Behringer TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC100 - Manual (Page 6)

6 TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC100 User Manual
1. Introduction
With the MIC100, you have purchased an extremely musical mic preamp that
is equipped with a 12AX7 vacuum tube. An integrated limiter, a phase reverse
function, phantom power supply, a highly accurate LED meter and a switchable pad
function complement this powerful device.
1.1 The design concept
The heart of the TUBE ULTRAGAIN is an extremely low-noise microphone preamp
circuitry that uses discrete components and produces a highly trans-parent
sound. In combination with our BEHRINGER tube technology, the operational
amplifiers 4580 and a sophisticated circuit topology, the TUBE ULTRAGAIN yields
excellent noise and distortion properties. The innovative UTC circuitry that has
been developed by our engineering team offers an abundance of sound-shaping
possibilities. Absolute musicality was our major goal when we designed the
TUBE ULTRAGAIN. The result is a device that, thanks to our tube circuitry, lends an
incredible punch to percussion instruments. On the other hand, instruments that
are rich in upper harmonics will receive more transparency. The sound will be warm,
detailed and brilliant.
Surely you know the recording problem that single instruments or vocals sometimes
don’t cut through. Thanks to the TUBE ULTRAGAIN, vocals gain in presence and
volume without masking other instruments. As a result, your voice will be perfectly
integrated in the mix.