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MAMA BEAR
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User Manual for MAMA BEAR
Digital Acoustic Guitar Preamp
For years, acoustic guitars have relied on pickups for
amplification. One problem: Even the best acoustic
guitars deliver an oversimplification of true acoustic
tone complexity when amplified. Using
™
something called AGE
tecnology,
D-TAR's Mama Bear takes your guitar
into the digital realm and restores the
natural body resonance. The result:
now the finest acoustic guitars can
sound like, well... themselves.
Only louder.
"wiTh REspEcT TO AcOUsTic TOnE"
TM
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- Page 1 Using ™ something called AGE tecnology, D-TAR’s Mama Bear takes your guitar into the digital realm and restores the natural body resonance. The result: now the finest acoustic guitars can sound like, well… themselves.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
MAMA BEAR Table of contents Fcc inFORMATiOn (U.s.A.) 1. iMpORTAnT nOTicE: DO nOT MODiFY This UniT! QUicK sTART pg. 1 This product, when installed as indicated in the inTRODUcTiOn pg. 3 instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved pg. -
Page 3: Quick Start
Play around and then read the rest of the manual. It covers important details about Mama Bear, and tells you how to get the most out of it and to get the best sound ever from your acoustic guitar. - Page 4 It provides in-depth information about getting the most out of Mama Bear and the best sound ever from your guitar.
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Page 5: Introduction
With Mama Bear takes your acoustic guitar’s tone Mama Bear, it’s possible to make a fine-quality into the digital realm through its 32-bit digital acoustic guitar sounds its best; plus, it smooths signal processor. - Page 6 An added bonus is that you don’t need to alter your instrument, and can use virtually any magnetic pickup or under-saddle transducer (“UsT”). Plus, Mama Bear lets you mix your guitar’s straight sound with the enhanced tone to give you an infinite range of “custom blends. ”...
- Page 7 The 3-D EQ in Mama Bear not only corrects recognize as its characteristic sound. frequency imbalances and the sometimes...
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Page 8: Panel Drawings
MAMA BEAR Front & Rear panels Front panel 8. Mute LED indicator 1. Input jack (1/4” mono) 9. Mute pushbutton switch 2. Analog Lo-Cut filter 10. Phase pushbutton switch 3. Input Level control 11. Output Level control 4. Overload LED indicator 12. -
Page 9: Rear Panel
MAMA BEAR Rear panel 1. 16 volts AC input from AC adapter 2. Ground Lift pushbutton switch 3. XLR Balanced Output jack 4. 1/4” Unbalanced Output jack... -
Page 10: Controls Explained
Plug your guitar into this jack. Use a high-qual- ity shielded guitar cord (never use a speaker cable). When you are not using Mama Bear, it’s a good idea to unplug your cord to reduce risk of damaging Mama Bear. - Page 11 Overload LED). The right combination of levels from your guitar and Mama Bear’s input level are critical, so use care in getting a sound that’s clear and strong. If either level is set too low, you can end up with a weak and perhaps noisy signal (depending on the type of preamp in the guitar).
- Page 12 When the Bypass pushbutton is pushed in, the signal from your guitar’s pickup passes through to Mama Bear’s output without any sonic shaping from Mama Bear’s AGE, although Mama Bear’s input buffers keep the signal strong. Using this switch is great for comparing your “straight”...
- Page 13 Finally, if you are splitting the signal from your pickup to both Mama Bear and an amp or mixing console where Mama Bear’s output will also go, it’s possible that one of the signals may end up out of phase with the other, causing either a weak tone or one that’s...
- Page 14 MAMA BEAR you hear a weak or noisy signal, you should probably “rebalance” the levels. The goal is to get the most signal and the least noise. This is almost always achieved by using the highest input level before clipping and the lowest output level possible—while making sure the sound is...
- Page 15 L.R. Baggs Corporation. Martin and Thinline are registered trademarks of C. F . Martin & Co., Inc.. Ovation and Takamine are registered trademarks of Kaman Music Corp. SC Laboratories is a registered trademark of SC Laboratories, Inc. RMC is a registered trademark of RMC Pickup Co. Seymour Duncan, Mag Mic and Woody are trademarks of Seymour Duncan pickups.
- Page 16 If the outlet is controlled by a switch, make sure it’s on. 15. power on/off pushbutton switch When this pushbutton is depressed, power to Mama Bear should be on and the Power LED indicator should glow.
- Page 17 1. input from Ac adapter Mama Bear is powered by an external AC adapter. Always make sure that its output plug is securely plugged into the rear of Mama Bear, and that the adapter is held firmly in an electrical outlet.
- Page 18 MAMA BEAR 2. Ground Lift pushbutton switch If you use an XLR balanced cable to connect Mama Bear to other gear, it is possible that a ground loop may occur. A ground loop is an unwanted secondary path between electrical devices that can introduce a steady, annoying 60Hz hum.
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Page 19: Technical Specifications
MAMA BEAR Technical specifications 24 bit D/A conversion 128x oversampling 24 bit 8 times digital size filter 8.5” / 216mm width Ripple: +/-0.005dB, Depth 6.25” / 159mm Attenuation: 75dB height 2.72” / 69mm s/(n+D): 94dB Unit weight 2.7 lbs. / 1.2 kg... -
Page 20: Input Sources And Target Instruments
MAMA BEAR input sources 1 Ceramic Piezo UST #1 9 Coax film UST in semi-hollow 2 Ceramic Piezo UST #1 10 Coax film UST in semi-hollow 3 Ceramic Piezo UST #2 11 Solid body, metal piezo bridge 4 Ceramic Piezo UST #2... - Page 21 5427 hollister ave santa barbara ca 93111.2345 USA tel 805.964.9610 fax 805.964.9749 www.D-TAR.com...
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