Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 81602 M-Audio
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T able of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 T emporal Harmonic Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Dual Optical Ser vo Compr essor . . . . . . .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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.
An important point after buying a device M-Audio 81602 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought M-Audio 81602 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data M-Audio 81602 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, M-Audio 81602 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get M-Audio 81602 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of M-Audio 81602, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime M-Audio 81602.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with M-Audio 81602. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device M-Audio 81602 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
