We named this channel strip the Studio Channel, and indeed it's a wonderful studio tool. But it's great for live performance, too. Featuring tube preamplification, a VCA-based compressor, and three-band EQ, it delivers a huge variety of timbres. Produce luscious, in-your-face vocals, dynamic acoustic piano, and fat, solid bass guitar, not to mention crystal-clear acoustic guitars and cracking snare. Yes, we got the name wrong, we should have called it the Anywhere Channel. But we got the design right.
1 channel with Class A 12AX7 vacuum-tube mic/instrument preamplifier
- Gain control with +10 dB to +54 dB gain range
- Tube Drive control
- 48V phantom power switch
- 80 Hz high-pass filter
- -20 dB pad
- Polarity-reverse switch
Fully Variable VCA compressor
- Attack, Release, Ratio, Threshold, and (makeup) Gain
- Auto Attack/Release switch
- Soft/Hard Knee switch
- Bypass switch
3-band parametric equalizer
- Gain, Frequency, and Q controls (mid band)
- Gain and Frequency controls (low and high bands)
- Shelving/peak switches (low and high bands)
- Switchable pre-/post-compressor
- Bypass switch
Master level control
- Backlit VU meter
- Gain Reduction to Meter switch (selects gain reduction or output gain)
Input/Output
- 1 unbalanced 1/4 instrument input (front panel)
- 1 balanced 1/4 line input
- 1 balanced XLR mic input
- 1 balanced 1/4 line output
- 1 balanced XLR line output
Physical
- 1U 19'' rack-mountable, rugged steel chassis
- Sealed, detented, metal rotary controls
- External 16 VAC power supply
Technical Specifications
General
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Channels |
1 |
Dynamic Range |
>115 dB |
Frequency Response |
10 Hz to 50 kHz |
Internal Operating Level |
0 dBu = 0 dB |
Microphone Preamp
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Gain |
-6 dB to +66 dB (± 10 dB trim on line input) |
Noise Floor |
-96 dBu |
EIN |
-126 dB |
THD + Noise (0% Tube Drive) |
< 0.050% |
THD + Noise (100% Tube Drive) |
< 0.10% |
Microphone Input Connector |
XLR |
Microphone Input Impedance |
1.3 kΩ |
Instrument Input Connector |
¼” TS |
Instrument Input Impedance |
1 MΩ |
Line Input Connector |
¼” TRS |
Line Input Impedance |
10 kΩ |
Phantom Power (switchable) |
+48V |
Pad (switchable) |
0 dB / -20 dB |
Phase (switchable) |
0°, 180° |
High-pass filter (switchable) |
-3 dB at 80 Hz |
Compressor
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Threshold (variable) |
-40 dBu to +-2 dBu |
Ratio (variable) |
1-10 (1:1 to 10:1) |
Attack (variable) |
0.1 to 200 ms |
Release (variable) |
0.05 ms to 3S |
Gain Makeup |
-10 dB to +10 dB |
Metering |
Analog VU (Gain Reduction / Output) |
Equalizer
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LF Band Controls: |
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Frequency |
Variable from 40 Hz to 500 kHz |
Gain |
Variable between ±10 dB |
Q |
0.7 (on Peak setting) |
MF Band Controls: |
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Frequency |
Variable from 200 Hz to 3 kHz |
Gain |
Variable from -10 dB to +10 dB |
Q |
Variable from 0.7 to 2.5 |
HF Band Controls: |
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Frequency |
Variable from 2 kHz to 20 kHz |
Gain |
Variable between ±10 dB |
Q |
0.7 (on Peak setting) |
Master
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Output Fader |
-80 dB to +10 dB |
Output Connectors |
XLR Balanced and ¼” TRS Balanced/Unbalanced |
Output Impedance |
51Ω |
Metering (Output level) |
Analog VU (-20 dBu to +6 dBu) |
Metering (Gain Reduction) |
Analog VU -20 dB to 0 dB |
Output Headroom |
+22 dBu |
Power Supply
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Type |
Linear |
Input |
12 VAC / 1000 mA |
Power Requirements (Continuous) |
16W |
Transformer |
External (country specific) |
Physical
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Dimensions |
1U rackmount |
Height |
1.75” (44.45 mm) |
Depth |
5.5” (139.7 mm) |
Width |
19” (482.6 mm) |
Weight |
5 lbs. (2.27 kg) |