Behringer Preamplifier MIC200 - Manual (Page 6)

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TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC200 User Manual
1. Introduction
With the MIC200, you have purchased an extremely musical mic preamp that is
equipped with a 12AX7 vacuum tube. Thanks to BEHRINGER’s preamp modeling,
its main advantages are the number of preamp settings you can select. Additionally,
features like an integrated limiter, phase reverse function, phantom power supply,
highly accurate LED meter, switchable pad function and low cut filter make the
MIC200 a very powerful piece of equipment.
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.