Tech 21 Acoustic DI manual

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    PO WER REQUIREMENTS * Operable with phantom power suppl y , minimum 24V DC, how ev er , 48V DC, is recommended. * Utilizes standard 9V alkaline battery (not included). NO TE: The Input jack activates battery . T o conserve energy , unplug when not in use . Po wer Consumption: appr ox. 7mA. * USE DC POWER SUPPL Y ONL Y! Failur e to do so ma y damage[...]

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    PRODUCT O VER VIEW T ech 21 redefined the term “direct bo x” with the dev elopment of SansAmp TM Bass DI, and again with SansAmp Bass Driver DI. For recor ding and live performances, our exclusive T ube Amplifier Emulation circuitry delivers the sound of a mik ed-up bass amp system in a conv enient direct box format. W e hav e now adapted our p[...]

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    A CTIVE SWITCH: Active, LED will be on. All contr ols will respond to their settings. Inactive, LED will be off and SansAmp Acoustic DI is in bypass mode. It then functions as a transparent dir ect box and will not sonically alter the instrument signal. -20dB P AD: Attenuates the volume of the XLR Output between 0 and -20dB. If you’ re using a mi[...]

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    GUIDE T O CONTR OLS BASS & TREBLE Unlike passiv e controls that can only cut, these active tone contr ols cut or boost ± 12dB from unity gain at 12 o’clock. MID SHIFT & MID These sweepable, semi-parametric EQ controls range fr om 170 Hz to 3.5 kHz, ± 16dB, respectively . With the Mid Shift control, you can select the center fr e- quency[...]

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    SAMPLE SETTINGS (for acoustic guitars) FOLK LEVEL BLEND TREBLE BASS MID MID SHIFT 750Hz 200Hz 3KHz 1 7 0 H z COUNTRY LEVEL BLEND TREBLE BASS MID MID SHIFT 750Hz 200Hz 3KHz 1 7 0 H z FINGER PICKING LEVEL BLEND TREBLE BASS MID MID SHIFT 750Hz 200Hz 3KHz 1 7 0 H z JAZZ LEVEL BLEND TREBLE BASS MID MID SHIFT 750Hz 200Hz 3KHz 1 7 0 H z SAMPLE SETTINGS (o[...]

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    CUSTOM SETTINGS LEVEL BLEND TREBLE BASS MID MID SHIFT 750Hz 200Hz 3KHz 1 7 0 H z LEVEL BLEND TREBLE BASS MID MID SHIFT 750Hz 200Hz 3KHz 1 7 0 H z LEVEL BLEND TREBLE BASS MID MID SHIFT 750Hz 200Hz 3KHz 1 7 0 H z LEVEL BLEND TREBLE BASS MID MID SHIFT 750Hz 200Hz 3KHz 1 7 0 H z CUSTOM SETTINGS LEVEL BLEND TREBLE BASS MID MID SHIFT 750Hz 200Hz 3KHz 1 7[...]