Some of the things you could be using a MicBooster for:

Distant effects mics - particularly on the end of long cable runs can so often have hums, buzzes and other noise induced at low level. Scenario: The crew have just rigged a rifle mic on the 14th tee. You've got the mic but you also have some induced hum which you would rather didn't feature quite so much. Solutions: - bump up the signal at the mic end with a preamp from a well known manufacturer - 2 AA's power the preamp and 816 for 5 hours - so that's two battery changes each day of the tournament and its a mile away from the scanner? You ask the riggers to run some mains out to the furthest point of the course? An SQN in a bin liner would at least last the day but isn't there something else? The MicBooster has no batteries to change, no mains to lay in, as long as the sound desk is producing phantom it works. Not weatherproof but well protected, the internal circuitry is encapsulated for moisture resistance. The case is extruded aluminium and inside is an aluminium chassis, transformer balanced input and output give you the best chance of beating interference and RF. Just a single three position switch to set the gain accurately and repeatably - it could be rigged by the less experienced operator - or maybe even an SM (!)

Lip Mics - possibly the quietest mics in the world? Low level signals down long lines into a mixer with not quite enough gain? A MicBooster in the commentary box, is the answer, plug it in, switch the phantom on and you've got a louder mic. You can take the channel gain off maximum and work with the fader where you want it.

Semi-pro Sound mixers that just don't have enough mic gain. Some mixers really don't have enough gain for quieter sources, lip mics, FX mics, a dodgy boom op. and a quiet actor. If you find yourself with the fader on the end stop, the MicBooster can be inserted in the line, preferably close to the mic or alternatively at the mixer end to give you the comfort of a few extra dB's in hand.

Wildlife Recording, collecting Ambient Sounds? - Some recorders don't have enough gain to capture that distant skylark, or the grunts of the mating hedgehogs The MicBooster has very low noise and drags the signal up enough to get some sensible level on the tape All with no extra batteries or power leads and a tiny current consumption. The stereo model has 5 pin XLR in and out.

Installation - Churches, Stadiums, Concert Halls, those distant slung mics, that distant thyristor buzz, just a bit more level could make the signal acceptable - the MicBooster does it, with no batteries, no mains supply to arrange and no worries.

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