Part 1 — ALL THE HOLES AND KNOBS:

A GUIDED TOUR OF THE MICROSERIES 1202

The first thing you’ll notice is that the top panel is organized into three distinct areas:

•A patchbay along the top;

•Eight channel strips — four mono and four stereo;

•And an output section on the right.

Note that four patchbay jacks overflowed the top panel, and are on the rear of the MS 1202. The following pictures will help you find everything; the next few pages will help you use it all.

PATCHBAY

At the risk of stating the obvious, this is where you plug everything in: microphones, line-level instruments and effects, head- phones, and the ultimate destination for your sound: a tape recorder, PA system, etc.

1Microphone Inputs

We use true “phantom-powered, balanced inputs” just like the big studio mega-con- soles, for exactly the same reason: this kind

of circuit is excellent at rejecting hum and noise. You can plug any kind of professional mic that has a standard “XLR-type” male mic connector. If you wire your own, connect them like this:

Pin 1 = Ground or shield

Pin 2 = Hot (in phase with output) Pin 3 = Cold (out of phase with output)

Professional ribbon, dynamic and condenser mics will all sound excellent through these inputs, especially if you follow the Level Setting instructions on page 12. Lower- cost electret-type unbalanced mics can be plugged into Line Inputs 1–12, but will require additional gain.

Basically, the MS 1202’s inputs will handle any kind of mic level you can toss at them without overloading. But you’ll get the absolute best quality sound if you follow the calibration procedure covered briefly in our “Can’t Wait Tips” on page 3, and more depth in Part 3, page 12.

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