Behringer MIC500USB Tube Ultragain Preamplifier - Secondhand

Full Description

Intuitive preamp settings

With 16 unique voices within preamp mode, users can find their perfect settings for use with vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass guitars, keyboards and many more.

The MIC500USB has four varied voices. These are neutral, warm, warm and limiter, and limiter. Neutral aims to provide you with a clean, natural sound, commonly associated with solid state designs. Warm adds rich harmonics and lightly saturates the signal when pushed, creating a natural form of compression, an effect commonly achieved by vacuum tubes. Selecting warm and limiter is an excellent choice for injecting tonnes of vintage mojo into your recording with a greater sense of urgency and excitement. Finally, the limiter setting adds density and a continuous output level for notes below clipping level.

Quality control

Perfect for both studio and live applications, the MIC500USB provides users with a wide array of controls including switches for +48V phantom power, 20 dB pad, phase reverse, and limiter, plus a vintage-style gain and output knob. Monitoring is made easy with a precise 8-segment LED metre and the preamplifier can even be used as a professional direct injection box for incredible signal integrity.

Features

• High-end pre-amplification for all microphone, instrument & line-level sources
• Specifically designed for studio-grade condenser microphones
• Perfectly matches studio, live & hard disk recording setup
• Flexible preamp modeling
• Choose between 16 preamp voicings designed for electric & acoustic guitars, keyboards, bass guitars, drums, vocals & more
• Integrated USB/audio inerface connects directly to computer
• Powerful phones output with level control & direct monitor select
• Hand-selected 12AX7 vacuum tube with UTC technology
• Outstanding signal transparency when used as high-end DI box
• Sophisticated output limiter
• Dedicated low cut filter eliminates unwanted noise such as floor rumble
• +48V phantom power, phase reverse switch & 20 dB pad
• Highly accurate 8-segment LED level metre
• Balanced inputs & outputs on 1/4" TRS & XLR connectors

Specifications

• Input
  • Type: 1 x XLR (Mic), 1 x 1/4" TRS (Line), 1 x 1/4" TRS (Hi-Z), 2 Channels From USB
  • Input Impedance: Mic In: 3kΩ Balanced / 1.5kΩ Unbalanced, Instrument In: 800kΩ
  • Maximum Input Level: Mic: +1 dBu / Line: +22 dBu, Hi-Z: +12 dBu Pad
  • Phantom Power: +48V Switchable, Mic Input
• Output
  • Type: 1 x 1/4" TRS Direct Output, 1 x 1/4" TRS Stereo Headphone Output, 2 Channels to USB
  • Output Impedance: Direct Out: 480Ω Balanced / 240Ω Unbalanced, Headphone Out: 24Ω Min
  • Maximum Output Level: +22 dBu Direct Output, +22 dBu Headphone Output
• Controls
  • Gain: Variable (+26 dB to +60 dB)
  • Output: Variable (-∞ to +20 dB)
  • Preamp Mode Control: Selection Of Various Premp Models For Microphone & Instruments
• Switches
  • 20 dB Pad: Level Attenuation (20 dB)
  • +48V: +48V Phantom Power
  • Low Cut: High-Pass Filter (Cut-Off Frequency 90Hz)
  • Phase Reverse: Phase Reverse (180°)
  • Direct Monitor: Headphone Mono Mix Of Mic/Hi-Z Preamp Out & Line In
• Indicators
  • Input Level LEDs: -24, -18, -12, -6, 0, +6, +12, Clip (dB)
• System Data
  • Signal-To-Noise Ratio: 90 dB, A-Weighted @ -20 dBu Input Level
  • Frequency Response (Headphones Out, Direct Monitor): 10Hz - 71kHz (+0 /-3 dB)(Mic Input), 10Hz - 71kHz (+0 /-3 dB)(Hi-Z Input), 10Hz - 65kHz (+0 / -3 dB)(Line Input)
• Computer Bus Connectivity
  • Type: USB 2.0 Type B
• Power Supply
  • Voltage: 12v DC, 1000 mA Power Adapter
  • Power Consumption: 7W
• Weight: 700 g
• Dimensions
  • Height: 62 mm
  • Width: 135 mm
  • Depth: 132 mm