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Apogee Mini-MP User Manual

2-channel analog mic/instrument pre-amp
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2-Channel Analog Mic/Instrument Pre-Amp
User's Guide
v1.0 - November 2003

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  • Page 1 2-Channel Analog Mic/Instrument Pre-Amp User’s Guide v1.0 - November 2003...
  • Page 3 2-Channel Analog Mic/Instrument Pre-Amp User’s Guide v1.0 - November 2003...

  • Page 4: Service Information

    Apogee. In the event your Mini-MP needs to be upgraded or repaired, it is necessary to contact Apogee prior to shipping, and a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number will be assigned. This number will serve as a reference for you and helps facilitate and expedite the return process.

  • Page 5: Declarations Of Conformity

    B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matérial brouilleur du Canada. Declaration of Conformity – CE Apogee Electronics Corporation hereby declares that the product, the Mini-MP to which this declaration relates, is in material conformity with the following standards or other normative documents: •...
  • Page 6 The serial number is located on the rear panel of the unit. We suggest you record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to it whenever you call an authorized Apogee Electronics repair facility or the manufacturer. Please be sure to return your completed warranty card immediately! Mini-MP Serial No.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Mini-MP – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS User’s Guide Table of Contents Introduction .....................2 Getting Started Quickly ................3 Navigating the Front Panel ................4 ......................4 48 V ..................4 High Pass Switches ..................4 Polarity Switches ...................4 GAIN controls .....................4 Level meters OUTPUT control ..................4...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    APOGEE ELECTRONICS Introduction Apogee Electronics’ Mini-MP is a two-channel microphone pre-amplifier with superb performance in a convenient, portable package. The MiniMP has the following features: • Up to 70 db of gain in the Mic-pre section, with an additional 6 db in the Output section •...

  • Page 9: Getting Started Quickly

    If using a microphone that requires phantom power, press and hold the corresponding 48v switch to the right until the blue led comes on . (3) Connect the corresponding OUT connection to an analog line input such as the Apogee Rosetta 800 A/D converter (4) Set the POWER switch to ST(Stereo).

  • Page 10: Navigating The Front Panel

    Mini-MP – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Navigating the Front Panel 48 V (Left and Right) – These switches engage 48 volt phantom power on the corresponding IN connections, for powering of microphones which require this voltage. To avoid inadvertently switching 48V, the switches must be pressed to the right for approximately 1 second before the function is actually engaged or disengaged.

  • Page 11: Connections On The Rear Panel

    Mini-MP – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Navigating the Rear Panel DC POWER - The Mini-MP operates from a high quality external switching power supply, included with the unit. The power supply’s cable may be secured to the unit with the adjacent strain relief tab and thumbscrew.

  • Page 12: Ms Recording & Playback

    Mini-MP – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS MS Recording and Playback Introduction When recording with a stereo microphone array, the engineer has a wide variety of microphone placement schemes at his disposal, each with specific strengths and weaknesses. One placement may ensure mono compatibility of the recording but result in a rather narrow stereo image, while another placement may create a spacious stereo image but result in phase cancellations and comb filtering when the recording is played in mono.

  • Page 13: Advanced Techniques

    Mini-MP – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS MS Recording and Playback - continued Advanced Techniques To better understand the behavior of signals when employing MS Techniques, the manner in which these signals are routed and summed may be expressed as formulae. For example, the MS Decoding Matrix may be...

  • Page 14: Features & Specifications

    Mini-MP – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Features & Specifications • Superb two-channel microphone preamplifier with phantom power and HI-Z instrument inputs • Low distortion pre-amps with 75dB of gain. THD+N: –105 dB at unity, -85 dB at 60 dB of gain •...
  • Page 16 Mini-MP USER’S GUIDE - v.1.0 - November 2003 Text conceived and delivered by: Roger Robindore Graphics and product illustration by: Sean McArthur...

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