MXL APS SOLO Users Manual

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Mic Mate

User Manual

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ongratulations and thank you for purchasing the MXL®
Mic Mate™ Pro. This device is designed to minimize your

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setup for recording and allow for professional quality
recording on-the-go. The latest advances in digital technology,
along with years of research, have enabled MXL®’s engineering
team to produce the audio quality normally found in expensive,
high-end multi-channel computer interfaces within the small
body of the Mic Mate™ Pro. We used feedback from our
customers to include the features you wanted in the Mic Mate
Pro. This expanded upon the already popular Mic Mate
by adding a variable gain knob (with plenty of gain), headphone
jack for direct zero-latency monitoring, and a volume control for
the headphone output.

Please review the follow material to get started with

Mic Mate™ Pro and ensure the best sound quality possible.

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Mic Mate™ Pro Features

• Supplies 48V phantom power

• Studio-quality microphone preamp

• Zero latency monitoring

• 1/8-inch Stereo headphone jack

• Fully balanced low-noise analog front-end

• Gain and headphone controls

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• 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz/16-bit

• USB Powered

• Less than 6 inches long

• USB 1.1 and 2.0 Compatible

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Mic Mate™ Pro Features

XLR Connector: Plug the Mic Mate™ Pro directly into the bottom of your mic or attach an
XLR microphone cable here.

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Cable

Microphone

Gain

USB
Jack

XLR

Connector

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Headphone

Volume

1/8” Headphone

Jack

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LED: When the red LED is illuminated it indicates that the Mic Mate
USB power and functioning correctly.

Microphone Gain: Use this variable knob to control the record level of the microphone into
the computer. This control changes the analog microphone signal before the A/D converter.

Headphone Volume: A variable knob provides an overall volume control for stereo
headphones. Always turn this knob all the way counterclockwise before using the Mic Mate
Pro. Slowly bring the volume up while listening to yourself and/or recorded material

to nd the correct level. (Note that the output volume control in the computer is separate from

this volume control. Both volumes need to be adjusted for proper monitoring. To learn how to
adjust the computer audio playback level, go to the initial setup instructions for your computer
operating system.)

USB Jack: The small end of the supplied USB cable plugs in here. The microphone is set up
to be compatible with USB 1.1 and 2.0. It is not recommended to plug the Mic Mate
into a hub, as this could potentially limit the power and audio bandwidth the Mic Mate
needs to operate.

Headphone Jack: 1/8-inch stereo headphone jack accepts most headphones. The
maximum headphone volume will vary by manufacturer and model, so care should
always be exercised when plugging in different headphones.

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