Contents Table of Contents Contents English iRig Pre 2 Register your iRig Pre 2 Installation and setup Usage tips Direct monitoring Stand adapter Specifications Warranty Support and more info...
• Quick start guide • Registration card iRig Pre 2 is the successor of the very popular iRig Pre, the first mobile preamp interface for mobile devices, like iPhone, iPad and Android phones and tablets. Just like its predecessor, iRig Pre 2 is an ultra-portable XLR microphone preamp that sports a compact battery- powered design, and a stylish soft-touch finishing, that can be used anywhere with any device.
1. Insert the supplied batteries into the battery compartment. 2. Connect your microphone to the XLR input connector (making sure to have the 48V phantom power Off). 3. Connect iRig Pre 2 to your mobile device headphone socket or to the DSLR camera Mic input. DSLR...
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English 4. Turn the iRig Pre 2 ON by sliding the power switch to the ON position. The green LED will light. Dynamic 5. If you are using a microphone that needs phantom power (like most condenser microphone), slide the power switch to the upper position (marked +48V) to turn phantom power ON.
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English 6. If you have not done so already, download your favourite software/app. iRig Recorder VocaLive ikdownloads.com/irigpre2 7. You are now able to record using your preferred microphone on your device. To get optimal results, you need to properly adjust the GAIN control. Check the input level meter on the app you are using to record (like iRig Recorder).
English 8. Connect your headphones to the Headphone Output jack on iRig Pre 2 and set its level with the dedicated volume wheel. Usage tips • To avoid having too much noise in the recordings, always set the GAIN properly. If the GAIN is too low, recordings will be too quite, and when boosted within the apps they will become too noisy.
When recording an audio signal into your audio software, there is often a slight delay before it reaches the outputs of the software and iRig Pre 2. This delay, called latency, is caused by the computer processing required to convert and record audio. Since this delay can be distracting, iRig Pre 2 provides a direct monitoring path from the input to the output, which is activated by the Direct Monitor switch.
English Specifications - Frequency response: from 20 Hz to 20 KHz +/- 1.5dB - EIN (@gain min): -113.5 dBA - EIN (@ gain max): -92.4dBA - THD+N: -90 dBA / 0,003% - Gain range: 48dB - Phantom max current: 6mA - Battery duration (Alkaline 2xAA): approx 20 hours when phantom is off, approx 7 hours when phantom is on.
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2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. iRig® Pre 2 is a trademark or registered trademark property of IK Multimedia duction Srl. All other product names and images, trademarks and artists names are the property of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with IK Multimedia. 2021/01/12...
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