[. . . ] 1 Precaution Please make sure that the piece of equipment your microphone will be connected to fulfills the safety regulations in force in your country and is fitted with a ground lead. [. . . ] (Refer to the instruction manual of the unit to which you connected your C 430. If your mixer provides no phantom power, connect an optional AKG phantom power supply (N 62 E, N 66 E, B 18, B 15) between the microphone and the mixer. Using any power supply other than those recommended by AKG may damage your microphone and will void the warranty. On the XLR connector, use a wire bridge to connect pin 1 to pin 3 and the cable shield. Unbalanced cables may pick up interference from stray magnetic fields near power or lighting cables, electric motors, etc. This may introduce hum or similar noise when you use a cable that is longer than 16 feet (5 m). 1 Introduction The best way to get the "right" sound is to experiment with microphone placement. Place the microphone above the cymbal at a distance roughly equal to the radius of the cymbal. [. . . ] For other products and distributors worldwide see our website: http://www. [. . . ]