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Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Temporal Harmonic Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Dual Optical Servo Compressor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Your TAMPA’s Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Front and Rear Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Front Panel Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Rear Panel Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Setup and Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

AC power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Connecting Your Tampa’s Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Power-Up Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Connecting To Your Tampa’s Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

TAMPA Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Setting Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

The Input Impedance Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Using the Phase Invert Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Using the Low-Cut Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Setting the Compressor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

TAMPA Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Preamp Specs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Analog Compressor Specs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Technical Support & Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Your TAMPA’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

TAMPA Manual

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Summary of TAMPA

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Table of contents introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 temporal harmonic alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 dual optical servo compressor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 your tampa’s...
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3 introduction congratulations on your purchase of the tampa, designed and manufactured by m-audio. Tampa is a professional, single channel microphone/instrument preamp unlike any other.That’s because our design team set out to discover just why expensive tube technology sounds so good, and devise a...
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9. Low cut: rolls off 12db per octave at 80hz and below when engaged. Use this to avoid rumble from passing traffic, footsteps and so forth. 10. Compressor in/out: engages/disengages the tampa’s entire compressor stage. When disengaged, tampa’s compressor circuitry is removed from the signal path. 1...
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To output to digital equipment: 1. Connect either the s/pdif output or aes/ebu output to your sound card, digital recorder or other digital device using an analogous connector and a good quality digital cable. 2. Use the sample rate knob to select the sample rate matching that of the destination dev...
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Tampa controls setting levels tampa has the ability to provide a massive 66db of gain. Due to tampa’s temporal harmonic alignment technology, higher overall levels (also called “soft clipping”) bring increased levels of harmonics that commonly translate to the ear as greater warmth. Still, the signa...
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Feel free to experiment with this feature. It may be something that you choose to use with one instrument or mic and not another. It’s up to you and your particular taste and needs. Note: the 20db pad only affects the analog output circuitry. Engaging the pad will have no affect on the signal at the...
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After the signal passes the threshold setting. In general, ideal attack time settings are a function of the type of instrument and inherent transients. For instruments like string and bass that exhibit slower attack, a slower attack time setting is usually best. Similarly, instruments such as snare ...
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Electric guitar and bass (sustaining) threshold: set to realize -10db or greater of consistent gain reduction ratio: 10:1 attack: medium release: very long snare (fat) threshold: set to realize –6db gain reduction consistently ratio: 6:1 attack: fast release: medium kick drum (slap) threshold: set t...
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Tampa specifications preamp specs • mic input: xlr with variable impedance loading (2400/1200/600/300 ohms) • instrument input (trs): 200k balanced / 100k unbalanced • digital outputs:aes/ebu and s/pdif 24-bit mono (44.1/48/88.2/96khz) • continuously variable gain: 34db • low-cut switch: -12db / oct...
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19 notes: 19 tampa-0813002 your tampa’s warranty m-audio warrants this product, under normal use, to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from date of purchase, so long as: the product is owned by the original purchaser, with proof of purchase from an authoriz...