We are closed Friday 29th March & Monday 1st April for Easter

JuicedLink RM202 Riggy-Micro 2XLR

Product #11448 | SKU RM202 | JuicedLink
This product is no longer available what does this mean?
Not currently for sale
Contact us for more information
This product is no longer available what does this mean?

Overview

Small, Light and Power Efficient - Without Phantom/Pre-Amp

Description

JuicedLink RM202 Riggy-Micro 2XLR - Small, Light and Power Efficient - Without Phantom/Pre-Amp

2XLR inputs low-noise preamp. "Riggy-Micro" means that it is super small/light/power efficient and has numerous mounting and accessory options (patent pending). Audio output bracketing (patent pending) for camera overload protection. Alkaline/LiPolymer operation (patent pending). Selective power-down mode (patent pending).

The Riggy-Micro RM202 is a feature rich low noise preamp, built tough, and refined to provide the best power efficiency, smallest size, and lightest weight. It's small size and light weight also makes it unique in terms of flexibility for mounting it to your gear. Additionally, it has features that make it even more useful, allowing you to mount other accessories (mics, wireless receivers, etc) to the preamp.

First, the Riggy-Micro has Riggy mounting points (patent pending) allowing you to mount a RB401 Riggy Bracket, which has 4 cold shoe mounts and lots of mounting holes for attaching more accessories to your camera, like microphones and wireless receivers, etc.

The Riggy-Micro is also so small and light, that it can be mounted on top of your camera in the hot-shoe. It's quite nice to get the preamp off of the bottom of your camera. Now, you can attach a battery grip, or just cradle the camera/lens in the palm of your hand, like a DLSR is traditionally held. You will seperately purchase a cold-shoe to 1/4-20 male to mount to the 1/4-20 female on the bottom of the Riggy-Micro. While mounted on top of your camera, you can add cold shoe mounts (one on the top, and another on the right side) directly to the Riggy-Micro enclosure, using the RB101 Riggy Cold Shoe Attachment.

Camera Overload Protection - Audio Output Bracketing:

The Riggy-Micro incorporates Audio Output Bracketing (patent pending) for camera overload protection. All of the microphone signals are combined, and sent to the left output channel. An additional copy is sent to the right output channel, but at safe lower signal level (about 16dB lower). So, if you blow out the main audio channel, you have a back up that you can pull from in post.

This approach has advantages over other types of overload protection, such as limiters. First, Audio Output Bracketing consumes no power from the battery, and also adds no noise or distortion to your audio. Second, every camera gain setting (and, every different camera) will have a unique signal level at which clipping will start to occur. So, if you were to attempt to use a limiter approach, you would need to re-calibrate the point at which the limiter would kick in for each different gain setting of the camera (and, each different camera).

Be careful, because not all manufacturers even provide you with the ability to set the limiter threshold setting. Audio Output Bracketing needs no calibration for different cameras or different camera gain settings. The backup channel is always there at ~16dB lower signal level, regardless of the camera or camera gain setting.

Designed for Battery Life Efficiency:

The Riggy-Micro uses a 9V battery. Since it is designed for cameras which already have meters, manual control, and headphones, it can achieve very long battery life (longer than the Riggy-Assist series). Additionally, the Riggy-Micro has a number of features to allow you to optimize your battery life. Portions of the preamp can be selectively powered down if not being used (patent pending), to reduce the current and extend the battery life. If you are doing a fair amount of running-gunning with only one mic, you can power down 1 of the XLR channels (patent pending). Furthermore, there are very high capacity lithium-polymer batteries on the market, which also have the convenience of being rechargeable. The low-battery indicator can be switched between alkaline or lithium-polymer threshold, so you can use either chemistry without leaving unnecessary capacity in the battery (patent pending).

Cameras and Recorders for the Riggy-Micro:

The Riggy-Micro is designed to be used with cameras which already have manual control, meters, and headphones. The preamp does not have AGC Disable, meters or headphones. For a preamp which has those features, then check out the Riggy-Assist line of preamps. The Riggy-Micro can also be used as a XLR front end to digital audio recorders. Here are some of the many companion devices used with the Riggy-Micro:

  • DSLRs with headphones, meters, manual control: Canon 5DMKIII, Nikon D800, etc
  • Camcorders with headphones, meters, manual control: Canon Vixia HD camcorders, etc
  • Other cameras with stereo minijack mic inputs: Canon C300 (replacing the monitor attachment)
  • Digital Audio Recorders with stereo minijack mic inputs: Zoom H4n, Sony PMD-50

Technical Features and Specifications:

  • 2XLR input low-noise preamp, amplified mic level output (3.5mm stereo minijack)
  • Super small and light: approx 8oz, 3" x 3.5" x 1.5" in an aluminum enclosure
  • So small and light, there are numerous Riggy mounting options (patent pending)
  • Mounts to bottom of camera, and you can still access the battery compartment of the camera
  • Optional RB401 Riggy Accessory Bracket allows mounting of numerous other components, such as microphones, wireless receivers, etc. It's Riggy !!!
  • Mounts to camera hot-shoe (with 1/4-20 adapter)
  • Optional RB200 Hot Shoe Mounting Kit mounts the Riggy-Micro to your camera hot shoe and allows mounting of 2 other components, such as microphones, wireless receivers, etc. So, you get 2 cold shoe mounts back when mounting to the camera hot shoe. It's Riggy !!!
  • Sips battery power
  • Switchable between Alkaline and LiPoly 9V battery use (patent pending)
  • Selective power down mode to turn off portions of the preamp not being used (patent pending)
  • Battery Life Estimates
  • 16hr battery life (all 2 XLR inputs active, Alkaline battery)
  • 40hr battery life (1 XLR input active, Alkaline battery)
  • Camera overload protection - Audio Output Bracketing
  • Audio Output Bracketing (patent pending) duplicates the left channel on the right channel at lower signal level (approximately 16dB lower). So, if the camera overloads on the main signal on the left channel, you have a backup at a safe lower level on the right chanel
  • Audio Output Bracketing adds no noise or distortion, in contrast to the noise and distortion created by limiters. It also consumes no battery power.
  • Approx 30dB max available gain
  • Approx +0dB / -1.5dB frequency response from 20Hz to 20KHz
  • MIC/LINE Switches for each XLR channel
  • HI/LO Gain Switches for each XLR channel
  • MONO/STEREO Switch
  • Riggy-Micro Online User Manual
  • Made in USA

Reviews

0.0 (no ratings yet)
Own or use this product?
Give it a quick rating:
Thanks for your rating!
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Write a review

Details

  • Product: JuicedLink RM202 Riggy-Micro 2XLR
  • Manufacturer: JuicedLink
  • Model: RM202
  • SKU: RM202
  • RM Product #: 11448

Recently Viewed

View All