Summary of Contents for Presonus Audio electronic ADl 600
- Page 1 USER’S MANUAL version 1.0 © 2005, Pr e S o n u s A u d i o E l e c t r o n i c s , I n c o r p o r a t e d . A l l r i g h t s r e s e r ve d .
- Page 2 W A R R A N T Y 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.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
1 Overview 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Features 2 Controls & Connections 2.1 Front Panel Layout 2.3 Back Panel Layout 2.4 Power and Ground 3 Operation 3.1 Input Sources 3.2 Microphones 3.3 Instruments 3.4 Line input 3.5 Hook up diagrams 1. Two Microphones 2. -
Page 4: Overview
We appreciate the support you have shown us through the purchase of this product. Please pay close attention to how you connect your ADL 600 to your system. Improper grounding or bad cables are the most common cause of noise problems found in studio or “live”... -
Page 5: Features
• Microphone Input / Instrument Input / Line Input. Three different types of inputs are provided on the ADL 600 for maximum flexibility. You can connect microphones, instruments, keyboards as well as run your entire mix through the ADL 600 during mix-down or mastering for signal conditioning. -
Page 6: Controls & Connections
2 . 1 F R O N T P A N E L L A Y O U T 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. - Page 7 -20dB PAD: Engaging the PAD switch provides 20dB of attenuation. This is a very useful feature for reducing the level coming into the ADL 600 and thus preventing the signal from clipping or distorting. This may occur due to high output level from a microphone or other device.
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Page 8: Back Panel Layout
2 . 3 P O W E R A N D G R O U N D 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 was shipped.. -
Page 9: Operation
Line input is included on the ADL 600 to be used as a preamp/signal conditioner for line-level devices such as keyboards, drum machines and sound modules. You can also use the line inputs for running your mix through the ADL 600 to give it an extremely full, rich character. -
Page 10: Hook Up Diagrams
3 . 5 H O O K U P D I A G R A M S 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... -
Page 11: Keyboards, Syths, Drum Machines
OPERATION 3. Keyboards, Synths and Drum Machines 4. Stereo buss signal conditioning during mix-down or stereo mastering... -
Page 12: 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. -
Page 13: Electric Guitar
OPERATION 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. -
Page 14: Acoustic Guitar
OPERATION Acoustic Guitar – Place a small diaphragm condenser 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. -
Page 15: Bass Guitar
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. -
Page 16: Drum Overheads
OPERATION 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. -
Page 17: Snare Drum
OPERATION 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. -
Page 18: Technical
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Page 19: Specifications
TECHNICAL 4 . 2 T E C H N I C A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Input Impedance Microphone ... Selectable, 150/300/900/1500 Ohm Balanced Line ... 2KOhm Instrument ...100KOhm Maximum Input Level Microphone (1500Ohm, +20dB Pad out) ...+5dBu Microphone (1500Ohm, +20dB Pad in) ...+25dBu...