M-Audio MicroMixer 18 User Manual

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Contents

Introduction.........................................

Front & Rear Panels - Fig. 1...............

Mechanical Assembly

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Overview

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Inputs..................................................................4

Sends and Returns................................................5

Headphone Output and Phone Level ........................5

Master Level and LED Meters.................................5

Power Indicator ...................................................5

Applications and Hints

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Gain Settings .......................................................6

Using the Sends and Returns for the Addition of Effects.....6

Processing Microphone Signals ..............................7

Setting Up

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Plugging in Line Level Instruments ..........................8

Setting Up the Outputs ..........................................8

Headphones ........................................................9

Typical Set-Up - Fig. 2

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Typical Applications

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Live Band, Duos and Trios ...................................10

Home Studios ....................................................10

Submixer for Larger Consoles ..............................10

Block Diagram - Fig. 3

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Limited Warranty

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Summary of MicroMixer 18

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1 contents introduction......................................... 2 front & rear panels - fig. 1............... 3 mechanical assembly ......................... 4 overview ............................................... 4 inputs..................................................................4 sends ...
Page 2: Midiman
2 introduction the micromixer 18 is an expansion of midiman’s minimixer and fineline concept of “mixing at the source.” this new concept offers many advantages over the traditional mixing console such as smaller size, lower cost, greater headroom and less noise. If you have any questions, comments, ...
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3 front & rear panels - fig. 1 1 l r pan gain • • • • 00 +20 • • clip send1 • • • • 00 +6 • • send2 • • • • 00 +6 • • 2 l r pan gain • • • • 00 +20 • • clip send1 • • • • 00 +6 • • send2 • • • • 00 +6 • • 3 l r pan gain • • • • 00 +20 • • clip send1 • • • • 00 +6 • • send2 • • • • 00 +6 • • 4 l r pa...
Page 4: Void Your Warranty!
4 mechanical assembly in the small plastic bag in the micromixer box, you will find four rubber feet, two threaded knurled knobs, two 1/4” 8/32 machine screws and two 1/2” 4/40 machine screws. The micromixer can be configured as either a tabletop or rack mount mixer. For tabletop use, simply attach ...
Page 5: Sends and Returns
5 right output and inputs 13, 15 and 17 going to the left out- put. Sends and returns both send 1 and send 2 provide up to 6 db of post-fader gain over channels 1 to 12. There are also two returns; one mono return and one stereo pair. Return levels are controlled by the mono rtn and aux rtn left and...
Page 6: Gain Settings
6 applications and hints gain settings the gain provided from turning up the left and right level pots can help drive a power amplifier or boost a signal from - 10 to +4 db signal levels. For unity gain these pots should be set to about 9 o’clock. For greatest s/n ratio, master levels should be run ...
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7 so that the effects unit is getting the “hottest” possible signal without overloading. Set the effects unit to output wet (processed) signal only and use the micromixer’s return level to control the mix of processed and non-processed signal. When performing live, you can use one of the sends for a...
Page 8: Setting Up The Outputs
8 setting up plugging in line level instruments when first setting up, you should decide which instruments you want to be panable and which should run into the unity gain inputs. We recommend that you refer to the “typical set-up - fig. 2” diagram. For the instruments that are connected to inputs 1 ...
Page 9: Headphones
9 going into a mixing board. If you are going into a power amplifier, these pots will act as convenient volume controls. Headphones a headphone amplifier has been built into the micromixer to provide easy monitoring and to allow you to use it quietly at night (without waking your loved ones or the l...
Page 10: Live Band, Duos and Trios
10 typical applications live band, duos and trios micromixer takes up just one half rack space. Plus with the addition of mic preamp(s), it can mix all instruments along with several microphones and can drive a power amplifier in mono or stereo. Home studios micromixer can mix all the modules in a t...
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11 block diagram - fig. 3 clip led send1 send2 in pan mono return in mono return gain left bus right bus 13 in 15 in 17 in 14 in 16 in 18 in aux return left in aux return left gain left leds left phones left main out left phones out left aux return right gain right leds right phones right main out r...
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12 limited warranty midiman warrants that this product is free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal use so long as the product is owned by the original purchaser and that purchaser has registered his/her ownership of the product by sending in the completed war- ranty card. In the eve...