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INSTALLATION cont'dMountingAll of the units in the Alesis MICRO SERIES are rack-mountablein the Micro Rack Adapter, where any three units fit per

MICROVERBYIDescriptionMICROVERB ll is a revolution in the development of digitalreverb in that it represents a phenomenal price/performance ratiowhile

MICROVERBYI contdspace, power, and depth. Natural spaces tend to sound morepleasing than the simulated reverb types such as springs andplates, and for

MICROVERBYI contdoverloaded and the Input control should be decreased.The Bypass Jack, located on the rear panel, bypasses thereverb signal and allows

MICROVERBYI contdtop flight record productions is in the quality and number of highperformance reverb processors. Simply stated, the big studioshave a

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MICROVERBYI cont,dSTACKING MICROVERB ilslf 16 programs aren't enough, try stacking 2 MrcRovERB ilstogether for a nearly endless number of revbrb

MICRO LIMITER'BACKDescriptionThe Alesis MICRO LIMITER is a true stereo in/stereo outcompressor/limiter which is used for automatic gain riding, p

MICRO LIMITER@contda compression ratio of about 16:1. since we at Alesis feel that theMICRO LIMITER is more easily and quickty set up by justlistening

MICRO LIMITER@cont'dcompression ratio. This ratio is indicated by the input LED's inconjunction with the graph on the front of the unit.The

INTRODUCTIONTHE ALESIS MICRO SERIESThe Essential Signal Processing/Music Production SystemMIcRoVERS9I, mlcno LIMITER9MIcRo GATEPMIcRo EQ.MICRO ENHANCE

MICRO LIMITER@contdslight amount of harmonic distortion. Also, a phenomena called"pumping" or "breathing" might occur. This means

MICRO LIMITER@cont'd3. Allow an instrument to be recorded hotter onto tape bypreventing transients (high level peaks) from pinning the meter.4.

MICRO LIMITER@cont,dFIGURE 7FROM INSTRUMENT OR MIXING CONSOLELEFT INPUT tMICRO LIMITER for adding sustain for electric guitarAdjust the Input control

LEFT INPUTMICRO LIMITER@cont'dFIGURE 9GUITARLEFT OUTPUTTO AMPLIFIER OR MIXING CONSOLEAnother possible by-product of increased release time is tha

MICRO LIMITER@cont,dFIGURE 1OGUITARLEFT INPUTMICRO LIMITER for controlling level of an instrument orvocalWith the in/out switch in the "out"

MICRO LIMITER@cont'dand will lack dynamics.Now adjust the Release and Output controls as in the sectionmarked operation. See tigure 11As a guide,

MICRO GATE'BACKDescriptionThe Alesis MICRO GATE is a true stereo in/stereo out noisegate. As the name suggests, a noise gate is sort of an electr

MICRO GATEtcont'dControlsThe Threshold control sets the point at which the MICRO GATEwill open (let the signal through). Turning this control cl

MICRO GATEtcont'dcontrofs. See figure 12FIGURE 12KEYBOARD TRACKAn In/Out switch is provided to bypass the MICRO GATE ifdesired, or for comparison

MICRO GATE@"ont'aallow you to maintain the signal length without the "chopped"effect while keeping the noise floor to an absolute

INTRODUCTION cont'd(especially kick drums and bass guitars). The delay and ratecontrols allow you to set the length of time that the gate staysop

MICRO GATE@,onrathe Rate control to where the signal of the instrument ormicrophone is not "clipped" when the gate closes. See tigure l3IFIG

MICRO GATE'cont'djacks are dedicated to another effect, it is possible to plug theMICRO GATE in between the outputs of the tape machine andt

MICRO GATE*contdTo vary the reverb decay time, turn the Threshold control to theright until the green "Open" LED is lit, then slowly turn th

MICRO GATE'cont'dnot so long as to spill over onto the next drum beat. Vary the delaycontrol for a smoother release if necessary. For an eve

MICRO GATEtcontdMICRO GATE using the trigger function for special effectsAlthough the MICRO GATE trigger function is usually used forsyncing etfects b

MICRO EQDescriptionThe Alesis MICRO EQ is a mono 3 band semi-parametricequalizer with sweepable frequencies and switchable bandwidthcontrols.Equalizat

MICRO EQ cont'dThe second type of equalizer is the Graphic Equalizer whichmost people have seen on sound systems, some home stereos,and many gu

MICRO EQ cont'dFIGURE 212 Octave 1 Octave 1/3 OctaveBy far the most versatile equalizer is the parametric type such asthe MlcRo EQ. While the gra

MICRO EQ cont'dControlsFrgq SelectInput LevelFreq WidthLow Freq WidthHigh Freq WidthThe lnput control sets the level of signal that is applied to

MICRO EQ cont'dposition, the bandwidth is 2 octave while with the switch in thedepressed position, the bandwidth is ll2octave.The Mid Freq Select

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MICRO EQ cont'd4. Depress the Width switch (lo, mid, or high) to see if the resultis more satisfying in the l12octave (in) position or2 octave (o

MICRO EQ cont'ctSnareFatness at240Hz, crispness at1 to 2.5kHz, bottom at 60 or80 HzHi hat and CymbalsShimmer at 7.5 to 10kHz,clang or gong sound

MICRO EQ cont'dCongaResonant ring at 200 to 240lHz,presence and slap at 5kHzIn summary, the frequency spectrum can be divided up into siximportan

MICRO EQ ant'dindistinguishable. Too much boost in this range,especially at 3kHz, can also cause listening fatigue.Dipping the 3kHz range on ins

MICRO EQ cont'dthe tonal coloration that the supplied headphones provide.Therefore, Scholz R&D suggest that you make the following EQadjustm

MICRO EQ cont'dFIGURE 24 - MICRO EO CONNECTED TO RECORDINGCONSOLEatersl622 mINSERT SEND--lINTINSERT RETURNMICRO EQ With Reverbs Such As MIGROVER

MICRO EQ contdMICRO EQ In-Line With Other EffectsTo restore a loss of high end, which is sometimes a by-productof effects pedals, the MlcRo Ee should

MICRO ENHANCER'a)r''v( )( )(r ryrc \-/ \__/^LSS|S aarooaD.rtu El=!c3LoSANGELES, cA. - iloeuu s eR IiFI't L{t{l\_-/ \_-/rcEIS@

MICRO ENHANCER@,O't,ALED s, determines the slope, or the way the MICRO ENHANCERwillwork on high and mid frequencies.The Mix control determines ho

MICRO ENHANCER@"o,t'aNow begin to turn the Mix control to the right (clockwise) untilthe desired amount of high frequency boost is achieved.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

MICRO ENHANCER@ cont'dMICRO ENHANCER on GuitarFIGURE 28FROM INSTRUMENT OR MIXING CONSOLEMICRO ENHANCER on Electric BassFIGURE 29FROM II.ISTRUMENT

MICRO ENHANCER',onraMICRO ENHANCER on Guitar through a RockmanrMThe MICRO ENHANCER restores the high end that is lost whenplugging the RockmanrM

MICRO CUE AMPDescriptionThe Alesis MIGRO CUE AMP is a headphone amplifierequipped with 2 separate headphone channels and designed toaccept up to 2 ste

MICRO CUE AMP cont'dreceive. The left-hand Input 2 control determines the level for theOut t headphone jack.The right-hand tnput 2 control determ

MICRO CUE AMP contdPlease Note: lf you are connecting just one source to yourMrcnO CUE AMP, make sure that the unused input control isturned countercl

MICRO CUE AMP cont'dGhaining MICRO CUE AMPS TogetherSeveral MICRO CUE AMPS may be connected together in orderto add an unlimited number of headph

MICRO CUE AMP cont'dFIGURE 36. MICRO CUE AMP WITH ELECTRICINSTRUMENTSFROM GUITAR ORKEYBOARDFROM TAPE DECK,DRUM MACHINE,ETC.rNPUr 1 IINPUT 2HEADPH

MICRO CUE AMP cont'dMICRO CUE AMP Used For Stand-Alone SynthesizerProgrammingAs in the above example, the MICRO CUE AMP is the perfectcompanion d

SYSTEM SET-UPSFIGURE 40 - GUITAR OR KEYBOARDS. A(MICRO LIMITER to MICRO GATE to MICRO ENHANCER)GUITAR55

SYSTEM SET.UPSFIGURE 41 . GUITAR OR KEYBOARDS - B(MICRO LIMITER to MICRO EQ to MICRO GATE)GUITAR56

INSTALLATIONBefore unpacking your new Alesis MlcRo sERlEs unit, take amoment to look through this instruction manual. we've made itbrief and info

SYSTEM SET-UPSFIGURE 42. GUITAR OR KEYBOARDS. C(MlcRo LIM|TER to MTCRO EQ ro MTCRO GATE to MtcRoENHANCER)LEFT INPUTLEFTOTJTPUTTO AMPLIFIER OR MIXING C

SYSTEM SET-UPSFIGURE 43 . GUITAR OR KEYBOARDS. D(MICRO LIMITER to MICRO EQ to MICRO GATEMICROVERB llto MICRO ENHANCER)GUTTAR-tLEFTNPUTo f ')&apos

SYSTEM SET.UPSFIGURE 44. GUITAR OR KEYBOARDS. E(MICRO LIMITER to MTCRO EQ to MTCRO GATE toMICROVERB ll to MICRO ENHANCER to MTCRO CUE AMp)GUTlrAR-1&ap

SYSTEM SET-UPSFIGURE 45 - with RockmanrM - A(MICRO LIMITER to MICRO GATE to MICRO ENHANCER)ROCKMANRIGHT INPUT,'t€s's I;GBO !.s!!EP g@..@@

SYSTEM SET-UPSFIGURE 46 - with Rockmanru - B(MICRO LIMITER to MTCRO Ee to MTCRO GATE to MTCROENHANCER)a :&xf. n.hdt.-"'61

SYSTEM SET.UPSFIGURE 47 - with RockmanrM - C(MICRO LIMITER to MICRO EQ to MICRO GATE toMICRO ENHANCER to MICROVERB ll)RIGHTOUIPUTreHTFPUTTHTOUIPI&apos

SYSTEM SET.UPSFIGURE 48. GATED REVERB(MICROVERB ll to MICRO LIMITER to MTCRO GATE to MTCROENHANCER)FROM MIXING CONSOTELEFT INPUTRIGHT INPUTLEFT OUTPUT

FIGURE 49. DURING RECORDING OR LIVE PERFORMANCE(MICRO LIMITER to MICRO GATE to MICROVERB llto MICROENHANCER)FROM INSTRUMENT OR MIXING CONSOLELEFT INPU

SPECIFICATIONSMICRO ENHANCERFREOUENCY RESPONS92OHz to 20kHzDYNAMIC RANGE/1OOdBDISTORTION/<.1% THD at lkHz OdBSIGNAL LEVELS/-10 DB to +4 dB nominalI

MICRO EQFREOUENCY RESPONSE/20H2 to ZokHzFREOUENCY RANGESTLow Freq -- ZoHz to 1kHz, Mkl Freq - 25OHz to 6kHz'High Freq - 1.5kHz to 2OkHz-All bands

INSTALLATION cont'dThis is NOT true of the MICROVERB ll, however' lf the left inputonly of the MICROVERB ll is used, the input signal will a

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INSTALLATION contdThe recommended method of interfacing for the MIGROLlMlrER, MlcRo EQ, or MlcRo GATE is to connect the unitdirectly to the insert sen

INSTALLATION cont'dAnother way to interface MICRO SERIES units to a mixer orrecording console would be in-line across the output of yourmixing co