Topic: Minime Help

[BCostigan]

I tried searching with no luck....................

At Ratdog adventuregeorge was running his minime into a laptop/soundforge 7.0.   With the gain ALL THE WAY DOWN on the minime he was still running really hot all night.  We tried adjusting the cal pots but they disn't do anything (?).  I was baffled.  I don't know a thing about the minime so I was hoping someone could tell me (and him) what the problem is?

Any ideas?

[Tim]

there are internal jumpers "hi gain" and "low gain"... he'll have to open it up and change the jumpers. It is very easy to do and there are pictures/instructions around, perhaps even in the manual.

cal pots only affect the gain when running "line in" not "mic in"

that shoudl fix it!

[BCostigan]

there are internal jumpers "hi gain" and "low gain"... he'll have to open it up and change the jumpers. It is very easy to do and there are pictures/instructions around, perhaps even in the manual.

cal pots only affect the gain when running "line in" not "mic in"

that shoudl fix it!

Nice!  Thanks Tim!  +T  I KNEW there had to be something else to it!

[Tim]

glad to help...

[BCostigan]

Thanks again Tim......I just looked at the user guide and there are photos/instructions on how to do it  BUT.....do you just swap the outside pair for the inside pair??  It isn't very clear....to me anyway.

[hzgone]

Just move them both to the next two jumpers down if i remember correctly.  I had the same problem when i first got my mme

[jpschust]

on a side note, is that not the cheapest looking casing ever once you take it apart?  i swear it looks like it was spray painted

[grider]

I have a MiniMe and had exactly the same problem but only after I replaced my AKG300's (which apparently were not that sensitive) with AKG480's (which are more sensitive), I ran the 300's with the MiniMe as it came from the factory with no pboblems, then the first time I ran my new 480's with the MiniMe the levels were way too high and I was getting constant digital overs and the trimpots did not work, I modified the unit per the manual and now the combo works great, I guess we get the manual for a reason, school of hard knocks I suppose, Grider

[BCostigan]

Thanks guys.....it's not even my minime. (Adventuregeorge where are you?!)  

[adventuregeorge]

Bri--

Thanks for helping out, read the posts....  and I prepping the OR and I'm ready to operate ....


How do you open it up.... from the back and cover slides off??

[adventuregeorge]

Ok.... I opened it up and now need some help...  were and what  do i exactly move??

Thanks guys

which jumpers and what do they look like???

[adventuregeorge]

I figured it out!!!!!

Thanks Brian for posting it!!!

[Tim]

[teajay]

Congrats on getting it working..
On another note, how do apogee handle their warranties if they're putting jumpers inside the case with instructions in the manual on how to frig with them... i gather opening the case doesn't void it?

Travis

[Tim]

I don't think I've ever heard anyone ask this before... I'd guess it doesn't matter but we are talking about Apogee.

[marc0789]

I wouldn't say this counts for much, but Gary TOLD me (after first telling me that he would do the adjustment) that he wouldn't and that I'd have to do it myself. Then, after I had to wait another month for parts from CHINA, he agreed todo the adjustment before shipping. Since the manual shows pics on how to do the adjustment, they'd have a rough time making that argument. Assuming that Lenz isn't the one doing the adjustment. In fact, I think there is a small print "lenz clause" in the manual.  

[adventuregeorge]

Tim---

Thanks again bud, you're the man  

  I was peaking and my levels were all the way down,  couldn't figure what the f %@ck was up.  Pretty easy fix once figured out what I was looking at.

You're going to Vegas, right??  have to meet up with yah,  it will be my first Phish show I tape, I am sooooo damn excited!!!!

Later, George  

[Tim]

Tim---

Thanks again bud, you're the man  

  I was peaking and my levels were all the way down,  couldn't figure what the f %@ck was up.  Pretty easy fix once figured out what I was looking at.

You're going to Vegas, right??  have to meet up with yah,  it will be my first Phish show I tape, I am sooooo damn excited!!!!

Later, George  

I'll be there!

[Jason B]

For some reason, the first thing I do when I get new equipment is open it up. The day I got my Mini-Me, I opened it up to just to see the insides. I have done this with almost all the gear I have owned including my V3, U89's, TL's.

[teajay]

For some reason, the first thing I do when I get new equipment is open it up. The day I got my Mini-Me, I opened it up to just to see the insides. I have done this with almost all the gear I have owned including my V3, U89's, TL's.

WOW!!! Not exactly the first thing I'd be thinking of doing with a $4000 set of mics or $1300 preamp.... But what the hell do i know anyway

To each his own

[Jason B]

WOW!!! Not exactly the first thing I'd be thinking of doing with a $4000 set of mics or $1300 preamp.... But what the hell do i know anyway

There is nothing to taking the U89's apart. they are built to be easily opened. Neumann sells replacement body tubes for them as well. It is very easy to open them up. In fact, all mics can be opened quite easily.

[Terps]

For some reason, the first thing I do when I get new equipment is open it up. The day I got my Mini-Me, I opened it up to just to see the insides. I have done this with almost all the gear I have owned including my V3, U89's, TL's.

You're addicted to that New Toys smell.
It gets concentrated on the inside of new gear.

Open them up and inhale !  Mmmm, gear.

[Lee]

For some reason, the first thing I do when I get new equipment is open it up.

Glad I'm not the only one that does this

since Armen is slacking, I'll add this:

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!

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