Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TAMPA TAMPA-081602 M-Audio
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T able of Contents Intr oduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .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 manufactured b y M-Audio. T AMP A is a pr ofessional, single channel microphone/instrument pr eamp unlik e an y other .
9. LO W CUT: Rolls off 12dB per octa ve at 80Hz and below 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 circuitry 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 massive 66dB of gain. Due to T AMP A’ s T emporal Harmonic Alignment technolog y , higher overall lev els (also called “soft clipping”) bring increased le vels of harmonics that commonly translate to the ear as greater warmth.
F eel fr ee to experiment with this feature. It ma y be something that y ou choose to use with one instrument or mic and not another . It’ s up to y ou and your particular taste and needs. NOTE: The 20dB P AD only affects the analog output cir cuitry .
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 slow er 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 warrants this pr oduct, under normal use, to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of One (1) Y ear from date o.
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