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Presonus Audio electronic ADl 600 manual

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    USER’S MANUAL version 1.0 © 2005, P r e S onus Audio Electronics, Incorporated. All rights reserved.[...]

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    WARRANTY PreSonus Limited Warranty PreSonus Audio Electronics Inc. warrants this product to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of one y ear from the date of original retail purchase. This warranty is enforceable onl y by the original retail purc haser. To be protected by this warranty , the purchaser must comple te and retu[...]

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 1 Overview 1.1 Introduction 4 1.2 Features 5 2 Controls & Connections 2.1 Front Panel Layout 6 2.3 Back Panel Layout 8 2.4 Power and Ground 8 3 Operation 3.1 Input Sources 9 3.2 Microphones 9 3.3 Instruments 9 3.4 Line input 9 3.5 Hook up diagrams 10 1. Two Microphones 10 2. Bass Guitar (two channels) 10 3. Keyboards, Syths,[...]

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    1 OVERVIEW 4 1.1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the PreSonus ADL 600. The ADL 600 utilizes the highest quality components to insure optimum performance for an infinite period of time. We believe the ADL 600 to be an exceptional-sounding microphone preamplifier and an exceptional value. We encourage you to contact us at 1-800- 750-0323 with a[...]

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    OVERVIEW 5 1.2 FEATURES The following information is a summary of your ADL 600’s features: All Tube, Dual Transformer Microphone Pre-Amplifier . Your ADL 600 is a discrete Class A high voltage all tube, dual-transformer microphone preamplifier designed for high gain (+73dB), high headroom (+30dB), low noise (-100dB S/N ratio) and ultimate sonic p[...]

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    2 CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS 6 2.1 FRONT PANEL LAYOUT The front panel of the ADL 600 is laid out so that if you split the front panel down the middle the controls and metering for channel 1 are on the left hand side and the controls and metering for channel 2 are on the right hand side. The following is a description of the controls for each channe[...]

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    CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS 7 +48V : The 48 volts supplied by way of the XLR connector, provides power for condenser mics and any other devices requiring continuous phantom power through the XLR input. This power is supp lied at a constant level to prevent any degradation of audio quality. XLR connector wiring for Phantom Pow er Pin 1= GND Pin 2= +4[...]

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    CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS 8 2.2 BACK PANEL LAYOUT Connectors All Input and Output connectors are transformer balanced. XLR with the following wiring standard: X L R PIN 1 GND PIN 2 High (+) PIN 3 Low (-) NOTE: The LINE INPUT does not pass signal unless the INPUT selector switch is set to LINE on the front panel. 2.3 POWER AND GROUND AC POWER: Your[...]

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    3 OPERA TION 9 3.1 INPUT SOURCES The ADL 600 can be used with a variety of input sources: microphones, instruments and line level devices. 3.2 MICROPHONES The ADL 600 works great with all types of microphones including dynamic, ribbon and condenser microphones. Dynamic microphones and ribbon microphones are generally lower output devices and requir[...]

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    OPERATION 10 3.5 HOOK UP DIAGRAMS The following hook up diagrams are provided to give you a few examples in connecting your ADL 600 for various recording applications: 1. Tw o Microphones 2. Bass Guitar (one channel direct , one channel w / mic’d bass amp)[...]

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    OPERATION 11 3. Keyboards, Sy nths and Drum Machines 4. Stereo buss signal conditioning during mix-dow n or stereo mastering[...]

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    OPERATION 12 3.6 APPLICATIONS The following are a few two-channel recording applications for you to get you started in using your ADL 600. These are by no means the only way to record these instruments. Microphone selection and placement is an art form. If you would like more information, visit your library or local bookstore as there have been man[...]

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    OPERATION 13 2. Electric Guitar – Place a dynamic or ribbon microphone an inch or two away from the s peaker of the guitar amplifier. Experiment with exact location. If you are recording an amp with multiple speakers experim ent with each one to see if one sounds better than the others. Place a condenser microphone approximately six feet away poi[...]

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    OPERATION 14 3. Acoustic Guitar – Place a small diaphragm condenser microphone pointed at the 12 th fret approximately eight inches away. Place a large diaphragm condenser microphone pointed at the bridge of the guitar approximately twelve inches fr om the guitar. Experiment with distances and microphone placement. Another popular method is using[...]

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    OPERATION 15 4. Bass Guitar (Direct and Speaker) Plug electric bass guitar into a passive direct box. C onnect instrument output from the passive direct box to a bass amplifier. Place a dynamic microphone an inch or two away from the speaker and connect microphone to ADL 600 microphone input. Connect the line output from the passive direct box to L[...]

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    OPERATION 16 5. Drum Overheads (XY example) – Place two small diaphragm condenser microphones on an XY stereo microphone holder (bar). Position microphones so that each microphone is at a 45 degree angle pointed down at the drum kit approximately seven or eight feet up. Experiment with height.[...]

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    OPERATION 17 6. Snare Drum – (top and bottom) Place dynamic microphone pointed at the center of the snare making sure drummer will not hit it. Place small diaphragm condenser microphone under the drum pointed at t he snares. Experiment with microphone placement of both microphones. Also experiment with inverting the phase of the bottom microphone[...]

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    4 TECHNICAL 18[...]

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    TECHNICAL 19 4.2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Input Impedance Microphone ............................................. Selectable, 150/300/900/1500 Ohm Balanced Line ...................................................................................... 2KOhm Instrument ....................................................................................[...]