M-Audio TAMPA TAMPA-081602 Specifications download pdf (Page 2)

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 way to land that sound at affordable solid state prices.

The result is far beyond tube modeling.It’s a whole new technology called

Temporal Harmonic Alignment™.

Temporal Harmonic Alignment

—the Secret Behind the Sound: In natural sound sources such as strings,

drum heads and vocal chords, harmonics share a characteristic temporal

(phase) relationship to the fundamental. Our ears exhibit the same

qualities.Solid state electronics induce distortion in the form of additional

harmonics that are out of phase with the original source. Tube-based

devices strike the ear as having such a “warm” sound because the added

harmonics have the same temporal relationship as natural mechanisms

(although predominantly in the midrange).This results in a sweet spot that

makes vocals, guitars and other midrange-rich content sound especially

pleasing. TAMPA’s revolutionary new Temporal Harmonic Alignment

technology produces that same phase relationship found in both tubes and

nature.And unlike tubes,TAMPA’s sweet spot spans the full spectrum of

your sound—from bass to cymbals.

Dual Optical Servo Compressor

TAMPA also includes a dual optical servo compressor that is worth the

price alone. Three fundamental problems plague engineers in designing

compressors—distortion,noise and accuracy.The VCA technology used in

inexpensive compressors exhibits less than professional specs on all three

counts.Simple optical servo technology is much more quiet and accurate,

yet has its own issues with distortion.The dual optical servo technology

we use in TAMPA yields low noise,consistent accuracy,low distortion and

exceptional transparency—and it comes built-in to a great mic preamp.

Your TAMPA’s Features

•Professional mic/instrument preamp with Temporal Harmonic Alignment

• Built-in dual optical servo compressor

• Balanced phantom-powered XLR mic input with variable impedance for

optimized performance with vintage mics

• Balanced/unbalanced TRS instrument input

• 24-bit digital S/PDIF and AES/EBU output for direct connection to your

digital recording gear

• 20dB gain switch for an amazing maximum system gain of 66dB

• 20dB passive output pad switch

•Low-cut switch to eliminate rumble

• Discrete,class A circuitry throughout

•VU-style meters for output level and compression gain reduction

• Clip indicator

Front and Rear Panel Descriptions

Front Panel Features

1. POWER:Turns master power on/off for the unit.

2. +48V: Provides 48-volt phantom power to the XLR microphone input

when engaged. Switch to the ON position when using a microphone

requiring phantom power.

3. +48V INDICATOR: Lights when +48V switch is engaged to indicate that

phantom power is on.

4. MICROPHONE/INSTRUMENT: Neutrix connector accepts both an XLR

microphone input and a 1/4” TRS balanced or TS unbalanced instrument input.

5. INST/MIC: Switches between instrument and microphone inputs. Set to

“INST” when using the 1/4” input jack, and set to “MIC” when using the

XLR input jack.When INST is selected,the XLR input is disabled,and when

MIC is selected,the 1/4” input is disabled.

6. INPUT IMPEDANCE: Allows user to select input impedances of 2400

ohms, 1200 ohms, 600 ohms or 300 ohms. This is particularly useful in

conjunction with vintage mics requiring one of these impedances.For many

modern mics, the recommended setting is 2400 ohms, though the load

impedance setting is much more critical for vintage mics.

7. GAIN: Master preamp gain where fully counterclockwise yields minimum

gain (0db) and fully clockwise delivers maximum gain (34dB).

8. +20dB:Provides an additional 20dB of preamp gain when engaged.

Figure 1 - TAMPA Front Panel Features

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