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ALWAYS: Handle the microphone carefully, avoiding sudden shocks such as dropping or bumping
the microphone into other objects.
ALWAYS: Maintain a distance of approximately 4 – 6 inches when speaking or singing into the
microphone. You are encouraged to use a pop filter for added protection of the sensitive
ribbon and to shield the instrument from saliva and sudden bursts of air.
NEVER: Tap the microphone to check if it is working. The red LED behind the microphone’s pro-
tective grill will tell you it’s functioning.
NEVER: Blow into the microphone to check it’s working. The red LED behind the
microphones protective grill will tell you it’s functioning.
A little background information:
MXL Ribbon microphones use an ultra thin corrugated aluminum ribbon suspended between two
powerful magnets. The output of ribbon microphones is very small and needs substantial amplifi-
cation to produce usable results. Your MXL UR-1 has all of the amplification and analog to digital
converters required to give you outstanding recording quality built-in, making the UR-1 a plug-and-
play USB (Universal Serial Bus) microphone that interfaces with Windows and Macintosh comput-
ers without the need for any special drivers. As a USB device, it carries the additional benefit of not
requiring an external microphone preamp, as is the case with all other ribbon microphones.
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