Sound Performance Lab GOLDMIKE MK2 2485 manual

Model 2485 Manual Gol d M i ke Mk 2 Dual- channel microphone and instr ument preamplif ier 48 V Clip Limit AD OVL 2 S o u n d P e r f o r m a n c e L a b VU 7 5 3 1 0 3 5 0 30 50 70 % 20 10 100 Gold Mike Mark 2 Model 2485 Dual Channel Microphone, Line & Instrument Preamplifier -26 6 -10 -12 -14 -18 -16 -20 -22 -24 -25 -9 -8 -6 -5 -2.5 0 2 3.5 5[...]

2 Gold Mike M K2 Manual GoldMike MK2 Model 2485 Versi on 1 .2 – 1 2/ 20 05 De sig ne r: Rube n Ti lg n er T his us er 's guide c ont ains a d esc ri pti on of the p roduc t . It in no way represent s a guarantee of par ticul ar charac teristic s or re sult s of u s e. Th e inf or mat ion i n this d ocum ent h as b ee n caref ully compiled an[...]

Gold Mike M K2 3 Intro duc tion ................................................................... 4 Before Y ou Begin ............................................................ 5 Rea r Pa ne l /Conn ec t ion s ................................................. 6 Wir in g ......................................................................... 6[...]

4 Gold Mike M K2 Introduction T he Go ldM ike MK 2 is t he re sul t of all our e x p eri enc e and k now ledg e f rom i t s succ ess f ul pre de ces sor an d rep res ent s an improved, more f lex ible and, more moder n version. W e h a v e a d d e d t e c h n o l o g i e s t h a t h a v e a l r e a d y p r o v e n t o pro vid e sup er ior tonal r e[...]

Gold Mike M K2 5 Before Y ou Begin IMP ORTANT: B efo re you o per ate y our Gol dM ike MK 2 , f ir s t ch eck c ar ef ull y wh eth er th e lo cal v olt age s et ti ng cor re spo nds to th e sw itc h se t ti ng on th e rear p ane l ! If n ot , and t he vol tag e is in o ne w ay or ano the r , i ncor r ec t , you wi ll eit her e x p er ienc e an imm [...]

6 Gold Mike M K2 R ear Panel/Connections Wiring RETURN SERIAL NUMBER GoldMike 2 4860000 Sound Performance Lab XLR Wiring : Pin 1 = GND, Pin 2 = (+), Pin 3 = (–) TRS Jack W iring : T ip = (+), Ring = (–), Sleeve = GND Mono Jack W iring : T ip = (+), Sleeve = GND WARNING TO REDUCE RISK OF FIRE OR EL ECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR[...]

Gold Mike M K2 7 A g ai n, w hile t he G old Mike MK 2’s hou sing i s EMV- pro of an d pro tec t s ag ain st HF -i nter f eren ce, pl acem ent of t he unit i s ver y imp or ta nt sin ce it am pli f i es mic rop hon e sig nal s a s wel l a s othe r unw ante d sig nal s. B ef ore con nec t ing th e Gol dMike M K2 o r any oth er equi pmen t tur n of[...]

8 Gold Mike M K2 R ear Panel/Connections Mi c In put 1 / 2 Dy n amic , co nden se r or tub e mic rop hon es c an be c onne c ted to th e Mic in put s . T he 4 8 V sw itch p rov ide s th e phan tom p ower ne ces sa r y f or s ome m icro pho nes ( se e al s o „Cont ro l Elem ent s/ P h a n t o m“ o n p a g e 11 ) . Al ter na ti vel y the G old Mi[...]

Gold Mike M K2 9 Output s 1 / 2 T he pr eampl if ier s ig nal s are f ed to t he se e lec t ron ic ally b al ance d out pu t s. A lter na ti vel y th e Gol dMike MK 2 ca n be e quipp ed w it h opt ion ally a va ilab le t ra nsf or m er out put s f ro m Lun dahl ( se e “ L u n d a hl Tr a n s f o r m e r s ” o n p a g e 22 ) . Sinc e the X L R a[...]

10 Gold Mike M K2 Power Y o u gu es se d tha t: w ith t he P ower s w itch t he G old Mike M K 2 is ac t iv ate d, v eri f i ed by t he il lumin ati ng sw itc h. Pl ea se re ad “B ef ore Y ou Be gi n” on pag e 5 be for e thro wing i n for t he f ir st time. Gain T he Gai n cont rol d eter mi nes t he p re -amp lif ic at ion of t he mi cro - ph [...]

Gold Mike M K2 11 Out pu t T his p otent iom eter a dju st s t he ou tp ut le vel f or dev ice s fo llow ing in t he c hain o r to the c onve r ter. The O ut put L ev el c o nt r o l a l l o w s a n a d d i t i o n a l +6 d B o f a m p l i fi ca t i o n o r - 2 6 d B o f re duc tion . Out pu t leve l valu es s et wi th t he out pu t level c ont rol[...]

12 Gold Mike M K2 Pha se T he pha s e rev ers e f un c tion r ever s es t he po lar it y of th e mic ro - ph one sig n al, i nve r t ing th e pha s e ( by 1 8 0° ) to c or re c t pha se - inv er t ed s ignals caused by mu ltip le si gnal sou rc es. A voic e- over a r t is t, f or e x ample , hear s him se lf dur ing rec ording t hro ugh th e hea d[...]

Gold Mike M K2 13 Fla ir A s w it h it s pr ede ce ss or , t he m ode l 98 4 4 Go ldM ike, t he Gol dMi ke MK2 f eat ures o ur soun d- op timi zing F l air circ uit r y. This cir cuit r y t ake s ad van ta ge of a com bine d coil a nd tu be f il ter ing to enhan ce sig nal presence. In compar ison to simple E Q manip- ula tion , this i ntensi f i e[...]

14 Gold Mike M K2 Usi ng t he T ube Amp swit ch Eng ag ing t he T u be A mp s wi tch ten ds to ha ve a sig ni f i can t imp ac t on the overall soun d, as it direc tly change s the sonic charac ter of th e tub e. T he hig h er th e T ube A mp v alu e, th e more y ou w ill have tube s aturat ion and harmonic distor tion, in addition to lim iti ng ef[...]

Gold Mike M K2 15 Limit er T he Go ldM ike M K2 of f er s a peak l imite r tha t ope ra tes b efor e th e out put l eve l cont rol . T his e nsure s th at th e lim ited s ig nal c an be c ont rol le d as p er fe c tl y a s pos sib le f or th e inter n al—or an ex ter nal —conver ter . T he pe ak limi ter op er ates w it h spe cial di ode s tha [...]

16 Gold Mike M K2 VU- Cal T he disp lay r ang e of the V U me ter c an be sh if te d usin g the - 10 dB V U Cal s w itc h posi ti on. If t he V U C al sw itc h is s et to it s 0 dB p osit ion a nd th e out pu t le vel con tr ol is al s o se t to 0 dB wi th t he lim iter s wi tch ed of f, th e out put leve l wil l ef f e c ti vel y be 0 dBu . Wi th [...]

Gold Mike M K2 17 Displa y / 48 V LED T he 4 8V- LED i ndic a tes th at th e pha ntom p ower s uppl y is ac t i- va ted . Th e 48 V-L ED wi ll slow ly di m bef ore g oing ou t to indi ca te th at it t akes s ome t ime f or re sidual c ur rent to d isc har ge. VERY IMPO RT ANT: T he con nec t ion b et we en mic rop hon e and G old Mike MK 2 shoul d [...]

18 Gold Mike M K2 Soli d state a nd tube sta g es T he so lid s t age pr eamp s ec t ion i s ba se d on a f ull y dis cr ete, bal anc ed ins t ru ment a mplif i er and o per ate s 12 sing le t r ansis - tor s in cl as s A mo de. A s ophi st ic ated c ircui t r y en sure s a near l y const ant f requenc y response at any gain level . With an impres-[...]

Gold Mike M K2 19 Class A Instrument In put T he In st r umen t Inp ut is a f ul ly dis cr ete imp ed ance c onve r ter th at al s o ope ra tes in c la ss A m ode . It is b a se d on a low -n ois e f iel d ef f ec t t r ansi stor t hat , due to i t s ex tr emel y hig h inp ut imp e- d a n c e , i s e s p e c i a ll y w e ll s u i t e d to t h i s t[...]

20 Gold Mike M K2 In t he c as e of th e pow er sup ply, no e x pe nse w a s spa red . Af ter all , th e pow er sup ply is o ne of th e pr imar y f ac to rs in t he audi o qual it y a nd ove ral l soun d of any de vi ce. Ju st l ike th e be st c of f ee be ans in t he wor ld w ill n ot pro duce a g ood c up of cof fe e wi th po or wa ter , the b es[...]

Gold Mike M K2 21 • 24 -B it/9 6k Hz A /D con ver te r (up gr a des a f te r sal e ca n be d one by clients). • L undah l inpu t and o utp ut t r ansf or m ers ( upg r ad es af te r sal e by aut hor ize d ser vi ce per so nnel or S PL onl y). 24 / 96 A/ D Conver ter T he opt iona l 24/9 6 Conv er te r modul e (mo del 2376 ) prov ide s a dig it [...]

22 Gold Mike M K2 Sy n c I np u t Th e SY NC input allow s you to feed an e xter nal sig nal into th e conv er te r to cont ro l the s amp le r ate (s ince t his is a n AD con ver ter , th e SY N C Inpu t is no aud io sig nal in put ). Con nec t an S/ P- DI F out put f r om your ma s ter so urce (e .g. soun d c ard ) to th e S Y NC inp ut . Th e AD[...]

Gold Mike M K2 23 Fre quenc y r esp ons e ‹1 0 Hz to 9 0 KH z ( -3 dB) Input imped ances Mic rop hon e, X LR 2, 8 KOhm L ine In , TR S 10 KOhm Inst r . In TRS 1 MOhm Out put impedance s XLR and TR S connec tors 50 O hm THD+ N Inp ut le vel Gai n -30 dBu 30 dB u 0 ,0 16 % -40 dB u 40 dB u 0 ,0 1 7 % - 50 dBu 50 dBu 0, 022 % - 6 0 dB u 6 0 dBu 0 ,0[...]

24 Gold Mike M K2 SPL p roduc t s a re g uar ante ed f or a per io d of one y ear ag ain st f ault s i n mater ial s or wo rk man ship. Ref er to yo ur loc al sup plie r fo r f ull s ale s and g uar an tee ter m s. Guarantee[...]

Gold Mike M K2 25 Notes ............................................................... ............................................................... ............................................................... ............................................................... ............................................................... ......[...]

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