User Manual MINIMIC MIC800 Ultra-Compact Microphone Modeling Preamp
MINIMIC MIC800 User Manual Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions...............................3 Legal Disclaimer......................................................3 Limited Warranty....................................................3 1. Introduction........................................................4 1.1 Before you begin......................................................4 1.1.1 Shipment..............................................................4 1.1.2 Initial operation.........
MINIMIC MIC800 User Manual Important Safety Instructions Terminals marked with this symbol carry electrical current of sufficient magnitude to constitute risk of electric shock. Use only high-quality professional speaker cables with ¼" TS or twistlocking plugs pre-installed. All other installation or modification should be performed only by qualified personnel.
MINIMIC MIC800 User Manual 1. Introduction The MINIMIC MIC800 is a modeling preamplifier for instruments and microphones, even studio-grade condenser microphones. The heart of this compact unit is low-noise circuitry that uses discrete components and produces highly transparent sound. Equipped with preamp settings, the MIC800 is an extremely musical tool. It can produce an incredible punch in percussion instruments and give instruments that are rich in upper harmonics more transparency.
MINIMIC MIC800 User Manual 2.1.1 MIC800 input 2.1.2 MIC800 output The MIC800 can receive low-level signals from the following types of audio equipment: • microphones that you use to convert vocals and some instrument sounds into electrical energy • DI boxes that you use to input signals from most types of electric instruments (electric guitars and basses, for example) The MIC800 can also receive line-level signals when these signals are also mono signals.
MINIMIC MIC800 User Manual (7) SIGNAL/CLIP meter: To monitor the status of the input signal, • • ◊ use this meter. At any given time, one of the following LEDs illuminate on this meter: SIGNAL: The MIC800 receives the input signal. CLIP: The MIC800 clips the input signal. If this LED: • occasionally illuminates, the MIC800 clips only some peaks in the input signal • constantly illuminates, the MIC800 clips a large part of the input signal. The level of the input signal is too high.
MINIMIC MIC800 User Manual (10) TUBE MODELING control: To adjust the amount of tube 2.3 Rear panel (11) OUTPUT LEVEL control: To adjust the level of the output signal, This section describes how to use the rear panel to set up the MIC800. ◊ Before you set up the MIC800, turn off the MIC800. In addition, turn the INPUT GAIN control to +26 dB (minimum setting).
MINIMIC MIC800 User Manual 3. Setup Example The following example illustrates the role of the MIC800 in your audio setups: Input ULTRAVOICE XM1800S MINIMIC MIC800 Output PRO MIXER VMX100USB Fig. 3.1: Setup example About setting up with other MINI products The MIC800 belongs to the MINI suite of BEHRINGER products. You can set up the MIC800 with these products. For details, see 6. Other Mini Products. 4.
MINIMIC MIC800 User Manual For other audio equipment To connect instruments and other types of equipment to the MIC800, use ¼" TS or ¼" TRS plugs, illustrated as follows. For details about MIC800 connectors, see 2.3 Rear panel. tip signal sleeve ground/shield tip hot (+ve) ring cold (-ve) sleeve ground/shield tip ring sleeve strain relief clamp tip sleeve strain relief clamp strain relief clamp sleeve strain relief clamp ring tip sleeve tip sleeve ground/shield tip signal Fig. 4.
MINIMIC MIC800 User Manual 5. Specifications Mic Input Controls Type XLR connector (balanced) INPUT GAIN +26 dB to +60 dB Impedance approx. 2.6 kΩ (balanced) LOW CUT 15 to 360 Hz Max. input level -2 dBu, +18 dBu with pad OUTPUT LEVEL -∞ dB to +10 dB Line Input Power Supply Type ¼" TRS connector (balanced) Impedance approx. 20 kΩ (balanced) Max.
MINIMIC MIC800 User Manual 6. Other Mini Products The MINIMIC belongs to the MINI suite of BEHRINGER products, which can operate together and are introduced below: MINIFEX FEX800 Ultra-compact 9.
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