User Manual

18
Using a Microphone
Yet another new addition to the DL4 MkII incarnation is the inclusion of a Mic input. This
opens up a new world of possibilities for your new little green box! Not only can you
now embellish your verses, choruses, and poetry readings, but imagine the potential
looping creations with acoustic instruments and other mic’d up sources.
Connect your dynamic microphone into the XLR MIC IN jack and use the LEVEL trim
knob to adjust the built-in preamp’s input gain to optimize your signal.* If your Mic
input signal is too hot, you’ll see the ALT/LEGACY button light up red to indicate clip-
ping—at which point you should apologize profusely, and turn the LEVEL knob to the
left to reduce your input and avoid that nasty input distortion.
Use the LEVEL trim knob
to adjust the mic input level
The ALT/LEGACY button
lights red to indicate clipping
*NOTES:
The MIC IN does not include phantom power. If you’re wanting to use a mic that requires
phantom power, you’ll need to first connect to a separate mic preamp or other unit that provides
power to your mic, and then feed the audio signal into the DL4 MkII MIC IN.
The MIC IN preamp circuit requires DSP power to do its thing, so you’ll need to avoid setting
Global Settings > "Bypass Type" to the True Bypass option, which mutes the MIC IN. (By
default, DL4 MkII is set to the Buffered Bypass option, so the MIC IN all works just dandy if
you haven’t messed with the Global Settings yet.)