Two Microphone Preamplifi ers
Creon offers two high performance microphone preamps with individual
phantom power plus rumble fi lters.
They are designed with single transistor technology (instead of an IC),
otherwise known as a ‘discrete‘ design which used to be an exclusive
feature of high-end boutique preamplifi ers – until now.
48
V
The phantom power is used to feed a voltage supply of 48V to conden-
ser microphones. For operation safety, switch 48V off when mics are
plugged in and out.
Highpass Filter
This 2nd order highpass fi lter eliminates rumble and other unwanted low
frequencies. The fi lter cuts off at 75Hz with a 6dB per octave slope.
Mic Gain
The Mic Gain control determines the preamplifi cation of the microphone
signal. For a good recording level turn up the gain until the -6dB LED
illuminates. Avoid OVL from lighting up.
Instrument Preamplifi er
Creon offers one instrument preamp to amplify Hi-Z (high impedance)
signals from an instrument like a guitar or a bass. You can connect your
instrument directly to record or play-along.
This preamp can accept levels up to +22dB and is ideally suited for
active instruments.
Instr Gain
The Instr Gain control sets the amount of preamplifi cation gain of the
instrument. For a good recording level turn up the gain until the -6dB
LED illuminates. Avoid OVL from lighting up.
Instrument Input Jack
The input jack is located on the front panel for easy access.
Note: Use Mono plugs only!
Two Line Inputs
The two Line Inputs (rear panel) are balanced and feed the converters
with unity gain level (1:1). Alternatively to an instrument or microphones,
you can record line level signals from keyboards, for instance.
For a good recording level make sure the -6dB-LED illuminates. Avoid
OVL from lighting up.
Inputs
Creon allows to record two analog inputs at the same time.
Press 1|2 to listen to the Mic, Line or Instrument inputs.
If you record a mono vocal track, it makes sense that the voice appears
in the center, so you should press Mono.
DAW
Creon has a DA converter onboard to listen back to two tracks from the
DAW via USB.
Press 1|2 to listen to the main mix of DAW outputs 1/2.
Two Stereo Sources
As a true monitor controller the Creon can act as the preamplifi er of your
studio. Two different connector types are supported:
1. Jack: to connect a balanced stereo source like a balanced CD player.
Use a mono plug to ceonnect unbalanced sources.
2. RCA: to connect an unbalanced stereo source like a CD player or an AV
receiver or similar.
By default the RCA input is boosted to professional level for better com-
parison with all other signals.
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Creon
DIM Switch
The Dim switch reduces the monitoring level by -20dB.
Headphone Amplifi er
Creon is equipped with a high quality headphone amplifi er. It
offers a lot of output power and can drive headphones from
20
Ω
to 600
Ω
. Be reasonable with high listening levels to
protect your hearing.
Monitor Mix
With the Monitor Mix control you create a monitor mix fast
and easily. No need to fi ddle with gain controls or faders, just
blend between the Inputs (mic, line, instrument) and the DAW/
Sources.
The analog monitoring of all analog inputs and sources is
absolutely latency-free, it is as real-time as it gets.
Volume
The big volume knob controls the level of the Speakers. It
is important to note that the volume is controlled in a fully
analog way, which is an advantage over digitally controlled
options due to the fact that bit resolution, and thus audio
quality, shrinks when lowering the volume — something that
does not happen in the analog domain.
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Sources
RCAs:
CD player, AV receiver and the like.
Boosted to pro level by default.
Jacks:
Balanced stereo/mono source.
Mono source into L to monitor in mono.
Instrument Input (Front)
Connect and record an active or passive
instrument here.
NOTE: Use mono plugs only.
Line Inputs
Record up to two line ins.
Line 1 has preference over Mic 1,
Line 2 has preference over Mic 2.
Instrument has preference over Mic 2
and Line 2.
Mic Inputs
Connect and record up to two micro-
phones. NOTE: Line 1 and 2 has pref-
erence over Mic 1 and 2 when plugged in.
USB 2 Highspeed Port
Connect your DAW via USB here.
PWR
Connect the original power supply only.
Speaker | Main Out
Connect your active main monitors or
power amplifi er here.
Rear Panel
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USB & AD/DA Features
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed audio
• USB Class 2.0 compliance
• 2 simultaneous recording channels to the DAW
• 2 simultaneous output channels from the DAW
• 2 high performance AD/DA converters with 115dB S/N
• 24 bit audio processing and up to 192kHz Sample Rate
• Very low jitter due to FMCTM (Fixed-Master-Clock)
• No sample rate conversion or clock recovery for true 1:1 audio
System Requirements
• Mac OS X 10.6 and higher, iOS 6 and higher
• Windows XP, 7, 8, 10
Package Contents
• SPL Creon
• 12 V power supply
• USB cable
• This Product Overview
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