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N T R O D U C T I O N Typically, this is where I’m supposed to congratulate you on your choice of buying our Really Nice Preamp, but I’m not going to! I do, however, want to THANK YOU! We appreciate putting your trust and hard-earned cash into one of our products (or at least giving us a shot by demoing them)! Even though we’re very proud of our products, the point of it is to give you the opportunity to make music without excessively draining your bank account nor making excuses for the sonic results!
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FMR Audio, +1-512-280-6557 www.fmraudio.com unbalanced output and a +28dBu balanced output simultaneously to allow nifty things like separate M/S decoding while tracking the M/S signal without decod- ing! • Balanced/unbalanced operation — Both the mic inputs and micpre outputs are electronically balanced, differential signals. Want to run to/from unbalanced sources? No problem, the RNP “automatically”...
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FMR Audio, +1-512-280-6557 www.fmraudio.com the clip LED trips at 1dB below actual clip and stays on for 3 seconds to make sig- nal-chain troubleshooting easier. The metering is digitally-calibrated and driven by the internal microprocessor. • Flexible power supply requirements — The RNP will run off of either AC or DC as long as the voltage range is within 9-12V (and has a current capacity of at least 1.5Amps).
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FMR Audio, +1-512-280-6557 www.fmraudio.com sought-after vintage micpre noise levels are much worse than the RNPs, so in actual use, I concluded that many folks (particularly those “in-the-know”), when a choice must be made, prefer tone to low-noise. Second, even though we have internal versions of the RNP with a “competitive”...
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FMR Audio, +1-512-280-6557 www.fmraudio.com Connect The RNP: 1) Connect the Source(s) — The source microphone cabled to the RNP input(s) via a standard XLR mic cable, or an unbalanced Tip-Sleeve 1/4˝ connected from your source(s) to the front panel-mounted Direct-Inject (DI) input jack. Remember, when the DI jacks are used, the mic input XLR is disconnected from the preamp.
FMR Audio, +1-512-280-6557 www.fmraudio.com We recommend—although this is not necessary for functionality—that you run the RNP for at least 5 min- utes before using it in a critical application. This would allow all of the internal high-impedance circuit to settle closer to their final values and also the RNP’s internal temperature to stabilize. At this point, the...
FMR Audio, +1-512-280-6557 www.fmraudio.com Figure 1: RNP Front Panel Connections and Controls Really RNP8380 Invert +48V Invert +48V (dB) (dB) Nice Preamp Hi-Z Hi-Z Clip Clip Level Level Ch A Ch B GAIN GAIN F M R A u d i o...
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FMR Audio, +1-512-280-6557 www.fmraudio.com Figure 2: RNP Rear Panel Connections Insert Insert CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN! Ring Power 9V-12V ≥1.5A Only use power Ring supply provided with unit! Mic A Mic B FMR Audio www.fmraudio.com UZINTAS...
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FMR Audio, +1-512-280-6557 www.fmraudio.com provided at this point is over voltage protection to keep transients from unnecessarily stressing the pream- plifier’s front end. SOURCE SELECTION — A relay is provided to switch between either the DI (Hi-Z) input or the mic input.
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