The Crown Sound Grabber II is an updated version of the original Sound Grabber. It utilizes the same Pressure Zone Microphone technology in which sound waves reinforce themselves in the area nearest a flat surface, usually referred to as the boundary.
Top recording engineers all over the world are using professional versions of the Crown PZM (Pressure Zone Microphone) to improve the quality of their recordings. The Sound Grabber II is one version of that technology, designed to meet the needs of the home or business recordist and bring the benefi ts of PZM technology within the reach of many more people.
Because of this new technology, Sound Grabber II offers you the opportunity for vast improvement in the quality of your recordings. The Sound Grabber II will pick up sounds at distances you never thought possible and it will pick them up with a clarity that other microphones, because of the limitations of their construction, simply cannot match.
The Sound Grabber II does not need to follow the action, since it has a wide-angle pickup pattern. So long as the mic “sees” the sound, in whatever direction or angle, it will pick it up clearly; it does not need to be between you and the other person. Speakers or vocalists can move freely around the Sound Grabber II without their tone quality changing.
All of this means the Sound Grabber II is perfect for recording just about anything, including meetings or groups of people as it picks up everyone equally and clearly. PodCast recordings can benefit greatly with this affordable solution! So, if you can only afford one microphone for your recording needs, make it this one.
Conference Recording
Place the Sound Grabber II flat on the conference table somewhere near the center of the
table. One microphone should be able to pick up groups of twelve or less at distances up to
5 feet. Larger groups may require additional mics depending on the distances involved.
Should you wish to record a conference group which is meeting without a table, the Sound Grabber II could be placed on the floor in the middle of the group or on a wall. Double-faced adhesive tape can be used, providing the wall finish will not be damaged.
Interviews
For two-person interviews. If the interview is being recorded on television, the mic can easily be positioned out of the camera range and still have excellent audio pickup.
Interviews can also be miked with the Sound Grabber II mounted on the ceiling or in an overhead light fixture.
Pulpits, Lecterns
Because it lies flat on any surface, the Sound Grabber II is ideal for picking up speech at a
lectern or pulpit. It is invisible to the audience and can be placed anywhere on the surface
so as not to interfere with any books or papers.
Portable Recording
The Sound Grabber II is equipped with an 8 foot cord with a 1/8” mic plug, 1/4” phoneplug
adaptor, and micro phone-plug adapter.
The Sound Grabber II will provide an output signal that will record easily on any standard
cassette recorder or portable digital recorder. Because of the mic’s novel design, you probably will find that your recorder performs better than it ever has before.
Video
For video recording with a fixed camera position, simply plug the mic into the camera and
position the mic as needed for the type of recording you are doing. If the camera will be moving, you can tape the mic to the front of the camera or ask an assistant to hold the mic.
Stereo Recording
Mount two Sound Grabber IIs head high on a wall or on the floor and about 3 to 10
feet apart, facing the performers. The mics should be 5’ to 15’ from the performers.
Crown Sound Grabber II Boundary Microphone
