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FISHMAN POCKET BLENDER

INTRODUCTION: THE BLENDER SYSTEM

Thank you for your purchase of a Fishman product. Please read

these instructions carefully. If you have any questions, feel free to

call our product information line at (978) 988-9665.

The POCKET BLENDER is a compact, 2-channel preamp that

addresses the specific needs of acoustic stringed instrument play-

ers. The BLENDER System combines the sounds from a pickup

and an instrument-mounted mini-microphone.

1) MICROPHONE and PICKUP: A microphone alone is capable of

capturing the natural ambience and resonance of an acoustic

stringed instrument. A single piezo pickup delivers a clear, bal-

anced, high-output signal with low feedback. Combining the two

sounds results in tone quality and projection in which the sum is

greater than the parts. Before the BLENDER System, there was no

simple and practical means to combine a microphone and pickup

for the performing acoustic musician.

The mini-microphone is conveniently positioned on the instrument

with a mounting clip specifically designed for the application. This

allows you the unique opportunity of having a permanent micro-

phone setup, precisely at the instrument's "sweet spot". The

advantages of this are clear - especially to anyone who has ever

had to set up a microphone without a sound check - five minutes

before the gig! With the BLENDER System, you can now arrive at

the gig, take your mic'ed instrument out of its case, plug in and

play with complete freedom of movement.

2) STEREO INSTRUMENT CABLE: The microphone and pickup

signals are fed into a stereo output jack (also called TRS or TIP /

RING / SLEEVE) that is mounted on the instrument. The two sig-

nals are then routed through a stereo instrument cable (again,

TRS) to the INPUT jack on the POCKET BLENDER. The POCKET

BLENDER in turn provides low voltage phantom power to the mini-

microphone through the same cable.

With pickup and microphone wired to TIP and RING respectively,

and your instrument connected by a stereo instrument cable to the

POCKET BLENDER's INPUT jack, the pickup is controlled by the

TRANSDUCER channel, and the microphone is controlled by the

MICROPHONE channel.

(See pages 13-14 for more information on Suggested Input Options)

By consolidating the two signals plus phantom power, you save

both setup time and aggravation. The stereo instrument cable pro-

vides a simple solution to the hassle of multiple cable runs and

outboard phantom power supplies.

3) THE POCKET BLENDER: The POCKET BLENDER is the brain

of the system. The signals from the instrument are routed to the

MICROPHONE and TRANSDUCER channels. Each channel is opti-

mized for the particular input impedance, level, phase and equal-

ization needs of both microphone and pickup. The two signals are

then "blended" together and a composite signal can be sent to

amplification, recording, signal processing and/or broadcast gear.

NOTE: If your instrument has an onboard preamp, and you want to route micro-

phone and pickup signals through a stereo instrument cable, you may need to

install a Fishman SMART SWITCH for the system to operate.

MINI-MICROPHONE MOUNTED ON

X-BRACE NEAR SOUNDHOLE

UNDER-SADDLE PIEZO

TRANSDUCER

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