Welcome and thanks for purchasing the Grace Design m101 microphone preamplifier and instrument DI. We design and build our products to be completely reliable and easy to use, so you can concentrate on making great recordings, not struggling with complicated equipment or difficult product manuals. While you will find the m101 is completely straightforward to use, we do ask that you spend a little time familiarizing yourself with this product manual to help avoid any common user difficulties.
SERVICE INFORMATION The Grace Design m101 contains no user serviceable components. Contact Grace Design for repair and upgrade information. In the event that your Grace Design m101 needs to be returned to the factory, contact us for a return authorization number.
100-240VAC RoHS 5W MAX COMPLIENT UNBAL OUT BAL OUT BAL OUT MIC IN GRACE DESIGN BOULDER, CO USA AC LINE INpuT A universal input AC supply provides power to the m101 with a voltage range of 100 - 240V, 50-60Hz. A standard three prong AC power cable is included with the m101.
to ground. While this will not cause damage to the preamplifier, it can cause unwanted distortion in the unbal- anced signal. BALANCED XLR OuTpuT Balanced XLR line output connector. This output is wired pin 2 positive, pin 3 negative and pin 1 ground. ...
uSING THE TRIM CONTROL The trim control can be used for fine output level adjustment as well as for level riding during recording. The trim control can add an additional 10dB of gain for a total maximum preamplifier gain of 75dB. If the trim control is not needed for riding gain or providing extra gain boost then it should be left at zero (fully counter clockwise).
LEAD FREE microphone 100-240VAC RoHS Instrument 5W MAX COMPLIENT UNBAL OUT BAL OUT BAL OUT MIC IN GRACE DESIGN BOULDER, CO USA Instrument Ampli er Mixer / PA system Recorder / Converter / DAW / Soundcard / Interface page 8...
speCIfICatIons GAIN RANGE (5dB steps) Mic input 10-65dB Hi-Z input -10-45dB Output trim control 0 to +10dB THD+N @ 20dB Gain +20dBu out <0.00085% @ 40dB Gain +20dBu out <0.0010% @ 60dB Gain +20dBu out <0.0050% INTERMODULATION DISTORTION @ 40dB Gain +20dBu out SMPTE/DIN 4:1 7kHz/50Hz <0.0020 NOISE - REFERRED TO INPUT...
Warranty InformatIon • Grace Design warrants all of our products to be free of defective parts and workmanship for a period of five years. • This warranty period begins at the original date of purchase and is transferable to any person who may subsequently purchase the product during this time.