THE JOEMEEK MQ3
WHAT IT IS
The JOEMEEK MicroMeek MQ3 is an input conditioner. A microphone or
musical instrument preamplifier designed to bridge the gap between the
performing musician and the recording studio.
It has been designed specially to be easy to operate, yet will give the finest
professional 'glitter' to the sound; but without hours of tweaking knobs and
switches with unrecognisable names!
QUALITY AND BIG SOUNDS
It's my theory that 'big' sounds can only be produced if the lower
frequencies in an input amplifier are kept absolutely flat and under control.
To achieve this, the JOEMEEK MICROMEEK has an extended frequency
range down well below 20Hz. This ensures that there are no sudden phase
shifts in the low end. The proof of the theory is that it sounds great!
OVERLOAD MARGINS
In the mid 1970s I designed a range of mixers specifically for Independent
Local radio stations and the BBC. One of the specification clauses insisted
on by them was an extreme overload margin on the microphone amplifier.
The reason was that although momentary overloads (transients) are not
audible, they have an effect on the quality of the sound you hear. A high
overload margin amplifier just sounds better. Nowadays, many of these
notions have been forgotten and 'quality' electronics is getting rarer and
rarer. But the JOEMEEK range of Studio channels and the MQ3 apply
these professional rules and you can hear the difference!
The function of a microphone preamplifier is not too difficult and the
microphone/input amplifiers on normal professional mixers do it quite well;
BUT they cut costs and corners. The JOEMEEK MQ3 has a specialist
approach, it uses a super quality transformerless input stage in combination
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MicroMeek MQ3
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