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as possible to tailor the sound from the two micro-
phones. The main ideas are:
1.
It should be ridiculously easy to use without
having to worry about anything but the sound
you want to get.
2.
It should be easy to monitor each mic (which is
done by moving the Mic Balance fader fully to
each side).
3.
It should be easy to blend the mics and still get
a stereo image that is balanced to the center.
Mic Balance
Fades between the two mics.
If it’s fully to the left you’ll
get the sound from the left
mic, and if it’s set to the right
you’ll get the sound from the
rightmost mic. If the Stereo
Width knob is set at MONO,
this is exactly like an ordinary
cross fader. Set it as in the
picture above, and you’ll get
about 75% of the left mic (MIC
ONE) and 25% of the right mic
(MIC TWO).
Stereo Width
This knob alters the stereo
width of the signal.
Phase Invert
This switch inverts the phase
of MIC TWO.
The Microphones
Mic One
Mic One (to the left in both cabinet views) is a
classic dynamic microphone. It has a tight mid
range that often makes out the core of the sound.
The character is focused and controlled when
the mic is close to the cabinet, and gets a thinner
ambient room quality (Metal Cabinet) or more
boomy and unpredictable (Black Cabinet) as it
is moved back. This mic is very directional, so when
it is between the close on axis and off axis positions,
small changes in angle will have a big effect on the
sound.
Mic Two
Mic Two (to the right) is a condenser microphone.
Use it to add some scooped character to the mid
range of Mic One or use it alone for a more open,
broader, high bandwidth sound. Just like Mic One,
the character is focused when the mic is close to
the cabinet and gets more room ambiance (Metal
Cabinet) or more boomy (Black Cabinet) as it
is moved back. The far -field sound is still more con-
trolled than the far- field sound of Mic One though.
The Balancing Stereo
Preamps
EACH CABINET HAS THE “Balancing Stereo
Preamp”. It isn’t modeled after some particular piece
of gear, but was instead designed to make it as easy
Mic Balance Stereo Width
Phase Invert