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SE-Pre1ª

microphone preamp

MINI HANDBOOK

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Contents

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SE - Pre 1ª microphone preamp

/ PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

Thank you for purchasing your SE-Pre1ª mic preamp(s).

It's always challenging to make the right decision when buying gear for one's

recording facility. We're glad to have this opportunity for you to own and use some

sage gear ~ and hope you will be too !

The SE-Pre1 is a unique and elegant mic pre.

It is the first critical link to achieving professional quality audio with your recording

system.

The SE-Pre1 was designed and built by sage ELECTRONICS founder and builder

~ Phillip Victor Bova. Here are some of his thoughts about them:

S o m u c h h a s c h a n g e d s o q u i c k l y i n t h e r e c o r d i n g w o r l d . . . t h e c h a n g e o v e r
f r o m 1 6 b i t t o t h e m u c h h i g h e r r e s o l u t i o n o f 2 4 b i t r e c o r d i n g h a s p e e l e d
b a c k y e t a n o t h e r l a y e r o f s o n i c f u z z i n e s s . T h i s h a s r e v e a l e d i n a d e q u a c i e s i n
t h e r e c o r d i n g c h a i n m a n y h a d n ' t n o t i c e d b e f o r e . Q u i t e r i g h t l y , t h e m i c p r e ,
s i t t i n g a t t h e f r o n t e n d o f t h e a n a l o g u e s i g n a l p a t h i s c o m i n g u n d e r
r e n e w e d s c r u t i n y . L e t s f a c e i t , i t ' s t h e ' g a t e k e e p e r ' f o r e v e r y m i c a n d D I
p a s s i n g t h r o u g h i t ! S o i t b e t t e r b e g o o d . '

I t h i n k o f t h e s o u n d o f s a g e p r e s a s b e i n g o n t h e ' c l e a n s i d e o f w a r m . ' T h e y
d o n o t e x h i b i t a s m u c h c o l o u r a t i o n a s s o m e o f t h e i r ' c l a s s i c ' c o u n t e r p a r t s .
T h e y h a v e a v e r y o p e n , a i r y , b u t n o t - e x a g g e r a t e d t o p e n d a n d a r e a l l y f a t ,
t i g h t b o t t o m e n d . T h e y m a k e e v e n c h e a p d y n a m i c m i c s s o u n d g r e a t . T h e y
s o u n d t h e s a m e a t a n y g a i n l e v e l . T h e y a r e n o t c l i p - a b l e b y a n y k n o w n m i c
i n p u t s i g n a l .

I d e s i g n e d t h e m a n d n o w m a n u f a c t u r e t h e m b e c a u s e a f t e r o p e r a t i n g s t u d i o s
f o r o v e r t w e n t y y e a r s ~ I w a s f r u s t r a t e d w i t h t h e h i g h m a i n t e n a n c e / c o s t
a s s o c i a t e d w i t h o w n i n g ' v i n t a g e ' g e a r . W h i l e I t r u l y l o v e d t h e w a y t h i s
' c l a s s i c ' e q u i p m e n t s o u n d e d w h e n i t w a s w o r k i n g p r o p e r l y , i t s e e m e d l i k e I
w a s s p e n d i n g m o r e t i m e f i x i n g i t t h a n r e c o r d i n g … a n d s o s a g e
E L E C T R O N I C S ® w a s f o r m e d t o p r o d u c e g e a r i n t h e s p i r i t o f c l a s s i c 1 9 6 0 s /
7 0 s e q u i p m e n t b u t w i t h b r a n d n e w h i g h q u a l i t y c o m p o n e n t s . . . g r e a t
s o u n d i n g s i n g l e m i n d e d g e a r w h i c h w i l l l a s t f o r m a n y y e a r s t o c o m e .

SE - Pre 1ª microphone preamp

S E - P r e 1 s a r e b u i l t t o l a s t a v e r y l o n g t i m e

~ w e a l w a y s s u g g e s t t h a t F o l k s p u t ’ e m i n t h e i r w i l l !

P l e a s e P l e a s e P l e a s e !

W e b e g o f y o u :

B e f o r e y o u c o n n e c t a n d o p e r a t e y o u r S E - P r e 1 a t l e a s t r e a d
t h i s o n e s e c t i o n o f t h i s v e r y s h o r t a n d s w e e t h a n d b o o k .

S E - P r e 1 s a r e v e r y s i m p l e t o s e t u p a n d u s e b u t e v e n w i t h
s i m p l e t h i n g s i t ’ s i m p o r t a n t t o b e a w a r e o f a f e w d o s a n d
d o n ’ t s .

W h e n y o u f i r s t u n p a c k t h e s e n e w t o y s ~ c a r e f u l l y
i n s p e c t t h e m t o m a k e s u r e U P S o r F E D E X h a v e n ‘ t d r o p p e d
‘ e m o f f t h e b a c k o f a s e m i a t 6 0 m i l e s / h o u r . T h e r e s h o u l d b e
n o d e n t s , s c u f f s o r l o o s e i t e m s r o l l i n g a r o u n d t h e i n s i d e o f t h e
u n i t ( s ) t h a t m i g h t i n d i c a t e f o u l p l a y …

Y o u r p a c k a g e s h o u l d i n c l u d e ;

¥ t h e n u m b e r o f S E - P r e 1 m i c r o p h o n e p r e a m p s o r d e r e d
¥ s a m e n u m b e r o f mic pre > power supply 4 p i n D I N c a b l e s
¥ t h e n u m b e r o f SE-PS2 or SE-PS8 p o w e r s u p p l i e s o r d e r e d
¥ 1 A C c a b l e p e r p o w e r s u p p l y
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M P O R T A N T : W H E N E V E R Y O U A R E P L U G G I N G O R U N P L U G G I N G T H E

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S E - P R E 1 M I C P R E ~ M A K E S U R E T H A T T H E

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T U R N E D O F F O R B E T T E R Y E T ~ T H A T I T I S U N P L U G G E D F R O M
T H E W A L L . B E C A U S E T H E 4 P I N D I N C A B L E S U P P L I E S 3

D I F F E R E N T V O L T A G E S T O T H E S E - P R E 1 S I T I S E S S E N T I A L T H A T

T H E S E P L U G S A R E C O N N E C T E D P R I O R T O P O W E R O N

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B e f o r e a n y t h i n g e l s e d e c i d e w h e r e t o s i t u a t e y o u r S E - P r e 1 ( s )
I f y o u h a v e p u r c h a s e d j u s t o n e o r t w o m o d u l e s y o u m a y d e c i d e t o k e e p
t h e m c l o s e t o y o u s u c h a s o n a d e s k t o p ~ e s p e c i a l l y i f y o u ’ r e u s i n g a
D A W s e t u p .

T w o o r m o r e u n i t s w i l l l i k e l y w o r k b e s t m o u n t e d i n a r a c k s p a c e ( 2 u n i t s
c a n b e m o u n t e d t o g e t h e r h o r i z o n t a l l y i n a 2 R U 1 9 ” r a c k s p a c e o r u p t o 8
u n i t s c a n b e m o u n t e d t o g e t h e r ~ u p r i g h t i n a 3 R U 1 9 ” s p a c e .

A f t e r s i t u a t i n g y o u r m i c p r e s y o u s h o u l d s e l e c t a l o c a t i o n f o r t h e p o w e r
s u p p l y . I t c a n e i t h e r b e m o u n t e d i n a r a c k o r p l a c e d o n t h e f l o o r n e a r b u t
n o t t o o c l o s e t o y o u r m i c p r e s .

A l t h o u g h S E - P r e 1 s a r e v e r y w e l l s h i e l d e d a g a i n s t i n t e r f e r e n c e i t i s
a l w a y s b e t t e r t o n o t t e m p t f a t e . K e e p m o d u l e s a s f a r a w a y a s p o s s i b l e
f r o m v i d e o m o n i t o r s , T V s , p o w e r s u p p l i e s , p o w e r a m p s a n d w a l l w a r t s .

A l l o f t h e a b o v e a r e c a p a b l e o f i n t r o d u c i n g o r g e n e r a t i n g s e r i o u s h u m a n d
r a d i o i n t e r f e r e n c e i n s e n s i t i v e g e a r .

A l l m i c r o p h o n e s a n d p r e a m p s h a v e t h e c h a l l e n g i n g t a s k o f a m p l i f y i n g t h e
i n c r e d i b l y f r a g i l e a n d w e a k s i g n a l s ( s o m e t i m e s o n l y a f e w t h o u s a n d t h s o f
a v o l t ) g e n e r a t e d b y m i c r o p h o n e s - b y a s m u c h a s 1 0 0 0 t i m e s t o b r i n g
t h e s i g n a l t o a h o t e n o u g h l e v e l t o p r o p e r l y f e e d i n t o y o u r r e c o r d i n g
d e v i c e .

W h a t e v e r i n s t a l l a t i o n o p t i o n y o u c h o o s e f o r t h e p o w e r s u p p l y m a k e s u r e
t h e r e i s a d e q u a t e v e n t i l a t i o n a r o u n d t h e u n i t . I f i t ’ s o n t h e f l o o r o r
c a r p e t m a k e s u r e i t ’ s n o t g o i n g t o e n d u p b e i n g c o v e r e d u p b y d u s t , c a t
h a i r b a l l s , d e a d p l a n t l e a v e s o r o t h e r u n d e s i r a b l e d e t r i t u s w h i c h m a y
b u i l d u p o v e r t i m e . H e a t b u i l d u p i s t h e e n e m y o f a l l e l e c t r o n i c g e a r .

D o n o t t h e r m a l l y h a s t e n t h e d e m i s e o f y o u r g e a r . I t n e e d s t o b r e a t h .

Please feel free to contact us at any time at;

54 Mulvagh Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada K2E 6M6

[phone] phone and fax

[email protected]

www.sageelectronics.com

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The material contained in this handbook consists of information that is ððððthe property

of sage ELECTRONICS¨ррррррррррррррррð and is intended solely for use by the purchasers of the

equipment described in this handbook. sage ELECTRONICS¨ expressly prohibits

the duplication of any portion of this handbook or the use thereof for any purpose

other than the operation and / or maintenance of the equipment listed in this

handbook without their express written consent. Under copyright laws, this

handbook may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of

sage ELECTRONICS¨.

ррррррррррSE-Pre1, SE-PS2 and SE-PS8 are trademarks of ррррррррррррррррðð sage ELECTRONICS¨.

Serial numbers are located on the rear рррррand / or side of each unit. We suggest that

you record your serial number(ðsð) in the space(s) provided below. Refer to it / them

whenever you contact ррррррus ~ or an authorized ррррррррррррррррррррррррррррррррррррррррррðрrepair ррррррррservice.

Features and specifications subject to change without notice.

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u n c l i p - a b l e i n p u t e v e n b y e x t r e m e m i c s i g n a l s (requires no input pad)

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dimensions:Ê 4"d x 2"w x 3 rack units high

weight:Ê 2 . 7 l b s

maximum gain:Ê 5 0 d B (can be customized)

phantom power:Ê + 4 8 V D C ( s w i t c h - a b l e w / i n d i c a t o r )

equivalent input noise (EIN):Ê 0 . 2 7 u V r m s i n 2 0 k H z b a n d w i d t h

dynamic range: Ê > 9 0 d B ( n o w e i g h t i n g )

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w i t h 2 0 0 o h m s o u r c e

frequency response: Ê 20Hz to 20kHz (+ / - 0.5 dB)

input impedance:Ê 2 0 0 0 o h m s

output impedance:Ê 1 0 0 o h m s

maximum input level:Ê + 1 0 d B u

maximum output level:Ê + 2 6 d B u

CMRR:Ê > 7 0 d B

total harmonic distortion (THD):Ê < 0 . 1 % ( t y p i c a l )

transistors:Ê hand-selected / precision matched

power requirements:Ê S E - P S 2

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a r e i n t h e ' O F F ' ( l o w e r ) p o s i t i o n

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B E D I M L Y V I E W E D B Y Y O U R I N S U R A N C E C O M P A N Y .

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SE-Pre 1 mic pre rear panel

c o n f i r m y o u h a v e p o w e r t o p o w e r s u p p l y b y f l i p p i n g t h e t o g g l e s w i t c h

o n f r o n t p a n e l o f p o w e r s u p p l y t o " O N " ( u p p e r ) p o s i t i o n ( a m b e r l i g h t

w i l l g l o w t o i n d i c a t e p o w e r s u p p l y i s p r o p e r l y c o n n e c t e d )

NOW BEFORE CONTINUING WITH CONNECTION ~ FLIP THIS POWER

SUPPLY TOGGLE SWITCH TO "OFF" (LOWER) POSITION

l o c a t e t h e p o w e r i n t e r c o n n e c t c a b l e a n d i n s e r t t h e 4 p i n N e u t r i k m a l e

c o n n e c t o r i n t o c o r r e s p o n d i n g c o n n e c t o r o n p o w e r s u p p l y ~ f i r m l y

i n s e r t f e m a l e 4 p i n D I N c o n n e c t o r l o c a t e d o n o p p o s i t e e n d o f t h i s

c a b l e i n t o c o r r e s p o n d i n g c o n n e c t o r o n r e a r p a n e l o f y o u r S E - P r e 1

m i c p r e ~ t h e s m a l l g r o o v e i n t h e D I N p l u g s h o u l d f a c e u p

c a r e f u l l y r o t a t e t h e c o n n e c t o r Õ s t h r e a d e d r e t a i n e r r i n g c l o c k w i s e t o

s e c u r e D I N p l u g - B e c a r e f u l t o n o t c r o s s - t h r e a d t h e r i n g

s e t g a i n c o n t r o l k n o b o n S E - P r e 1 m i c p r e t o f u l l c o u n t e r c l o c k w i s e

p o s i t i o n

m a k e s u r e p h a n t o m p o w e r t o g g l e s w i t c h o n f r o n t p a n e l o f S E - P r e 1 i s

i n " O F F " ( l o w e r ) p o s i t i o n

c o n n e c t i n p u t s o u r c e ( i e : m i c r o p h o n e ) I f s o u r c e i s a d y n a m i c

m i c r o p h o n e o r p a s s i v e t r a n s f o r m e r D I b o x t h e n p h a n t o m p o w e r i s n o t

r e q u i r e d . T h e r e f o r e l e a v e S E - P r e 1 t o g g l e s w i t c h i n " O F F " ( l o w e r )

p o s i t i o n . I f s i g n a l s o u r c e i s a c o n d e n s e r m i c r o p h o n e o r a n a c t i v e D I

b o x f l i p t o g g l e s w i t c h t o " O N " ( u p p e r ) p o s i t i o n . A m b e r l i g h t s h o u l d

g l o w t o c o n f i r m 4 8 V o l t p o w e r i s p r e s e n t . I f i n d o u b t a s t o w h e t h e r a

d e v i c e r e q u i r e s p h a n t o m p o w e r p l e a s e c o n s u l t t h e m a n u a l t h a t c a m e

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w i t h t h a t d e v i c e . S o m e v i n t a g e r i b b o n m i c s c a n a c t u a l l y b e d a m a g e d

b y p h a n t o m p o w e r a l t h o u g h t h i s i s e x t r e m e l y r a r e . S e a r c h i n g t h e

a r c h i v e s o f r e c . a u d i o . p r o o n t h e i n t e r n e t s h o u l d p r o v i d e f u r t h e r i n f o

o n t h i s m a t t e r . A f e w v e r y r e c e n t r i b b o n m i c s a c t u a l l y r e q u i r e

p h a n t o m p o w e r t o o p e r a t e a s t h e y a r e e q u i p p e d w i t h o n b o a r d a c t i v e

e l e c t r o n i c s .

W A R N I N G : N E V E R C O N N E C T O R D I S C O N N E C T M I C R O P H O N E S

O R D I B O X E S W H I L E T H E S E - P R E 1 P H A N T O M P O W E R T O G G L E

S W I T C H I S A C T I V A T E D ( I E : W H E N A M B E R L I G H T I S G L O W I N G )

T H E S E - P R E 1 H A S B U I L T - I N V O L T A G E S P I K E P R O T E C T I O N T O

P R E V E N T D A M A G E T O I T S I N P U T S T A G E ; S H O U L D A N I N P U T B E

A C C I D E N T A L L Y C O N N E C T E D O R D I S C O N N E C T E D W H I L E

P H A N T O M P O W E R I S A C T I V E . H O W E V E R P A R T I C I C U L A R Y I N A

C A S E W H E R E T H E G A I N C O N T R O L I S S E T T O A H I G H L E V E L A

L A R G E V O L T A G E S P I K E C A N S E R I O U S L Y D A M A G E E Q U I P M E N T

T O W H I C H T H E S E - P R E 1 M I C P R E O U T P U T I S C O N N E C T E D . T H I S

I S T R U E O F M O S T M I C P R E S -

I n a d d i t i o n b e f o r e t u r n i n g p h a n t o m p o w e r t o g g l e s w i t c h t o ' O F F '

( l o w e r ) p o s i t i o n i t i s a g o o d i d e a t o t u r n t h e g a i n c o n t r o l k n o b t o t h e

l o w e s t p o s i t i o n ( i e : f u l l c o u n t e r c l o c k w i s e ) t o m i n i m i z e s w i t c h i n g

Ô t h u m p s '

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u n d e r n o r m a l o p e r a t i o n s t h e S E - P r e 1 Õ s b a l a n c e d 3 p i n X L R o u t p u t i s

c o n n e c t e d t o a c o r r e s p o n d i n g l y b a l a n c e d i n p u t o n y o u r r e c o r d i n g

d e v i c e o r m i x e r u s i n g a n a p p r o p r i a t e c a b l e

H O W E V E R I F A N S E - P R E 1 I S T O B E C O N N E C T E D T O A N

U N B A L A N C E D I N P U T I T I S I M P O R T A N T T O U S E A P R O P E R L Y

W I R E D A D A P T O R C A B L E W H I C H U S E S O N L Y P I N 2 ( H O T ) A N D P I N

1 ( G R O U N D ) . I N T H I S P A R T I C U L A R S I T U A T I O N I T I S E S S E N T I A L

T H A T P I N 3 I S L E F T U N C O N N E C T E D . I F Y O U A R E U N S U R E O F

T H E W I R I N G O F Y O U R C A B L E C H E C K I T W I T H A V O L T M E T E R T O

C O N F I R M T H A T P I N 3 I S U N C O N N E C T E D O R H A V E A N

E L E C T R O N I C T E C H N I C I A N M A K E Y O U A N A P P R O P R I A T E

B A L A N C E D T O U N B A L A N C E D C A B L E .

a s s u m i n g a l l o f t h e a b o v e h a s t a k e n p l a c e É a d j u s t y o u r S E - P r e 1 ' s

g a i n c o n t r o l k n o b t o p r o d u c e s u i t a b l e s i g n a l f o r y o u r r e c o r d i n g d e v i c e

o r m i x e r a s d i s p l a y e d o n l e v e l i n d i c a t o r ( s ) ~ a n d e n j o y !

The power supply is fuse protected. The fuse is a 1 amp slo blo 250 Volt.

T h e f u s e i s l o c a t e d i n a s l i d e o u t d r a w e r i n t h e l o w e r p a r t o f t h e A C i n l e t

o n t h e r e a r o f t h e S E - P S 2 o r S E - P S 8 p o w e r s u p p l y u n i t .

T h e f u s e d r a w e r c o n t a i n s t w o s e c t i o n s . T h e i n n e r s e c t i o n c o n t a i n s t h e

a c t i v e f u s e a n d t h e o u t e r s e c t i o n c o n t a i n s a s p a r e f u s e w e h a v e p r o v i d e d

f o r y o u r c o n v e n i e n c e . F u s e s a r e c o m m o n l y a v a i l a b l e f r o m e l e c t r o n i c s

s u p p l y s t o r e s .

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W A R R A N T Y

sage ELECTRONICS¨ warrants its products to be free from defects in material and

workmanship under normal use and service for a period of three (3) years from the date of

purchase. This warranty extends only to the original purchaser. This warranty does not apply to

fuses, lamps, batteries, cables, or any products or parts that have been subjected to misuse,

neglect, accident, or abnormal operating conditions.

In the event of failure of a product under this warranty, sage ELECTRONICS¨ will repair in

Canada, at no charge, the product returned to its factory.

sage ELECTRONICS¨ may, at its option, replace the product in lieu of repair.

This limited warranty covers failures due only to defects in materials and workmanship which

occur during normal, intended use and does not cover damage which occurs in shipment or

failures which are caused by products not supplied by sage ELECTRONICS¨. This limited

warranty does not cover failures which arise from accident, misuse, abuse, neglect,

mishandling, misapplication, faulty installation, improper adjustment, alteration or modification of

product, incompatibilities, line-power surges, acts of God, or service performed by anyone other

than sage ELECTRONICS¨ or its authorized agent.

If the failure has been caused by misuse, neglect, accident or abnormal operating conditions,

repairs will be billed at the normal shop rate. In such cases, an estimate will be submitted before

work is started, if requested by the customer.

LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS

There are no express warranties except as listed above. sage ELECTRONICS¨ shall not be

liable for special, subsequent, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages, including, but not

limited to: damage to recordings, microphones, mixing consoles, or any associated equipment,

downtime costs, loss of goodwill, or claims of any party dealing with purchaser for such

damages resulting from the use of this product. All warranties, express and implied, including

the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are limited to the applicable

warranty period set forth above

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Some provinces / states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or

consequential damages, or length of time an implied warranty remains in effect. As such,

the above exclusions may not apply. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you

may also have other rights which can vary from province to province ~ state to state.

Should your sage ELECTRONICS

[email protected] or call us at [phone] ~ with the following information:

* your name

* your return shipping address

* your telephone number(s)

* your product's model number (example: SE-Pre1)

* your product's serial number (located on side or rear of chassis)

* date and location of purchase

* description of problem or the service required

Upon sage ELECTRONICS¨' receipt of the above information from you we will provide you

with your return authorization number. From this point we ask that you please;

¨ product require service or repair please email us at:

¥ pack your unit carefully. Use your original packing if possible. If you do not have the

original packaging, make sure your unit has adequate protection. Tight thick bubble

wrap and foam is best if you do not have the original packing

¥ include a note in the box describing your problem or the service that your unit

requires. Be sure to include your return authorization number on this note

¥ write your return authorization number on the outside of your package / carton

packages without a return authorization number will be returned to sender

¥ Customer is responsible for paying shipping and insurance to sage

ELECTRONICS¨ facility. sage ELECTRONICS¨ will pay the return freight and

insurance via FEDEX ground or Canada Post.

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