M-Audio 81602 manual

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    T able of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 T emporal Harmonic Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Dual Optical Ser vo Compr essor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Y our T AMP A’ s F eatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    3 Introduction Congratulations on your pur chase of the T AMP A, designed and manufactur ed by M-Audio . T AMP A is a prof essional, single channel microphone/instrument pr eamp unlik e an y other .That’ s because our design team set out to discov er just wh y expensive tube technology sounds so g ood, and devise a wa y to land that sound at affo[...]

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    9. LO W CUT : Rolls off 12dB per octa ve at 80Hz and belo w when engaged. Use this to a void rumble fr om passing traffic, footsteps and so forth. 10. COMPRESSOR IN/OUT : Engages/disengages the T AMP A’ s entire compressor stage. When disengaged, T AMP A’ s compressor cir cuitr y is re moved fr om the signal path. 11. COMPRESSOR IN/OUT INDICA T[...]

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    To output to digital equipment: 1. Connect either the S/PDIF OUTPUT or AES/EBU OUTPUT to your sound card, digital recorder or other digital de vice using an analogous connector and a good quality digital cable. 2. Use the SAMPLE RA TE knob to select the sample rate matching that of the destination device. Set the destination device to receiv e it?[...]

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    T AMP A Controls Setting Levels T AMP A has the ability to provide a massiv e 66dB of gain. Due to T AMP A’ s T emporal Harmonic Alignment technolog y , higher overall le v els (also called “soft clipping”) bring increased le vels of harmonics that commonl y translate to the ear as greater warmth. Still, the signal lev el at the line input of[...]

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    F eel fr ee to experiment with this featur e . It ma y be something that you choose to use with one instrument or mic and not another . It’ s up to you and your particular taste and needs. NO TE: The 20dB P AD only affects the analog output circuitry . Engaging the pad will ha ve no affect on the signal a t the digital outputs—in the digital do[...]

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    after the signal passes the threshold setting. In general, ideal attack time settings are a function of the type of instrument and inher ent transients. F or instruments lik e string and bass that exhibit slower attack, a slow er attack time setting is usually best. Similarly , instruments such as snare drums exhibiting fast transients typically be[...]

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    Electric Guitar and Bass (Sustaining) Threshold: Set to realize -10dB or gr eater of consistent gain reduction Ratio: 10:1 Attack: Medium Release: V er y long Snare (F at) Threshold: Set to realize –6dB gain r eduction consistently Ratio: 6:1 Attack: Fast Release: Medium Kick Drum (Slap) Threshold: Set to realize –6dB gain r eduction consistent[...]

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    T AMP A Specifications Preamp Specs • Mic input: XLR with variable impedance loading (2400/1200/600/300 ohms) • Instrument input (TRS): 200K balanced / 100K unbalanced • Digital outputs: AES/EBU and S/PDIF 24-bit mono (44.1/48/88.2/96kHz) • Continuously variable gain: 34dB •L o w-cut switch: -12dB / octav e below 80Hz • System gain (bal[...]

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    19 Notes: 19 T ampa-0813002 Y our T AMP A ’ s W arranty M-AUDIO war rants this product, under normal use, to be free of def ects in materials and workmanship f or a period of One (1) Y ear from date of purchase, so long as: the pr oduct is owned by the original pur chaser , with proof of pur chase from an authorized M-AUDIO dealer and, the produc[...]