Specifications

APPLICATIONS
A Designs Audio  Owners Manual MP -2A  Edition 4.0  January, 2007
ALWAYS USE GOOD COMMON SENSE WHEN
OPERATING ANY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT YOUR
DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE DOING
ANYTHING!!!!!
A good, quality microphone preamp will add a full, warm sound to any type of
recording or live performance.
Generally, we begin by setting our input signal to unity, then concentrate on
other devices such as compressors or effects for modifying the sound. But, this
does not always have to be the case.
You will notice this unit is not cluttered with bells and whistles. Less is more.
The MP-2A was designed for simplicity. This has not restricted the sound, but
enhanced it. This unit was designed to free your imagination to create music
with unencumbered tonal qualities.
Mic-pre settings, as a rule, begin with gain structure, unity or 0db. Although this
seems a great place to start, this may not always have the best application for
your particular project. Try, what we call, "driving the tubes" on the MP-2A,
instead of introducing effects into a chain. Simply stated, try sending the input
signal well into the red. Many producers and engineers use this technique for
bass guitars in rock/pop songs, and more recently, vocals in chorus.
Another technique audio engineers use, when recording an instrument in
stereo, is to run one side in- phase and the other side out-of-phase. This trick
tends to deceive the stereo image and also defuses bass boom by canceling
out frequencies. It may sound unusual, but surprisingly, there are large
numbers of published Audio CD's where this technique has been employed to
improve the overall sound.