Vocaster Two hardware features

Controls

• The large rotary control adjusts the gain for either microphone input, as selected by the Host and Guest buttons. The gain control has two LED arcs. These have several functions.

  The outer LED arcs surrounding the gain knob are ‘halo’ meters: the one on the left is for the Host microphone input, the one on the right is for the Guest microphone input:

  • They show microphone level: green means normal operation, amber shows the signal is close to clipping, and red shows digital clipping, which should always be avoided.

  • In addition, each arc pulses red when the corresponding microphone is muted

  The thinner inner ring surrounding the gain knob is a multifunction ‘halo’ LED. This has several functions:

  • It illuminates white while microphone gain is being adjusted, to show the current gain setting

  • It acts as a countdown timer during an Auto Gain calibration

  • Following an Auto Gain calibration of either microphone preamp, it will flash green or red to show a successful or unsuccessful operation.

Buttons

• Host monitor output level control - sets the output level at both the front panel Host headphone output and the rear panel speaker outputs.

• Guest monitor output level control - sets the output level at the front panel Guest headphone output.

• Microphone mute buttons for each microphone input. Press to mute or unmute a microphone channel. LED illuminates red when muting is active.

• Enhance button for each microphone input. Press to activate/deactivate the Enhance function. LED lights green when Enhance is active.

• Auto Gain A short press assigns the gain knob to either the Host or Guest microphone preamp. A long press starts the Auto Gain function: speak normally into the microphone for 10 seconds to set the gain. The LED pulses amber during the process.

Indicators

• Computer icon - An LED which illuminates white when the interface has communication with the computer it is connected to, and red if communication fails.

• Bluetoth icon - A multicolour LED which illuminates blue when a phone or other Bluetooth device has connected with Vocaster Two, to allow audio to be sent between the two.

• 48V Illuminates red when 48V phantom power is active for the currently selected microphone (Host or Guest). Illuminates dim red if phantom power is only enabled for the microphone not currently selected.

• Power button - Press to turn Vocaster Two on and off.

• USB 3.0 port – Type C connector; connect to your laptop or computer with the USB cable supplied.

• - Kensington Lock, use a lock to secure your Vocaster and deter theft.

• 3.5 mm TRS jack socket for connecting Vocaster Two to the external audio input of a video camera.

• Enables Bluetooth connectivity: see ‘Using Bluetooth’ section for full details.

• 3.5 mm TRRS jack socket for a wired connection to a compatible phone.

• Outputs L and R – for connecting to monitor loudspeakers. Two ¼’ TRS jack sockets; electronically balanced. Either ¼’ TRS (balanced connection) or TS (unbalanced connection) jack plugs can be used.

• 48V Phantom power switch for microphone inputs – press to enable 48V phantom power at the XLR socket for the currently selected microphone channel.

• Host and Guest XLR sockets for connecting microphones.

On the front:

• Host and Guest headphone output sockets. Connect headphones here. If your headphones use a 3.5mm jack then you need to use a 3.5mm to ¼’ jack adaptor.