My construction quality is world class. that being said what happens is with vocals its very good but with bass it swells to fast as the note dies. it feels like with a bit more release time it might compensate for the swell
Do you also find the release time too fast with the 10mS attack? Check the value and solder joints of R32, C17, C18. If still too fast try increasing R32 to 4.7M. You could also add an additional cap in parallel with R32. It will also slow down the attack time but you can compensate by decreasing R29.
« Last post by Slembones on August 10, 2026, 08:03:50 PM »
Is there a way to slow the release time down a bit. it feels a little non linear. the unit sounds good and is set up per the manual so everything works and is in the right place.
« Last post by guenter1910 on August 07, 2026, 12:59:14 PM »
After reflowing the solder joints it seems to work now. This is a bit of a surprise to me because measuring the connections alway showed that everything is fine. Thank you for your help!
« Last post by JPK on August 03, 2026, 05:43:17 PM »
No, that's very unlikely. The microphone is isolated from the preamp circuitry by the input transformer, so the preamp itself cannot damage it. The only parts directly connected to the microphone are the 48 V phantom power (through R1 and R2), the pad relay, and the input transformer. Under normal conditions, none of these should damage the microphone.
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