First, the Class A preamp is equipped with powerful 12AX7 tubes that provide plenty of headroom and rich sound. Gain and tube drive controls allow for a wide range of sounds, from crystal clear to edgy overdrive. Optimize your signal with a -20 dB pad, 80 Hz high-pass filter, and polarity reverse. Our VCA-based compressor is known for their musicality, fast attack, and ability to control the fastest transients, allowing you to capture the hottest signals with precise dynamic control. It offers ratio, threshold, attack, release, and gain controls, as well as auto attack/release functionality with preset attack and release curves. The backlit VU meter displays gain reduction or output gain. The 3-band EQ is a precision tool that can be pre- or post-compressor, each stage can be bypassed. Custom-made amplifier delivers rich-sounding gain and cut for smooth highs, clear mids, and deep, solid lows. The midrange band is fully parametric, with variable Q, while the high and low frequency bands are semi-parametric, with frequency and gain controls, and can be shelving or peak bands.

Features

• Class A 12AX7 vacuum-tube mic/instrument preamplifier with Tube Drive control
• Gain control with +10 dB to +54 dB gain range
• 48V phantom power switch, 80 Hz high-pass filter, -20 dB pad, and Polarity-reverse switch
• Fully Variable VCA compressor with Attack, Release, Ratio, Threshold, and (makeup) Gain; Auto Attack/Release switch; Soft/Hard Knee switch; and Bypass switch
• 3-band parametric equalizer with Gain, Frequency and Q controls (mid band); Gain and Frequency controls and Shelving/Peak switches (low and high bands); switchable pre-/post-compressor; Bypass switch
• Backlit VU meter with Gain Reduction to Meter switch (gain reduction or output gain)
• 1 unbalanced ¼-inch instrument input (front panel), 1 balanced ¼-inch line input, and 1 balanced XLR mic input
• 1 balanced ¼-inch and 1 balanced XLR line output
• 1U 19-inch rack-mountable, rugged steel chassis with sealed, detented rotary controls
• External 16 VAC power supply