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USER’S MANUAL
version 1.0
© 2005, PreSonus Audio Electronics, Incorporated.
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WARRANTY PreSonus Limited Warranty PreSonus Audio Electronics Inc. warrants this product to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of original retail purchase. This warranty is enforceable only by the original retail purchaser. To be protected by this warranty, the purchaser must complete and return the enclosed warranty card within 14 days of purchase. During the warranty period PreSonus shall, at its sole and absolute option, either re
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Overview 1.1 Introduction 4 1.2 Features 5 2 Controls & Connections 2.1 Front Panel Layout 6 2.3 Back Panel Layout 8 2.4 Power and Ground 8 3 Operation 3.1 Input Sources 9 3.2 Microphones 9 3.3 Instruments 9 3.4 Line input 9 3.5 Hook up diagrams 10 1. Two Microphones 10 2. Bass Guitar (two channels) 10 3. Keyboards, Syths, Drum Machines 11 4. Stereo buss signal conditioning 11 3.6 Applications 12 1. Piano 12 2. Electric Guitar 13 3
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1 OVERVIEW 1.1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the PreSonus ADL 600. The ADL 600 utilizes the highest quality components to insure optimum performance for an infinite period of time. We believe the ADL 600 to be an exceptional-sounding microphone preamplifier and an exceptional value. We encourage you to contact us at 1-800- 750-0323 with any questions or comments you may have regarding your PreSonus equipment. PreSonus Audio Electronics is committed to constant product improvem
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OVERVIEW 1.2 FEATURES The following information is a summary of your ADL 600’s features: All Tube, Dual Transformer Microphone Pre-Amplifier. Your ADL 600 is a discrete Class A high voltage all tube, dual-transformer microphone preamplifier designed for high gain (+73dB), high headroom (+30dB), low noise (-100dB S/N ratio) and ultimate sonic performance – great for all types of recording applications. • Microphone Input / Instrument Input / Line Input. Three different types of inputs
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2 CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS 2.1 FRONT PANEL LAYOUT The front panel of the ADL 600 is laid out so that if you split the front panel down the middle the controls and metering for channel 1 are on the left hand side and the controls and metering for channel 2 are on the right hand side. The following is a description of the controls for each channel: INPUT: Selects the input source (Instrument, Line, or Microphone) The microphone input has four different input impedance values to select from
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CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS +48V: The 48 volts supplied by way of the XLR connector, provides power for condenser mics and any other devices requiring continuous phantom power through the XLR input. This power is supplied at a constant level to prevent any degradation of audio quality. XLR connector wiring for Phantom Power Pin 1= GND Pin 2= +48V Pin3= +48V POL INV: Reverses the polarity of the signal. Use the phase invert when recording with more than one open microphone to combat phase c
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CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS 2.2 BACK PANEL LAYOUT Connectors All Input and Output connectors are transformer balanced. XLR with the following wiring standard: XLR PIN 1 GND PIN 2 High (+) PIN 3 Low (-) NOTE: The LINE INPUT does not pass signal unless the INPUT selector switch is set to LINE on the front panel. 2.3 POWER AND GROUND AC POWER: Your ADL 600 accepts a standard IEC cord. Note: The input power voltage is set at the factory to correspond with the country in which it w
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3 OPERATION 3.1 INPUT SOURCES The ADL 600 can be used with a variety of input sources: microphones, instruments and line level devices. 3.2 MICROPHONES The ADL 600 works great with all types of microphones including dynamic, ribbon and condenser microphones. Dynamic microphones and ribbon microphones are generally lower output devices and require no external power source. Condenser microphones are generally more sensitive than dynamic and ribbon microphones and typically require externa
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OPERATION 3.5 HOOK UP DIAGRAMS The following hook up diagrams are provided to give you a few examples in connecting your ADL 600 for various recording applications: 1. Two Microphones 2. Bass Guitar (one channel direct, one channel w/ mic’d bass amp) 10
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OPERATION 3. Keyboards, Synths and Drum Machines 4. Stereo buss signal conditioning during mix-down or stereo mastering 11
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OPERATION 3.6 APPLICATIONS The following are a few two-channel recording applications for you to get you started in using your ADL 600. These are by no means the only way to record these instruments. Microphone selection and placement is an art form. If you would like more information, visit your library or local bookstore as there have been many books published on recording techniques. 1. Piano – Place one microphone above the high strings and one microphone above the low strings. Expe
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OPERATION 2. Electric Guitar – Place a dynamic or ribbon microphone an inch or two away from the speaker of the guitar amplifier. Experiment with exact location. If you are recording an amp with multiple speakers experiment with each one to see if one sounds better than the others. Place a condenser microphone approximately six feet away pointed at the amp. Experiment with distance. Also experiment with inverting the phase of the room microphone to check for phase cancellation (select
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OPERATION 3. Acoustic Guitar – Place a small diaphragm condenser th microphone pointed at the 12 fret approximately eight inches away. Place a large diaphragm condenser microphone pointed at the bridge of the guitar approximately twelve inches from the guitar. Experiment with distances and microphone placement. Another popular method is using an XY microphone placement with two small diaphragm condenser microphones. (see drum overheads photo on page xxx). 14
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OPERATION 4. Bass Guitar (Direct and Speaker) Plug electric bass guitar into a passive direct box. Connect instrument output from the passive direct box to a bass amplifier. Place a dynamic microphone an inch or two away from the speaker and connect microphone to ADL 600 microphone input. Connect the line output from the passive direct box to LINE INPUT on the ADL 600. Record separate channels. During mixing you can blend the direct and amplifier signal to taste. 15
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OPERATION 5. Drum Overheads (XY example) – Place two small diaphragm condenser microphones on an XY stereo microphone holder (bar). Position microphones so that each microphone is at a 45 degree angle pointed down at the drum kit approximately seven or eight feet up. Experiment with height. 16
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OPERATION 6. Snare Drum – (top and bottom) Place dynamic microphone pointed at the center of the snare making sure drummer will not hit it. Place small diaphragm condenser microphone under the drum pointed at the snares. Experiment with microphone placement of both microphones. Also experiment with inverting the phase of the bottom microphone. 17
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4 TECHNICAL 18
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TECHNICAL 4.2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Input Impedance Microphone ............................................. Selectable, 150/300/900/1500 Ohm Balanced Line ......................................................................................2KOhm Instrument ........................................................................................100KOhm Maximum Input Level Microphone (1500Ohm, +20dB Pad out) ...............................................+5dBu Microphone (1500O
