprightcornertodismissthiswindow! SamsonC03FrequencyChart:Bidirectional Clickthe'X'atthetoprightcornertodismissthiswindow! SamsonC03FrequencyChart:Supercardioid Clickthe'X'atthetoprightcornertodismissthiswindow! scrolltotop ©2008-2019recordinghacks.com