M-audio PULSAR II Care & Usage

Pulsar II

Care & Usage

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Pulsar II • Care and Usage

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Pulsar II small diaphragm condenser microphone from M-Audio.
Studio artists around the world rely on M-Audio microphones to capture acoustic performances
with clarity and accurate tonal balance. The Pulsar II improves upon that reputation with a new
FET circuit, improved diaphragm damping, and a redesigned front grill and back plate. This
results in a very smooth midrange response and adds more “air” to the top end (above 15kHz),
allowing the Pulsar II to exhibit a frequency response curve surprisingly similar to that of some
of the world’s greatest small diaphragm microphones.

Please take a few moments to familiarize yourself with your new microphone by reading this
guide.

Features

< Top-address cardioid instrument microphone
< 3/4” diameter 6-micron evaporated-gold diaphragm
< Solid brass body
< 20Hz-20kHz frequency response
< Class A FET electronics
< Switchable -10dB pad
< Switchable high-pass filter, 12dB per octave at 80Hz
< 3-pin XLR
< Includes soft cloth bag, windscreen , and hard mount

What’s in the box?

If your box does not include the following items, please contact your dealer immediately:

< (1) M-Audio Pulsar II

microphone

< (1) wood case

< (1) hard mount
< (1) soft cloth bag

< (1) windscreen

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Using the Pulsar II

The M-Audio Pulsar II microphone outputs a balanced low-impedance signal. It is designed
to be connected to the mic-level inputs of a mixer channel or a dedicated high-quality preamp
such as M-Audio’s DMP3, Octane, or Tampa. These are all very “neutral” sounding preamps
that can amplify your microphone signal, while retaining its full dynamic range and clarity.

As with all condenser microphones, your Pulsar II requires power in order to operate. You
will need to connect the Pulsar II via an XLR microphone cable to a preamp or mixer channel
input that supplies +48V phantom power. (Phantom power shares the same XLR cable as the
audio from the microphone.) In order to avoid pops and surges that can damage components
like speakers and microphones, always perform the following steps (in the order listed) when
connecting the mic and/or cable:

1. Turn the volume/gain on your preamp and/or mixer all the way down.

2. Make sure that phantom power is turned off.

3. Connect the microphone via a high-quality XLR cable.

4. Turn on phantom power.

5. Slowly turn up the gain on your preamp and/or mixer.

Before disconnecting the mic and/or cable, repeat steps 1 and 2 (in the order listed).