Alesis MultiMix 12R Reference Manual - Page 18

Microphone Inputs - rack mixer

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Connections Microphone Inputs The Alesis Multimix 12R features eight studio-grade, low-noise hybrid microphone preamplifiers. These [MIC] jacks are designed to work with almost any low-impedance microphone using standard 3conductor XLR connectors. The [MIC] jacks also feature 48 volt phantom power, which may be turned on and off by the [PHANTOM] switch on the back panel, for condenser microphones which require external powering. Balanced Mic Input 2 1 Hot 3 Ground Cold Socket (female) The MIC Input is designed to accept a wide range of balanced or unbalanced low impedance input signals, with up to 60 dB of amplification available (which is 10 to 20 dB more than many other rack-mount mixers). It is wired with "pin 2 hot" according to the accepted standard. ✪ Use only one input per channel. The LINE IN jack and the MIC IN jack of a channel can't be used at the same time. If you turn up the level of a line source to hear it at the same time a microphone is connected, you may damage the microphone.

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Connections
Microphone Inputs
The Alesis Multimix 12R features eight studio-grade, low-noise hybrid
microphone preamplifiers.
These [MIC] jacks are designed to work
with almost any low-impedance microphone using standard 3-
conductor XLR connectors.
The [MIC] jacks also feature 48 volt
phantom power, which may be turned on and off by the [PHANTOM]
switch on the back panel, for condenser microphones which require
external powering.
Balanced Mic Input
Ground
Hot
1
2
3
Cold
Socket (female)
The MIC Input is designed to accept a wide range of balanced or
unbalanced low impedance input signals, with up to 60 dB of
amplification available (which is 10 to 20 dB more than many other
rack-mount mixers).
It is wired with "pin 2 hot" according to the
accepted standard.
Use only one input per channel.
The LINE IN jack and the MIC IN
jack of a channel can’t be used at the same time.
If you turn up the
level of a line source to hear it at the same time a microphone is
connected, you may damage the microphone.