D.W. Fearn VT-3 - Manual (Page 17)

D.W. FEARN
VT-I/F Vacuum Tube Instrument Interface
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1. The VT-3 must be located near the instrument. Ten feet of cable between the
instrument and the VT-3 should be considered the maximum.
2. Use the best quality cables you can. We don’t believe you have to use eso-
teric wire, but do use good quality, well-shielded cables. The input cable
shielding is particularly important. The output cable should be a standard
balanced mic cable designed for use with low-Z microphones. Gold-contact
phone and XLR connectors are recommended. The length of the output
cable is not critical, but it should not be any longer than necessary.
3. Ideally, there should be no additional cables, connectors, junction boxes,
patch jacks, punch blocks, etc. between the VT-3 output and the VT-1/VT-2
Input.
4. The outputs of the VT-1/VT-2 should be fed directly to the recorder through
the shortest practical lengths of quality cables. Avoid additional cables, con-
nectors, junction boxes, punch blocks, or patch jacks. Use gold contact con-
nectors if possible. Do not go through the mixing console unless you
absolutely need its features for the track you are cutting.
4. If processing (compression, equalization, gating, etc.) is required while
recording the track, insert the processing device after the VT-1/VT-2 and
before the recorder. You may find that far less processing is required when
using the VT-3.
5. Feeding the VT-3 into the studio console will negate some of the benefits of
the VT-3. Use a premium-quality microphone preamplifier (such as our VT-
1/VT-2). Go through the console only if it is absolutely necessary.