INTEGRATED MICROPHONE, BOOM & STAND
FW430
Also available in hypercardioid.
INTEGRATED MICROPHONE, BOOM & STAND
FW430
Also available in hypercardioid.
A Feat of Flexibility
Combining a 30kHz cardioid microphone, low profile microphone stand and boom as a single freestanding unit, the FW430 delivers a low profile and flexible miking solution for instrument and vocal applications.
Unflinching Focus
A near-perfect cardioid polar pattern, with 32dB of rear rejection.
Unflinching Focus
A near-perfect cardioid polar pattern, with 32dB of rear rejection.
Less is Truly More
AÂ wide coverage area allows for the use of fewer Earthworks microphones with better coverage and sound quality.
Less is Truly More
AÂ wide coverage area allows for the use of fewer Earthworks microphones with better coverage and sound quality.
Reaching New Heights
The microphone head can be positioned as high as 4’ 7” feet and as low as 10 inches from the floor or anywhere in between, allowing unlimited microphone positioning options.
Options
The FlexWand™ microphones have cast iron or tripod base options. Available in cardioid or hypercardioid. Matched pairs available.
Specifications
| FREQUENCY RESPONSE | 20Hz – 30kHz |
| POLAR PATTERN | Cardioid |
| SENSITIVITY | 10mV/Pa (-40dBV/Pa) |
| POWER REQUIREMENTS | 24-48V Phantom, 10mA |
| MAX ACOUSTIC INPUT | 145dB SPL |
| OUTPUT | XLR (pin 2+) |
| OUTPUT IMPEDANCE | 65Ω balanced (between pins 2 & 3) |
| MIN OUTPUT LOAD | 600Ω between pins 2 & 3 |
| NOISE | 16dB SPL equivalent (A weighted) |
| DIMENSIONS | Stand 4’7″ (1.39m); Base 12″ (30.5cm) in diameter, 1.1″ (2.7cm) high |
| POSITIONING RANGE | From 10 inches to 4.7 feet above floor level |
| WEIGHT | Stand 2 lbs. (.9 kg), Base 12.6 lbs. (5.7kg) |
In my experience, this characteristic extends to the uniformity of the frequency response, transient response, and level—meaning that if you have vocalists or speakers in front and to the sides yet within the coverage pattern, they will sound like they are right in front of the mic.
I have been doing sound for over 40 years and I didn’t think there was any product out there that could make this kind of difference.
We’ve gone from a smear of a concert sound, to being able to hear the words and having such clear sound it’s amazing. The intelligibility is beyond compare!
The Earthworks microphones give us a much more consistent response with respect to the acoustic source. Whatever sound you pick up with that microphone, it is going to sound very natural coming out.
