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- Page 1 User’s Guide User’s Guide Fishman Onboard Aura ™ ® www.martinguitar.com www.fishman.com...
- Page 2 It is our goal to provide you with the finest acoustic amplification products available: high-quality, professional-grade musicians’ tools that empower you to sound your very best. We are confident that the sound you can achieve with the Onboard Aura will enhance and inspire your music making. Overview The Onboard Aura bridges the gap between the beauty of pure studio sound and the convenience of plugging in.
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Page 3: What Does It Do
Onboard Aura’s features. What does it do? The Onboard Aura is the next step in the evolution of blending technology, pioneered by Fishman over a decade ago. With a traditional onboard blending system, the proven utility of a pickup is combined with the realism that only a microphone can add. - Page 4 1. Check Play/Edit Switch Be sure the Play/Edit switch is set to “Play.” 2. Plug In Connect the Onboard Aura into your amplifier or PA with a 1/4 inch instrument cable. 3. Tune Up Press the Tuner button. The output will mute when the tuner is engaged.
- Page 5 User’s Guide 6. Phase (master) Put the Phase switch in the position that sounds most pleasing. If feedback occurs, change the position of the switch. 7. Shape Your Tone Set the Play/Edit switch to Play, adjust the Bass, Mid and Treble sliders to shape the pickup sound to your liking.
- Page 6 Setup Battery Compartment Pull the small tab at the top of the Onboard Aura toward you. The body of the preamp will swing out, revealing the battery compartment. Observe the polarity marks on the battery clip, and install a fresh 9V alkaline battery accordingly.
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Page 7: Sleep Mode
(and your ears) from loud pops. Sleep Mode When the Onboard Aura is plugged in and you don’t play for 30 seconds, the electronics will go into “sleep” mode to conserve the battery. As soon as you start to play again, the unit will wake up and return to its normal operating mode. - Page 8 ™ Controls Image Select Your Onboard Aura is factory loaded with six Sound Images that were created especially for your instrument. Each Sound Image corresponds to a different microphone type and position. Refer to the included Acoustic Sound Image Reference Chart to identify the microphone associated with each Sound Image.
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Page 9: Tuner Display
User’s Guide Tuner Display Flashes when the note is below pitch. Also denotes negative polarity when the pickup phase Flashes when parameter is engaged. battery is low. Lights up when • note is in tune. Flashes when the note is above pitch. - Page 10 Onboard Aura ™ Bass A boost here will add depth and weight to the sound. This control affects how well the instrument blends in or stands out in the mix. If you are playing at loud volumes, cut the Mids to achieve a more natural amplified tone.
- Page 11 Phase (global) This switch inverts the phase at the Onboard Aura's output and acts on both the pickup and the selected Acoustic Sound Image. Push the Phase switch in and out several times until you find the position that sounds best and subdues feedback.
- Page 12 100 Hz, or about G# on the low E string. Play/Edit Switch When the switch is in “Play” position, the Onboard Aura is in normal operating mode and the tone controls affect only the pickup signal. In Edit mode the Sound Image tone controls may be programmed, and relative phase parameters can be accessed.
- Page 13 User’s Guide Electrical Specifications Typical in-use current consumption @ 9VDC: 13.5mA Typical 9V alkaline battery life (in-use): 37 hrs. Typical sleep mode current consumption @ 9VDC: 6.5mA Typical 9V alkaline battery life (sleep mode): 77 hrs. Nominal output impedance: 1kΩ Recommended load impedance: 10k and up Adjustable gain range:...
- Page 14 User’s Guide DC-AURA Image Microphone Type Position Neumann M147 Lg. Diaphragm Condenser Close DPA 4011 Sm. Diaphragm Condenser Close Schoeps CMT 156 Sm. Diaphragm Condenser Close Soundelux E47 Lg. Diaphragm Condenser Neumann M147 Lg. Diaphragm Condenser Earthworks QTC 30 Omni Condenser Close DC-16RE AURA Image Microphone...
- Page 15 User’s Guide OMC-AURA Image Microphone Type Position Neumann M147 Lg. Diaphragm Condenser Close Shure Beta 58A Dynamic Close Soundelux E47 Lg. Diaphragm Condenser Close Soundeluxe E47 Lg. Diaphragm Condenser DPA 4011 Sm. Diaphragm Condenser Close Earthworks QTC 30 Omni Condenser OMC-16RE AURA Image Microphone Type...
- Page 16 User’s Guide JC-16RE Aura Image Microphone Type Position Soundeluxe E47 Lg. Diaphragm Condenser Neumann M147 Lg. Diaphragm Condenser Shure SM57 Dynamic Schoeps CMC 64 Sm. Diaphragm Condenser Far Earthworks QTC 30 Sm. Diaphragm Condenser Close Schoeps CMC 64(Pair)Sm. Diaphragm Condenser X/Y Close JC-16ME Aura Image Microphone...
- Page 17 Note: Be sure to unplug the guitar to complete the reset procedure. If the guitar is left plugged-in after you release the Tuner/Measure buttons, the Onboard Aura will produce no sound, and one or more of the Tuner LEDs will light up.
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