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1.2.2 Basic Set Up
The job of a microphone amplifier is to make a mic level signal into a line
level signal so that it can be recorded, mixed or processed.
Plug a microphone into the
Mic Input Jack
on one of the four preamps on
the Mic Pre IV using a microphone (XLR Female to XLR Male) cable. If
the mic you are using is a condenser microphone that requires phantom
power, push in the
+48 Button
to engage phantom power. Patch out of the
Output Jack
of the same preamp to the line level input of your recording
device using either a microphone (XLR Female to XLR Male) cable or
balanced line (XLR Female to a
¼
” TRS Male) cable.
1.3 The Power Supply
Your Mic Pre One ships with an external 48V DC power supply. External
power supplies offer many advantages over internal power supplies like
reducing hum from 50 or 60 cycle power sources and improving the safety
of the equipment you are using.
1.4 Back Panel