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INPUT OUTPUT
User Manual
TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200
Audiophile Vacuum Tube Preamplifier with
Preamp Modeling Technology
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2 TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual Table of Contents Thank you ............................................................................................ 2 Important Safety Instructions ........................................................... 3 Legal Disclaimer .................................................................................. 4 Limited Warranty ................................................................................ 5 1. Introduction ..............................
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TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 3 TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual The apparatus shall not be Important Safety exposed to dripping or splashing Instructions liquids and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus. Caution ◊ These service instructions are This symbol, wherever for use by qualified service it appears, alerts you personnel only. To reduce to the presence of the risk of electric shock do uninsulated dangerous voltage inside the not
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4 TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 9. Do not defeat the safety purpose apparatus combination to avoid injury of the polarized or grounding-type plug. from tip-over. A polarized plug has two blades with one 15. Unplug this apparatus during wider than the other. A grounding-type lightning storms or when unused for long plug has two blades and a third grounding periods of time. prong. The wide blade or the third 16. Refer all servicing to qualifi ed prong are provided for your safety.
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TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 5 TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual LIMITED WARRANTY EITHER WHOLLY OR IN PART UPON ANY DESCRIPTION, PHOTOGRAPH § 1 Warranty OR STATEMENT CONTAINED HEREIN. (1) This limited warranty is valid only if COLORS AND SPECIFICATIONS MAY you purchased the product from a MUSIC VARY FROM ACTUAL PRODUCT. Group Authorized Reseller in the country MUSIC GROUP PRODUCTS ARE of purchase. A list of authorized resellers SOLD THROUGH AUTHORIZED can be found on BEHRINGER’s
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6 TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual one (1) year (or otherwise applicable MUSIC Group Authorized Reseller not minimum warranty period) from the date be located in your vicinity, you may of purchase of the original product. contact the MUSIC Group Authorized Fulfi ller for your country listed under (3) Upon validation of the warranty “Support” at behringer. com. If your claim, the repaired or replacement country is not listed, please check if product will be returned to the user your pro
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TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 7 TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual the valves or meters contained in the (4) This limited warranty is invalid if the product to be free from defects in material factory- applied serial number has been and workmanship for a period of ninety altered or removed from the product. (90) days from date of purchase. (5) Free inspections and maintenance/ (2) This limited warranty does not cover repair work are expressly excluded from the product if it has been elec
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8 TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual (7) Any repair or opening of the § 5 Warranty transferability unit carried out by unauthorized This limited warranty is extended personnel (user included) will void the exclusively to the original buyer limited warranty. (customer of authorized reseller) and is not transferable to anyone who may (8) If an inspection of the product by subsequently purchase this product. MUSIC Group shows that the defect in No other person (reseller, etc.) shall be qu
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TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 9 TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual § 8 Other warranty rights and national law (1) This limited warranty does not exclude or limit the buyer’s statutory rights as a consumer in any way. (2) The limited warranty regulations mentioned herein are applicable unless they constitute an infringement of applicable mandatory local laws. (3) This warranty does not detract from the seller’s obligations in regard to any lack of conformity of the product and any h
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10 TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 1. Introduction With the MIC200, you have purchased an extremely musical mic preamp that is equipped with a 12AX7 vacuum tube. Thanks to BEHRINGER’s preamp modeling, its main advantages are the number of preamp settings you can select. Additionally, features like an integrated limiter, phase reverse function, phantom power supply, highly accurate LED meter, switchable pad function and low cut filter make the MIC200 a very powerful piece of equipment. 1.
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TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 11 TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 1.2 Online registration Please register your new BEHRINGER equipment right after your purchase by visiting http://behringer.com and read the terms and conditions of our warranty carefully. Should your BEHRINGER product malfunction, it is our intention to have it repaired as quickly as possible. To arrange for warranty service, please contact the BEHRINGER retailer from whom the equipment was purchased. Should your BEHRIN
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12 TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 2. Control Elements INPUT OUTPUT (1) (2) (4) (5) (6) (7) (3) (8) (9) Fig. 2.1: User interface of the MIC200
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TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 13 TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 2.1 User interface (1) The GAIN control allows you to control the gain from +26 to +60 dB to the input signal. This control should be set all theway to the left when (dis) connecting a sound source from the MIC200. When all connections are made, slowly start raising the gain control. (2) We recommend using the LED meter to adjust gain. The LED chain displays the output signal level in dB. Please make sure that the clip LE
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14 TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual (8) The OUTPUT control governs the output level within a range from -∞ to +10 dB. If the control is turned all the way to the left, there is no output signal at all. The more the control is turned to the right, the higher the output level. (9) The PREAMP MODE rotary switch gives you a wide selection of preamp presets. The options available are: WARM, WARM/LIMITER, LIMITER and NEUTRAL: WARM (moving clockwise, starting at 9 o’clock): These settings make s
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TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 15 TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual LIMITER (moving clockwise, starting at 3 o’clock): Select these settings if you wish to use the limiter function without adding tube warmth. • BASS: Bass guitar • A-GTR: Acoustic guitar • PERC: Percussion and drums • LIMIT: Neutral limiter setting NEUTRAL (moving clockwise, starting at 6 o’clock): These settings are ideal for neutral and natural sound reproduction without limiter and without tube sound. • NEUTRAL: Neut
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16 TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 2.2 Rear panel (12) (11) (10) Fig. 2.2: The rear panel of your MIC200 (10) The balanced ¼" TRS INPUT of your MIC200 can be used to connect your electric guitar, for example. This input is wired parallelly to the XLR input. Ideally, the balanced XLR INPUT should be used to connecta microphone. ◊ In contrast to its outputs, the MIC200’s inputs should never be used simultaneously! (11) This is the balanced XLR OUTPUT of your MIC200. Use this connector to fee
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TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 17 TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 3. Wiring Examples You’ll be surprised how flexibly you can set up your MIC200. The following chapter describes some typical wiring examples. 3.1 Enhancing vocals and instruments in live applications Here, the MIC200 is wired before the mixer’s channel input. Thus, the sound gains in warmth and transparency. Thanks to the limiter setting for vocals (VOCAL), distortion is eliminated effectively. XLR-input XLR-output Mic
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18 TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 3.2 “Direct to Disk” application in studio or homerecording environments If you are looking for a device that considerably enhances the sound of your digital workstation, this is where the MIC200 comes in. Many hard disk recorders lack a certain “liveliness”. In addition, they are often equipped with “lousy” microphone preamps. Such problems can be solved perfectly with the MIC200. XLR input ¼" TRS output INPUT OUTPUT Fig. 3.2: Connection of the MIC200 a
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TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 19 TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 3.3 The MIC200 as DI-box Your MIC200 is excellently suited for this application. For example, you can connect an unbalanced acoustic guitar signal to the MIC200 to prevent hum or interference noise. What you get is a balanced, noise-free signal. ¼" TRS output ¼" TRS Insert input XLR output INPUT OUTPUT Microphone input Fig. 3.3: The MIC200 as DI-box
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20 TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual 4. Audio Connectors Balanced use with XLR connectors 1 2 2 1 3 3 input output 1 = ground/shield For unbalanced use, 2 = hot (+ve) pin 1 and pin 3 3 = cold (-ve) have to be bridged Fig. 4.1: XLR connectors Unbalanced ¼" TS connector strain relief clamp sleeve tip sleeve (ground/shield) tip (signal) Fig. 4.2: ¼" TS connector
