M-Audio Pulsar User manual - Introduction

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Introduction

Thank  you  for  purchasing  the  Pulsar  microphone  from  M-Audio.  Please  take  a  few  moments  to  familiarize 

yourself with your new microphone by reading this guide.

Features

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Top-address cardioid instrument microphone

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3/4” diameter 6-micron evaporated-gold diaphragm

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Solid brass body and capsule

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20Hz-20kHz frequency response

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Class A FET electronics

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3-pin XLR (phantom-powered)

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Includes soft case, pop filter, and hard mount

Important: Please fill out and mail your warranty card for the Pulsar so that we may provide you with support 

for your microphone.

Unpacking

The container for your microphone was carefully constructed for protection during shipping. Please save this 

packaging for storage or traveling with your Pulsar microphone. If your box does not include the following items, 

please contact your dealer immediately:

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(1) M-Audio Pulsar microphone

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(1) hard mount

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(1) soft case

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(1) pop filter

Connections and Phantom Power

The M-Audio Pulsar microphone outputs a balanced low-impedance signal. It is designed to be connected to the 

mic-level inputs of a mixer channel or a dedicated high-quality preamp such as M-Audio’s DMP3 or TAMPA. 

As with all condenser microphones, your Pulsar requires power in order to operate.

You will need to connect 

the Pulsar via XLR connection to a preamp or mixer channel input that supplies +48V phantom power. (Phantom 

power shares the same XLR cable as the audio from the microphone). In order to avoid pops and surges that can 

damage components like speakers and microphones, always perform the following steps (in the order listed) 

when connecting the mic and/or cable:

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Turn the volume/gain on your preamp and/or mixer all the way down.

2.  Make sure that phantom power is turned off.

3.  Connect the microphone via a high-quality XLR cable.

4.  Turn on phantom power.

5.  Slowly turn up the gain on your preamp and/or mixer.

Before disconnecting the mic and/or cable, repeat steps 1 and 2 (in the order listed).

Applications 

The Pulsar’s clean electronics combine with an all-brass capsule to produce a smooth tone that makes it a great 

instrument-recording microphone. Use it on acoustic instruments, wind instruments, as an overhead drum mic 

or room ambience recording mic. When you’re ready to add more pro-quality microphones to your mic locker, 

be sure to check out the increased vocal punch of the M-Audio Luna and the multi-pattern recording features of 

the M-Audio Solaris microphone.

Cardioid Pattern

Cardioid is the most commonly used polar pattern engineered into microphones.

This design causes the back of the microphone to reject incoming sound, allowing the engineer to isolate the 

signal  source  from  other  performance  elements  or  background  noise  by  just  pointing  the  mic  at  the  sound 

source. The logo side of the microphone is the “live” side.

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