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Copyright 2005 - 2007, Samson Technologies Corp. Printed September, 2007 v1.0 Samson Technologies Corp. 45 Gilpin Avenue Hauppauge, New York 11788-8816 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) Fax: 631-784-2201 www.samsontech.com Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Page 3 - Introduction

1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Samson UB1 USB boundary microphone! The UB1 is a low profile, surface-mount, boundary microphone featuring a fixed charge condenser element along with an onboard, high quality Analog-to-Digital converter and USB output. The UB1 is ideal for moun...

Page 4 - UB1 Features

2 UB1 Features • Surface mount "Boundary" Condenser with USB Digital Output. • Compatible with any computer based Digital Audio Workstation. • The extremely detailed sound reproduction makes it ideal for recording vocals, acoustic instruments and just about any other sound source. • Hig...

Page 5 - Installing the UB1; sections of this manual.

3 Installing the UB1 Installing the UB1 is a simple procedure that takes just a few minutes. Since the UB1 is USB compliant, you can use either a MAC or PC, connect the included USB cable and plug and play. You will be able to control your UB1 using the standard audio interface controls in the MAC o...

Page 6 - Getting Started with Windows XP

4 Installing the UB1 Getting Started with Windows XP 1. The first time you plug the UB1 into a USB port, Windows will install the universal drivers for that port. A balloon tip will pop up, telling you it has found the USB Audio codec (figure 1). 2. When it is finished installing the drivers, it wil...

Page 8 - Getting Started with MAC OS X

6 Getting Started with MAC OS X The following example is for setting up the UB1 in MAC OS X . 1. Plug in microphone. The LED will light to indicate it is receiving USB power. The MAC will recognize the USB audio device and automatically install a universal driver. 2. To select the UB1 as the compute...

Page 9 - Operating the UB1; Powering the UB1

7 Operating the UB1 Powering the UB1 The UB1 is a condenser microphone, and like all condenser microphones, it has inter- nal electronics that require an active power supply. Traditional studio condensers are almost always powered by a Phantom Power supply which is usually derived from the mixing co...

Page 10 - Setting Up the Signal Level; UB1 Installation

8 Setting Up the Signal Level You can adjust the UB1's internal digitally controlled analog Input Gain stage by using the UB1 software, or you can control the input gain by using the software control in your computer's operating system and/or digital audio workstation. Either way, the purpose of the...

Page 11 - UB1 Specifications; UB1 Polar Pattern

9 UB1 Specifications Element Type Fixed charge condenser Polar Pattern Omni-directional Frequency response 30 - 18000HzSPL 127dB Dynamic range 103dB S/N ratio 70dB Power Supply USB buss powered UB1 Specifications UB1 Polar Pattern UB1 Frequency Response Specifications subject to change without notic...