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ADA Preamps => MP-2 => Topic started by: rnolan on February 13, 2015, 04:26:09 AM

Title: New (ish LOL) MP2
Post by: rnolan on February 13, 2015, 04:26:09 AM
So got my new (230v  >:D ) MP2 today (Thanks George  :thumb-up: ) :whoohoo!: , had to put an Oz power plug on it (fortuitously I had one hanging around), took off lid checked it out, all good, nice new Mullard LPs mmmm. System defaulted it and loaded fact presets (need to listen to them sometime) then programed in my main patches (doing program titles is tedious, but you only do it once LOL). So plugged in JPLP, same FX etc so like for like with my live MP2, sounds great, the tubes sound so new (bright), may be time for new tubes in the live MP2... Anyway the night is yet young (11:30pm here), time for another play  >:D
Title: Re: New (ish LOL) MP2
Post by: MarshallJMP on February 13, 2015, 01:58:33 PM
Do you guys use the same plugs as in the UK,just wondering.
Title: Re: New (ish LOL) MP2
Post by: rnolan on February 14, 2015, 05:43:21 AM
Similar in some ways (3 pin) but much less chunky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AS/NZS_3112), I'll send you some for the MB1s/B500B.
Title: Re: New (ish LOL) MP2
Post by: rnolan on February 14, 2015, 07:58:08 AM
Ok my new Mp2 has got a few more miles on it now (and about to get some more  :whoohoo!: ), tubes are still shiny/bright  >:D , clean sounds are great :thumb-up: as is my mid gain Warm Vintage mmm perfect, but high gain, lots of noise, more than my old original live MP2 (stock except for now Mullard LPs), lots of low end "mains style" buzz, fortuitously. these are not my go to patches right now, I'm winding back the distortion/gain but something seems wrong, having to set NR threshold to 80+ when my original MP2 with same patch I set to 25....mm something isn't right.
Title: Re: New (ish LOL) MP2
Post by: Systematic Chaos on February 15, 2015, 03:07:20 AM
IIRC there was some workaround for that Noise Gate issue ("Noise Gate chatter").... I have some instructions and schematics along with parts to replace (including the Noise mod) on an ext HDD in my office...I´ll mail you the whole package on tuesday.
If this was my 2nd/spare MP-2 I´d go for all of the above maintenance including new Belton Micalex tube sockets....
Title: Re: New (ish LOL) MP2
Post by: rnolan on February 15, 2015, 06:32:58 AM
hey thanks SC appreciated cheers R
Title: Re: New (ish LOL) MP2
Post by: Ibanez RG on September 06, 2015, 09:49:12 AM
Qiestion:
Green led indicator for chorus is on when im playing on hi gain lead channel, it is always on no matter which sort of od or dist is dialed.
Is that normal or not, i think its not ok.
Title: Re: New (ish LOL) MP2
Post by: rnolan on September 07, 2015, 01:05:00 AM
The clip leds are supposed to glow green when the signal in that section (in this case chorus) is 30db below clip, and glow red when the signal is 3db below clip. (page 11 of MP2 manual).
Is it always on when there's no signal ? Is it only on high gain patch ? i.e. not always on with lower gain patches ? Is the chorus in or out, does switching it on/off make any difference ?
Title: Re: New (ish LOL) MP2
Post by: Ibanez RG on September 08, 2015, 01:14:40 PM
Green chorus led is always on no matter if chorus is engaged or not and it lights up on all dist settings, when not playing than is shut off like all check leds. Sometimes even green "Return B" lights up only when im playing... :-(
Title: Re: New (ish LOL) MP2
Post by: rnolan on September 09, 2015, 05:55:41 AM
Mmm seems like MJMP input may help here. Is the sound still ok ?
Title: Re: New (ish LOL) MP2
Post by: MarshallJMP on September 09, 2015, 08:26:46 AM
Well i never use distortion on my mp-2 so i wouldn't know if that is normal or not.The mp-2 is more your territory maybe you could check it out on yours R?
Title: Re: New (ish LOL) MP2
Post by: rnolan on September 10, 2015, 06:04:35 AM
Hey MJMP,  If I dial up my highest gain patch with chorus on and nothing plugged in, all leds are off. Just tried it again with same patch and turned chorus off/on, there is signal in the chorus circuit (from leds point of view) regardless of on/off status, so chorus  green led on high gain is normal (regardless of chorus status)  :thumb-up:

@ MJMP, highly recommend you load up my 2 distorted patches (112, 113) in your MP2 and give it a go  >:D (loud!!).
Or you may like my 119  >:D (Voice 9, D70, OD80, M85, L+10, M-6, H+8, P+6; (100hz +6, 170 +2, 280 -6, 470 -2, 800 -2, 1.3khz -2, 2.2 -4, 3.8 +2, 6.3 -2)), NR In/fader Thresh 50, chorus in D34, R 0.2. This is the patch I just used to check above.. run your cab sim outs (I use 2 x 12 setting) into 2 channels, put on a little shortish stereo delay (174/340) and a nice hint of reverb. This isn't a patch I've used for quite a while, but listening to it then through the studio monitors... MMmmmm For those about to rock... is what I played.