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Reviews For: Behringer MINIMIC MIC800

Category: Audio Accessories for Transmitter & Receiver

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Review Summary For : Behringer MINIMIC MIC800
	Reviews: 4	MSRP: 50
	Description: - Ultra-compact microphone modeling preamp for studio and stage applications - High-end preamplifier for all microphone, instrument and line-level sources. Perfectly complements studio-grade condenser mics - Ultra-flexible Preamp Modeling allows to quickly optimize your recordings - Choose between 16 preamp voicings designed for electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, bass guitars, drums, vocals, etc. - Authentic VTC Tube Modeling technology creates the warmth of vacuum tubes - Equipped with BEHRINGER's sophisticated output limiter prevents the output signal from being distorted - Dedicated Low Cut filter eliminates unwanted noise, e.g. floor rumble - +48 V phantom power and 20 dB Pad for utmost flexibility Vintage-style VU meter for precise level indication - High-quality potentiometers and illuminated switches for long-term reliability - All Mini Series models can be stacked on top of each other to create an ultra-compact signal processor solution - High-quality components and exceptionally rugged construction ensure long life
	Product is in production
More Info: http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/MIC800.aspx
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W6LBV	Rating:	2014-11-20
Cute, effective, and inexpensive			Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I recently purchased a Behringer MiniMic 800 (miniature) “modeling” audio pre-amp, and it has proven to be a great “kick in the pants!” (i.e., an unexpected surprise). I am very impressed with what this little package can do. I didn’t really need the new preamp, since I already own a good assortment of audio processing gear, and the MiniMic doesn’t add anything new. I’m reasonable about my expectations for it, though. This device won’t yield unmeasurably low audio noise and distortion levels, and you probably won’t want to use it to produce recorded studio master tracks at Capitol Records. But it works well for the jobs that I do. Also, it needs to be mentioned this is not rugged MIL-STD level gear, suitable for going into battle with the marines. You have to treat it with reasonable respect. On the physical level, the MiniMic is small and lightweight, and quite portable. However, the knobs, buttons, and labels on the front panel are unavoidably just a bit tiny. If you use it in a permanent fixed location on a bench or table, you just might want to use some Velcro tape to hold it in place. And that’s the end of the “Cons” for it. Now for the “Pros.” It has much “built-in” capability, and its size and convenience allow it to do several simple tasks that the typical large “audio rack” cannot easily and quickly do. For dedicated ham station use, the MiniMic is a very inexpensive “pre-amp/voice processor” that can go directly to work while tucked away on the operating bench. With a good, inexpensive “live performance/recording” mike (not an “Amateur-market only” mike) on the input, and a voltage-dropping network on the output (this could be an audio transformer or a resistive pi network) to match the ~20 millivolt input specification for most transceiver microphone jacks, the job is finished! With the MiniMic, one could own and use a microphone pre-amplifier/simple voice processor for the ham station costing about one-third of the equivalent “Amateur-market only” products! It’s a very simple and inexpensive gateway into improved transmitted ham audio. This device also could well form the heart of a “portable” (field?) recording system, for those who do not have dedicated professional handheld digital recorders. Grab the MiniMic, a quality microphone, and a laptop computer with Audacity loaded on it, and you are set to record speeches, interviews, events, etc., anywhere. The MiniMic operates on 9 volts d.c. (a 1 Amp “wall wart” power supply is included), but for field use the wart can be replaced with a little series regulator to operate it from an available 12 v.d.c. source. Currently I am using the MiniMic, along with a favorite mike, sitting on my home office desk to drive the audio “line input” jack of my main desktop PC. From the PC I can record sound using Audacity and produce .mp3 files, or send the audio over to Skype for quality voice transmission, or even ship my voice over a local USB line to my remotely-controlled HF transceiver! Separate input and output pots on the MiniMic allow me to produce just the right audio output level, sixteen “modeling” pre-set tone curves allow any kind of voice or music augmentation that is needed, and a real analog mechanical VU meter allows the proper audio level to be set. A few points of caution (which points hold for all makes and models of this kind of equipment): If you operate this kind of device near big RF amplifiers, RF noise suppression may be necessary on the in/out lines to the pre-amp. Caution also in using the “phantom power” button. This button will put 48 volts onto the mike input conductors, which “bias voltage” is necessary only if you are using a “condenser mike.” Other kinds of mikes may be damaged if phantom power is fed into them. Also, the reference “line input/output audio voltage level” value is different for this (and all) “professional standards” device from that for consumer (entertainment) electronics. None of these cautions are “deal killers.” I think that I will very much enjoy the versatility and convenience of this MiniMic 800. My audio rack will have to stand-by and wait for more complex projects.

AK4EC	Rating:	2014-10-24
Excellent Audio with BM700 mic			Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Worth the money spent. I use it along with the BM700 mic. The mic works perfect with the phantom power on the Minimic switched on.

KT8R	Rating:	2013-04-17
Excellent			Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
Excellent audio reports using this along with a Behringer C-1 mic. On air comments are not solicited but offered in earnest about the quality. Rig used is a TS-440.

SV2BWM	Rating:	2011-12-07
Ultra-compact...			Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
It's a mini mic modeling preamplifier in a 9,5" case with 16 voicing curves, a large blue VU meter and VTC (Virtual Tube Circuitry) technology installed. The result is EXCELLENT!! It is light weighted and it's quite cheap! You can choose the type of audio that suits your voice without the use of an extra equalizer. Well done Behringer again...73's

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