The front panel – Manley MicMAID 4x4 Matrix-Switcher 10/2010 - present User Manual

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THE FRONT PANEL

A. DIRECT INPUT

INSTRUMENT: 1/4” direct input for an unbalanced signal, i.e. electric guitar, bass

THRU: Direct (mirrored) output from the Instrument input.

LIFT/GROUND: Disconnects or connects the DI’s circuit ground with the chassis ground.

FADER: 1/4” TRS jack for inserting a fader to control the MicMAID’s MON/REC output level. (For more

information, see page 9).

B. VARIABLE PHASE (only active for the MON/REC output)

POLARITY:

When pressed, flips the selected signal path’s polarity 180°.

VARIABLE PHASE: When pressed, the variable phase knob is switched into the circuit. This allows you to fine-

tune the phase relationship between two of your mic signals, or between your direct signal and your mic signals.

RANGE: Pressing this moves the all-pass filter network to a higher center frequency. Generally, the “low”

(unlit) position will work better on low-frequency material (bass guitar, kick drum), and the “high” (lit) posi-

tion will work better on full-bandwidth material. This is a subjective choice, of course, and a choice that should

always be made with your ears.

C. ROUTING MATRIX

MICROPHONE A/B/C/D: Selects which microphone is routed to the selected Pre.

PRE 1/2/3/4: Selects which preamplifier’s output is sent to the MON/REC output.

INSTRUMENT: Substitutes the front panel transformer isolated instrument input for Microphone A.

LOCK: Locks the selected Microphone and Pre combination together. When a combination is locked, this but-

ton lights up red, and no other mic can be paired to the selected pre. Likewise, no other pre can be paired to the

selected mic. This button will flash if an attempt is made to change a locked route - to “unlock” a route, press

the Lock button again.

PHANTOM: Toggles phantom power to mics that require it. Phantom power should never be turned on in a

connected preamp. See page 7 for details.

D. MONITOR SECTION

[DISPLAY]: Shows the level of gain trim for the selected signal path.

GAIN TRIM: Used to trim the gain of the selected signal path, or for menu functions like Recall. See pages 7 &

8 for more information.