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Copyright © 2001, PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc.ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDACOUSTI-QTube Preamplier/BlenderUSER’S MANUAL 1.0

boosted (fully clockwise) by as much as 12dB. As a rule, it is preferable to cut a frequency rather than to boost one. The ear is more sensitive to fr

CONTROLS & OPERATION 2twelve dB. The resulting sound from overly reducing the low frequencies of the instrument’s signal can be very thin and hars

2 CONTROLS & OPERATIONTuner/AmpACOUSTI-QTUBE ACOUSTIC PREAMP/BLENDERCreated, Designed and Manufacturedby PreSonus Audio Electronics In The USAFoot

Cable Wiring Diagram for Tuner/Amp Output Phone PlugTipSleeveTipRingSleeveSleeveTipCONTROLS & OPERATION 211TIP = High (+)SLEEVE = GND (-)2.2.3 EFF

3 CONNECTIONS3.1 INSTRUMENT INPUT/BLENDERThe instrument input is designed to handle ” TRS or TS plug from instruments such as guitars and basses. The

13Mounting Diagram for the PreSonus Amp/Stand MountCONNECTIONS 3

MUTE CUT/BOOSTTuner/AmpACOUSTI-QTUBE ACOUSTIC PREAMP/BLENDERCreated, Designed and Manufacturedby PreSonus Audio Electronics In The USA-20dB Output Eff

15CONNECTIONS 3MUTE CUT/BOOSTTuner/AmpACOUSTI-QTUBE ACOUSTIC PREAMP/BLENDERCreated, Designed and Manufacturedby PreSonus Audio Electronics In The USA-

16Input” TRSImpedance, TIP...10 Meg OhmsImpedance, Ring ...

17As a commitment to constant improvement, PreSonus reserves the right to change any specication stated herein at any time in the future without prio

1 Overview... 1 1.1 Introduction ...

IN THE UNITED STATESPreSonus Audio Electronics Inc. warrants this product to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year f

PRESONUS LIMITED WARRANTY 5OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATESPreSonus Audio Electronics products are warranted only in the country where originally purchase

1OVERVIEW 11.1 INTRODUCTIONThank you for purchasing the PreSonus ACOUSTI-Q Tube Preamp/Blender. This preamp was designed using state of the art compon

1 OVERVIEW21.2 FEATURESThe following is a summary of your ACOUSTI-Q’s features:Dual Input StageYour ACOUSTI-Q contains two separate dual servo preamps

3OVERVIEW 1EqualizerThe ACOUSTI-Q Equalizer section has a pair of dual concentric potentiometers. The left inner control is a sweepable Mid-Range cont

4PreampInstrument (”) input (TIP Ch.1; RING Ch.2)Phase Switch+12V Phantom Power SwitchBlender Control (separate Gain control for Tip and Ring)NotchNo

2.1.1 GAIN CONTROLS/BLENDERThe ACOUSTI-Q Gain potentiometers give the user independent control over the amount of input signal from the Tip (Ch.1) and

62 CONTROLS & OPERATIONPhaseThe phase of the signal from the mic may be reversed to change it’s sound. The inverted phase results in a signal that

CONTROLS & OPERATION 27position. The Level of the selected frequency can be increased (boosted) by rotating the outer knob of the Notch lter cloc