User Friendly Single Position Commentary

Suitable for studio and outside broadcast applications
Switchable High Quality Compressor/Limiter
48V Phantom Power
Mic button on/off or cough
Low Noise
Transformer Coupled I/O

Description

The Glensound Solo is a single position commentary unit designed for ease of use. Compact and robust, this unit features a configurable mic button as mic on/off or cough, mic level gain control, external source monitoring and adjustable sidetone.

Mic Input
The Glensound Solo has a transformer coupled input for one microphone connected via XLR to the rear panel. Adjustable input mic gain using the rear panel POT, allows full control over incoming levels. Toggle selectable 48 Volt phantom power is available for use of condenser mics.

Outputs
The master has a transformer coupled output on a single XLR. The headphone uses a 6.35mm jack.

Compressor/Limiter
The microphone input has the option to engage a high quality compressor/limiter using the rear panel toggle switch. This is a Glensound system specifically designed for commentary.

Monitoring
The sidetone is activated when the mic is live allowing the user to monitor their own voice which is level adjustable via the rear panel POT. A single external source on XLR is routed to the headphones for additional monitoring requirements. Overall headphone levels are adjustable using the top panel volume POT.

Configurable 'Mic On' Button
The 'Mic On' has the option of 4 engineer (user unaccessible) selectable functions:

MIC Toggle On/Off: Press once to turn on and press again to turn off
Cough Mode (Mic momentary Off): The mic is continuously on and will turn off for the duration the button is depressed
Momentary On: The mic is continuously off; the mic will turn on for the duration the button is depressed
Momentary Off (Intelligent Lever Key): When the button is depressed for a prolonged period of time, it will remain on until released. If tapped, it will latch on and when tapped again it turns off.

Power
Power is obtained via a B type USB (5 Volt in). The top panel LED illuminates when power is present.

Specification

General Specification
Height	69mm
Width	144mm
Depth	137mm (excluded external connecters)
Input
External Input Connecters	XLR (Nominal 0dBU Electronically Balanced > 50k ohms)
Talkback Input Source	XLR
Mic Input	Transformer balanced XLR
Mic Input Gain	-66 dBu to -42 dBu
Mic + Phantom Power	-51dBu TO -26dBu
Phantom Power	+48 Volts
Equivalent Input Noise	121dBu 22-22kHz RMS
Internal Bandpass Filter	12dBu per octave -3dBu at 40Hz and 20Hz
Output
Programme Out	50 Ohms Transformer balanced XLR < 0.2% THD+NOISE (50Hz-20KHz) at +8dBU Out
Talkback Output Source Connecter	XLR
Headphone Output	6.35mm Jack
CMBus	RJ45
Compressor/Limiter	Gentle compressor with a compression ratio of 3.5:1 dBu after the knee of the limiter
Pot Control
Sidetone	+10dBU to Off
Overall Volume Control	Off to +10dBU