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FOREWORD

Dear Customer,

We thank you for expressing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing the BEHRINGER

MAGICIAN. It is one of my most pleasant tasks to write this preface, as our engineering team has made it

possible to enhance the traditional tube circuitry design (particularly for our Vintager

®

 series of products), and

adapt it to meet the high sound quality and dynamics requirements of modern, pro-level audio technology. The

fact that we are still fascinated by “antique” tube radios and amps as well as the fine and warm tonal character

that we usually associate with them, are the reasons why vacuum tubes have kept their ground even in state-

of-the-art circuit topologies used especially in professional audio technology or high-end devices. We are

particularly proud that we have found an extremely effective symbiosis between solid-state and tube technolo-

gies making them affordable to anybody interested in audio technology. As always, our top-priority concern

when developing this device was the demanding end user, in other words: you. It was our major goal to meet

your demands. Sure, it meant a lot of hard work to develop such a product, but the fun has made it all

worthwhile. The shine in the eyes of the many interested musicians at the Music Fair 1997, when they saw our

Vintager models for the first time, was a lasting incentive driving our development efforts.
It is our philosophy to share our joy with you, because you are the most important member of the BEHRINGER

family. With your highly competent suggestions for new products you’ve greatly contributed to shaping our

company and making it successful. In return, we guarantee you uncompromising quality (manufactured under

the ISO9000 certified management system) as well as excellent technical and audio properties at an ex-

tremely favorable price. All of this will enable you to fully unfold your creativity without being hampered by

budget constraints.
We are often asked how we can make it to produce such high-grade devices at such unbelievably low prices.

The answer is quite simple: it’s you, our customers! Many satisfied customers means large sales volumes

enabling us to get better conditions of purchase for components, etc. Isn’t it only fair to pass this benefit back

to you? Because we know that your success is our success, too!
I would like to thank all people whose help on “Project MAGICIAN“ has made it all possible. Everybody has

made very personal contributions, starting from the designers of the unit via the many staff members in our

company to you, the user of BEHRINGER products.

My friends, it’s been worth the effort!

Thank you very much,

Uli Behringer

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Summary of Contents for MAGICIAN T1950

Page 1: ...1 E User s Manual Bedienungsanleitung Version 1 0 December 1998 D MAGICIAN T1950 www behringer de All manuals and user guides at all guides com a l l g u i d e s c o m...

Page 2: ...ype designation and article No if applicable to which this declaration refers is in accordance with the following standards or stan dardized documents x EN 60065 x EN 61000 3 2 x EN 55020 x EN 61000 3...

Page 3: ...tion openings Heat The appliance should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other appliance including amplifiers that produce heat Power Source The appliance...

Page 4: ...recorder s Brings additional warmth and texture to your vocal tracks s Provides vintage tube sound for guitar and any other instrument s Adds warmth and presence to any mix s Perfectly emulates the ta...

Page 5: ...musicians at the Music Fair 1997 when they saw our Vintager models for the first time was a lasting incentive driving our development efforts It is our philosophy to share our joy with you because yo...

Page 6: ...y in studio environments 12 4 TECHNICAL BACKGROUND 13 4 1 Tube history 13 4 2 Design and functional principle of tubes 14 4 3 Properties of tubes 15 4 4 The best of both worlds 15 4 5 UTC circuit 16 4...

Page 7: ...more punch or improves the transparency of other instruments particularly those rich in upper harmonics The source material is enriched in sound volume and brilliance Enhanced depth makes it easier to...

Page 8: ...made by using the supplied cable It meets all of the international safety certification requirements Please make sure that all units have a proper ground connection Before you connect your MAGICIAN to...

Page 9: ...r The inputs are located on the rear panel Both balanced 6 3 mm TRS jacks and XLR connectors can be used On the output side the TRS jacks and XLR connectors are each wired in parallel 2 OPERATION The...

Page 10: ...e multi pin connectors for balanced connection i e to wire them in a balanced configuration you need an adapter Crosstalk between the channels is therefore higher than in unbalanced configurations In...

Page 11: ...ruments or voices However when using the inserts you should note that many mixing consoles have stereo insert jacks tip send ring return shaft mass shield i e the signals routed to the outside world a...

Page 12: ...5 6 7 8 REC FFWD STOP PLAY REW 00 06 34 12 BEHRINGER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 REC FFWD STOP PLAY REW 00 06 34 12 BEHRINGER Fig 3 4 MAGICIAN between two multi track recorders 3 4 Versatility in studio environme...

Page 13: ...amplification curve i e it modifies the sound character of the source material Despite all efforts to ensure a largely linear frequency response it had to be accepted that tube devices produce a bad s...

Page 14: ...ctrons depend on the cathode s temperature the material it consists of and the magnitude of the anode voltage When the electrons hit the anode they produce heat that is dissipated by using large anode...

Page 15: ...leasant in sound than odd harmonics Another important aspect lies in the fact that tubes produce distortion more gradually than transistors which is why we speak of the saturation of a Tube Stage When...

Page 16: ...arm sound character for their productions they are ready to accept that these goodies produce a higher noise floor than modern transistor based devices As a consequence you can find a variety of tube...

Page 17: ...roperties of the unit 5 INSTALLATION Your BEHRINGER MAGICIAN was carefully packed in the factory and the packaging was designed to protect the unit from rough handling Nevertheless we recommend that y...

Page 18: ...ows this is a warning sign and always indicates that the circuit is overloaded The fault must always be repaired before the fuse is replaced If the safety fuse is faulty and needs replacing after the...

Page 19: ...ield Sleeve Ground Shield Tip Tip Sleeve Sleeve Strain relief clamp Strain relief clamp Ring cold ve For connection of balanced and unbalanced plugs ring and sleeve have to be bridged at the stereo pl...

Page 20: ...kHz Gain 1 IMD 0 01 typ SMPTE Power supply Mains voltages USA Canada 120 V AC 60 Hz U K Australia 240 V AC 50 Hz Europe 230 V AC 50 Hz general Export Model 100 120 V AC 200 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power con...

Page 21: ...GER INTERNATIONAL to provide proper war ranty service shall not entitle the buyer to claim consequential damages In no event shall the liability of BEHRINGER INTERNA TIONAL exceed the invoiced value o...

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