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    ART MPA Gold™ Microphone Preampli fier 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introducti on ............................................................................................ 3 Intr oduction .......................................................................................... 3 Features ................................................................[...]

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    ART MPA Gold™ Microphone Preampli fier 3 MPA GOLD INTRODUCTION The ART MPA Gold™ microphone preamplifie r features a new low noise, high performance preamplification circuitry design ed for superior audio fidelity. Building upon the quality and success of great sounding pr oducts like the Pro MPA, ART engineers set out to develop the next gener[...]

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    ART MPA Gold™ Microphone Preampli fier 4 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS Input Gain control This control optimizes the input signal leve l before the tube gain is applied. Both Microphone and Instrument input gains remain the same and are affected by this adjustment. Input gain can be adjusted from 0dB (for line level signals) to 45dB of gain. The analog me[...]

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    ART MPA Gold™ Microphone Preampli fier 5 Both the microphone and instrum ent inputs are optimized for t heir respective sources as far as signal levels and noise performance. Running most of the gain on the input generally provides the best performance of t he MPA Gold. Refer to the section titled “Obtaining the best noise performance with the [...]

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    ART MPA Gold™ Microphone Preampli fier 6 Phantom switch Phantom power on the microphone input is turned on and off with this switch. Depressing the switch will power condens er microphones and ot her 48volt phantom powered devices. Phantom power is suppli ed to pins 2 and 3 of the input jack. NOTE: 1) Dynamic microphones are NOT affected by Phant[...]

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    ART MPA Gold™ Microphone Preampli fier 7 In the “normal” (OUT) position, the tube dist ortion gradually rises until it smoothly clips. The tube is run almost completely open-loop in this mode, providing a musical tube “crunch” when overdriven with a natural recove ry from clipping. The tube section can be more easily overdriven when the g[...]

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    ART MPA Gold™ Microphone Preampli fier 8 When you plug into this jack it DISABLES th e balanced input on the rear of the unit. This feature allows you to keep the rear input patched in, and use the instrument input to switch to a different source. The instrum ent input allows the MPA Gold to serve as a great DI device as well. Rear Panel Connecti[...]

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    ART MPA Gold™ Microphone Preampli fier 9 MPA GOLD SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL PATH FLOW The signal path of the MPA Gold consists of a discr ete class A microphone pre-amp followed by a Hi Pass Filter, a balanced different ial tube circuit with a 20dB Gain switch and then the phase switch. The tube warmth mete r monitors the tube circuit output. At this po[...]

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    ART MPA Gold™ Microphone Preampli fier 10 MPA GOLD OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Obtaining the best noise pe rformance with the MPA GOLD Start by turning down the I nput Gain knob and centering t he Analog Output knob. Use the analog meter to view the operating level by depressing the switch under the center of the analog meter. The meter will now indic[...]

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    ART MPA Gold™ Microphone Preampli fier 11 Start by setting the centeri ng the Input Impedance knob. This provides a 600-Ohm load. Lower impedance loads will reject more noise picked up by cabling, and dampen microphone resonance. Higher impedance settings provide a more “open” sound. Lower impedances tend to focus the sound more. Setting the [...]

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    ART MPA Gold™ Microphone Preampli fier 12 WARRANTY INFORMATION Limited Warranty Applied Research and Techno logy will provide warranty and service for this unit in accordance with the following warrants: Applied Research and Technology (A R T) warrants to the original purchaser that this product and the components thereof will be free from defect[...]

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    ART MPA Gold™ Microphone Preampli fier 13 SERVICE The following information is provided in t he unlikely event that your unit requires service. 1) Be sure that the unit is the cause of the problem. Check to make sure the unit has power supplied, all cables are connected correctly, and the cables themselves are in working condition. 2) If you find[...]

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    ART MPA Gold™ Microphone Preampli fier 14 14 MPA GOLD SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions: 6.5” D x 19.0” W x 3.5” H Weight: 12 Lb. Frequency Response 15Hz to 48 kHz (+0, -1dB) @ normal plate voltage 15Hz to 120 kHz (+0, -1dB) @ high plate voltage Dynamic range: >110dB (“A” weighted) CMRR: >90dB THD: <0.005% (typical) Equivalent Input No[...]