sE Electronics sE4400 Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone User Manual

sE4400 • sE41 00 • T2 • T1
User Manual

Thank you
Thank you for choosing an sE product! In addition to some basic safety precautions, this manual includes details and specifications to help you get the most out of your microphone. Please take a few minutes to read through it.
Capturing excellent audio is our passion. We sincerely hope you’ll enjoy using this microphone as much as we’ve enjoyed designing and building it for you.
Happy Tracking,
The sE Team

Brief description

sE4400 Multi-Pattern Condenser Microphone
Pure and simple: No thrills, just great sound. The sE4400 is a handcrafted vintage-meets-modern condenser microphone featuring a handcrafted brass capsule with twin 1“ gold-sputtered Mylar diaphragms. Its smooth response is reminiscent of classic condensers of decades past. A true studio workhorse, it offers four distinct polar patterns and delivers incredible results on a wide array of sources.
Vocals, acoustic instruments, grand piano, drum overheads, brass instruments, electric guitar cabinets; the sE4400 excels on them all. This mic is also available as a factory-matched stereo pair.
sE4100 Cardioid Condenser Microphone
The sE4100 is the younger brother of the sE4400. It features the same stunning performance, utilizing a single capsule. It has a cardioid polar pattern, the most common choice in both studio and live sound applications.
T2 Multi-Pattern Condenser Microphone
The T2 is based on the sE4400 featuring a handcrafted brass capsule with twin 1“ titanium-sputtered Mylar diaphragms. Titanium is 33% stiffer and more than 300% lighter than gold, resulting in a faster transient response, perfect for capturing sources that thrive on attack: drums, cymbals, hand percussion, upright bass, etc. The T2 is also available as a factory-matched stereo pair.
T1 Cardioid Condenser Microphone
The T1 is the younger brother of the T2. It features the same stunning performance, utilizing a single capsule. It has a cardioid polar pattern, the most common choice in both studio and live sound applications.

What’s in the box

Your packaging should contain the follow items. If anything is missing, please contact your sE Electronics dealer and let them know.
sE4400 / sE4100 / T2 / T1

• Microphone
• Shock-mount with thread adapter
• Two microphones
• Two shock-mounts with thread adapters
• Stereo mounting bar

Controls

These microphones have several switches, allowing you to get the best out of your voice or instrument.
Attenuation Pad
The attenuation switch, on the far left of the microphone allows you to reduce the microphone’s signal by 10 or 20 decibels, which can be very helpful for loud sources, preventing overload on your audio interface. When this switch is in its center position, the microphone output is unaffected. Low-Cut Filter
The low-cut switch, second from the left, allows you to adjust the bass response to your source. When engaged to the left, the microphone’s low frequency response is rolled off at 40 Hz. When engaged to the right, the microphone’s low frequency response is rolled off beginning at 80 Hz. In the center position, the low frequency response is unaffected. Polar Pattern (sE4400 and T2 only)
The two switches on the right side of the microphone control its polar pattern. The right-center switch offers three settings. To the left, the microphone is capturing an omnidirectional pattern. To the right, the microphone is capturing a figure-8 pattern. In the  enter, you have two options: cardioid or hypercardioid. The switch on the far right toggles between those two polar patterns. Switch to the left for cardioid. Switch to the right for hypercardioid.

Powering

To ensure proper operation, your sE product requires a Phantom power source that provides 48 Volts according to IEC 61938.
Risk of damage
Do not connect your sE product to any power supply other than a Phantom power source (input with Phantom power or external IEC standard Phantom power supply) with a floating connector, using a balanced cable with studio-grade connectors to IEC 268-12 only. This is the only way to ensure safe and reliable operation.
Please be aware that Phantom power cannot pass through TRS connectors. A balanced microphone cable with XLR connectors at both sides is required to provide Phantom power to your sE product.

Safety and maintenance

Warning
The product may contain small, detachable parts, which may cause choking, personal injury, or death, especially in children. Please exercise care in the use and handling of small parts and keep them away from children under four years of age.

• This product is safe under normal and reasonably foreseeable operating conditions.
• Do not open or modify the product.
• The product must be returned to the manufacturer or destinated vendors for any service or repair.
• Do not disassemble or attempt to service this product.
• This is not a children’s product and is not intended to be used by children under 14 years old.

Risk of damage
Please make sure that any piece of equipment to which your sE product will be connected fulfills the safety regulations enforced in your country and is fitted with a ground lead.

Technical Specifications

| sE4400 / T2| sE4100 / T1
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Capsule| Hand-crafted 1″ true condenser capsule
Polar patterns| Cardioid, Hypercardioid, Omni-directional,
Figure -8| Cardioid
Frequency range| 20 — 20,000 Hz
Sensitivity| 25 mV/Pa (-32 dBV)
Max. SPL (0.5% THD) (0/10/20 dB Attenuation pad)| 137 / 147 / 157 dBspL
Equivalent noise level| 13 dB(A)| 9 dB(A)
Dynamic range
(0/10/20 dB Attenuation pad)| 124/134/144 dB| 128/ 138 / 148dB
Signal-to-noise ratio| 81 dB| 85 dB
Low cut filter| 40 / 80 Hz, 6 dB/Oct, switchable| 80 / 160 Hz, 6 dB/Oct, switchable
Attenuation pad| 10 / 20 dB, switchable
Powering| 48 Volts according to IEC 61938
Electrical Impedance| 22 Ohms| I 125 Ohms
Recommended load impedance| >1 k Ohms
Current consumption| 3.7 mA| 3.0 mA
Connectivity| 3-pin male XLR connector
Dimensions| 58 x 29 x 146 mm ( 2.32 x 1.10 x 5.75 in.)
Weight| 290 g (10.23 oz.)| 280 g (9.88 oz.)

Compliance

This product complies with relevant legal requirements for Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and management of waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE).
For RoHS and WEEE information, go to http://www.seelectronics.com/compliance
Maintenance is not required for product compliance.
Batteries, electronic and electrical equipment should not be disposed of with household waste. Wherever possible, they should be separated and brought to an appropriate collection point to be recycled and to avoid potential impact on the environment and/or human health. For more information, contact your local authorities or place of purchase, or visit http://www.seelectronics.com/recycling
Made in China

Warranty

sE Electronics warrants that its hardware product shall be free from defects in materials and workmanship beginning from the date of original retail purchase.
See http://www.seelectronics.com/warranty for specific warranty information about your product and procedures for a warranty claim.
sE Electronics’ entire liability and your exclusive remedy for any breach of warranty shall entail, at sE Electronics’ option, to repair or replace a functional equivalent of the product, or to refund the price paid, provided that the hardware is returned to the purchased location along with a receipt.
Warranty protections are in addition to rights provided under local consumer laws and may vary among countries. See the full warranty information to know your consumer rights and the additional protections provided by this product warranty.
Our headquarters:
sE Electronics International, Inc.
448 Ignacio Boulevard, STE 411 Novato, CA 94949, USA
Our R&D and manufacturing center:
EP Electronics 289 B2 West Songxiu Road, Shanghai 201703, China
Full Warranty Information:
https://www.seelectronics.com/warranty

Support

In case you have any questions about your new sE product, please do not hesitate to contact us directly: http://www.seelectronics.com/contact-us
In the event that your new sE product is operating improperly, it must be returned to us as the manufacturer or to a destinated vendor for any service or repair. For the fastest and most direct service, please contact your dealer first. If authorized service is required, it will be arranged by that dealer: http://www.seelectronics.com/dealers
If you are experiencing difficulties with support or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us directly: http://www.seelectronics.com/contact-us
Lastly, please remember to register your new gear with sE to extend your warranty to a full three years: http://www.seelectronics.com/registration

Contact

Feel free to contact us:
sE Electronics International, Inc.
448 Ignacio Boulevard, STE 411
Novato, CA 94949, USA
Our international distributors & sales representatives: http://www.seelectronics.com/contact-us

sE4400 / sE4100 – Frequency Response and Polar Pattern

T1 / T2 – Frequency Response and Polar Pattern

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References

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