The Mini-MP from Apogee Electronics is a portable, premium analog microphone preamp. The unit features two individual ultra-fast, high gain and low distortion preamps and has been specially designed for both field and studio recording, resulting in a premium preamp with low power consumption.

The amazing sounding, affordable, portable microphone preamp is an ideal addition to Apogee conversion systems, mobile studios and professional recording facilities. For those doing DV recording and want to improve on the preamps in their professional cameras, the Mini-MP is an ideal solution, due it sound quality and its flexibility when it comes to power sources. Many battery and third party power pack options are available.

• Portable, Premium Analog Microphone Preamp

Two-channel microphone preamplifier with phantom power. The microphone inputs deliver low distortion with 75dB of gain and can handle levels up to +18dBu, giving plenty of headroom. The unit also offers auto selected High-Z inputs for instruments and consumer level equipment. This is a great feature for going direct from guitar, bass (or direct out from an amp) and keyboard to a recording device.

• Ultra-Linear Gain Control

Adjustment is achieved using an ultra-linear, single, step-less control knob, so there's no need for pads or other types of noisy switch mode gain adjustments. Another advantage of a step-less gain control is the ability to adjust levels on the fly without pops and other audible gain-change artifacts.

• Stereo Master Output Gain Control

Enables the preamp to feed all types of audio equipment, balanced or unbalanced, from consumer to professional grade. Noise and distortion are kept to a minimum. To maintain a crystal clear, ultra-low distortion audio path, all required switching is accomplished by gas filled relays. The use of capacitors in the audio chain has been limited to separating phantom power from the active circuitry only.

• Electronically Balanced Output

On the output side, the preamp uses electronically balanced line drivers, which simulate true transformer behavior. The result is perfect symmetry when used in balanced mode (even with an unsymmetrical load) and no increased distortion when used unbalanced. This circuitry is an ultra low output impedance, high current driver, capable of running levels up to 26dBu to the most complex or low impedance loads, as found in many recording studios utilizing vintage audio equipment.

• Mid-Side (M-S) Feature

Includes a selectable Mid-Side (M-S) matrix decoder mode, great for recording audio using an M-S configured microphone setup, preserving total mono-compatibility or for changing the stereo width of existing L-R recorded material.

• Extras

Included is 80Hz High Pass filter with a roll off of +18dB/oct and a phase switch

• Powering Flexibility

The preamp is not critical about its power-supply at all. Any DC voltage of 6-14 Volt at 1 Amp will be sufficient. This provides total flexibility to select from many battery and third party power pack options and the freedom to record any place, anywhere.