General Information - Art DIGITAL MPA II User Manual

DIGITAL MPA II OVERVIEW – FEATURES AND

GENERAL INFORMATION

The ART DIGITAL MPA II microphone preamplifier features a new low noise, high performance
preamplification circuitry, designed for superior audio fidelity. Building upon the quality and success of
great sounding products like the Pro MPA and MPA GOLD, ART engineers set out to develop the
next generation of professional microphone preamplifier. The DIGITAL MPA II is the culmination of
years of research and development, and sets a new standard for quality and value. Professional
features and spectacular tone are what make the DIGITAL MPA II a world-class microphone pream-
plifier. Its impressive feature set includes:
• Variable input impedance for flexible microphone voicing (150 Ohms to 2400 Ohms).
• Selectable plate voltage
• Large VU meters
• Front accessible meter trim
• Selectable between output level and tube warmth
• Improved discrete class A input microphone preamplifier
• Lower noise at low gains
• Lower THD
• Wider frequency response
• Front accessible Instrument Input Jack
• Very high input impedance
• Mid/Side micing support
• +4dBm/-10dBV output level selection
Automatically switches to the instrument input when you plug in
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The DIGITAL MPA II also features digital connectivity for use with various digital processors and
digital recording devices. The Digital interface supports the following features and functions:
• 24-204KHz External sample rate
• 44.1K, 48K, 88.2K, 96K, 176.4K, 192K Internal sample rates
• 24/16 bit switchable dithering
• Wide dynamic range A/D
• Rotary Encoder for quick selection of sample rate
• Separate analog and digital output level controls
• Digital Level LED meters display both Average and Peak level.
• ADAT optical I/O
• Sync to incoming ADAT data rate
• Switch selectable optical output (S/PDIF or ADAT)
• AES/EBU and S/PDIF outputs
Two wordclock jacks allowing loop through
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