User Manual

5. GETTING STARTED
1. Having powered up the 5001 and ensured all the gain controls are at
minimum, connect its line
output to the desired line input on your console, recorder or sound card. If
these devices have balanced inputs, then it is preferable to use the balanced
XLR output of the 5001 for maximum signal quality.
Avoid
connecting the line
output of the 5001 to the
microphone
input of a console or soundcard - this
could well result in level and impedance mismatches, with a resultant loss of
quality (but is easy to do in error since both normally use the same type of 3
pin XLR connector!)
2. Ensure that the console, recorder or sound card has its input gain set to a
sensible level (0dB is a good starting point).
3. Then connect the desired mic or instrument source to the relevant 5001
input (microphones will use the rear panel XLR and instruments will use the
front panel 0.25” jack).
4. If a condenser microphone is the sound source, then depress the +48V
phantom power switch. You may see a transient thump register on the 5001
meters as you do this (which is why it is important to have the gains at
minimum). Then gradually bring up the 5001 input gain level until the Drive
LED starts to glow as the mic or instrument are used.
5. Now bring up the 5001 output level control - you should now start to hear
some sound, and as the output is increased the red signal LEDs will start to
illuminate. Set the output level to a comfortable level so that you are getting a
good metered level on the piece of equipment the 5001 is driving into.
Remember that some digital recorders and sound cards require a large
amount of level to fully modulate their meters, so you may need to apply a
significant amount of output gain to do this successfully. By contrast a
standard analogue console will require much less level.
6. Experiment with the 90Hz filter - you should notice how it removes extreme
LF content (particularly noticeable on close-miked male voices) and the 30dB
pad will reduce the signal level quite markedly. The pad is only normally used
on very loud sources where even minimum gain settings will drive the 5001
preamp into distortion. The phase reverse switch should have no real effect