User manual
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July/August 2014 resolution
GEARMODULAR PROCESSING SUPPLEMENT
Inward Connections
The Inward Connections Magnum
500-Series Preamp uses two new VF-600
discrete amp blocks instead of the standard
SPA-690 to produce a much warmer
sounding response when compared to its
discontinued MPD-500 predecessor. The
unit has phantom power, phase reverse,
-20dB pad, Hi-Z low level instrument line
input, 12-position rotary trim (5dB per step),
three high-pass lter switches, an output
level rotary control, and balanced input and
output transformers.
The Brat is a 4-band parametric equaliser
also using VF-600 discrete amp blocks for warmth and denition.
It features High Band (sweepable from 1.2-25kHz with peak/shelf
select switch), Mid High Band (sweepable from 300Hz-7kHz), Mid
Lo Band (sweepable from 80Hz-1.6kHz), and Lo Band (sweepable
from 20Hz-300Hz with a peak/shelf select switch) with +/-12dB
cut and boost level for all bands to provide the shaping tools to
solve any demanding EQ application. Again, using VF-600 all-
discrete amp blocks, Inward Connections claims that The Brute
compressor/limiter is well suited to obtaining a ‘high-end’ vocal
sound. Its Optocell gain reduction circuitry is identical to the
renowned TSL-3 Vac-Rac tube limiter.
www.inwardconnections.com
Purple Audio
Cans II is a discrete stereo headphone amp and control room
preamplifier. It uses a KDJ3 Op-Amp for mono and a KDJ5
Op-Amp for its output. Features include a 10kOhm balanced
input, 15dBu gain, individual channel cuts, channel swap, channel
sum to mono, and precision matched stereo control. Cans II ships
with an XLRF to XLRF adaptor for stereo input.
Moiyn is an all-discrete 8-channel summing amp that only
works in the ninth slot in Purple Audio’s Sweet Ten 10-slot
500-Series rack. When a Moiyn is installed into that ninth slot,
slots 1 to 8 become input modules to the Moiyn itself. While
using the Moiyn to sum the outputs of the modules in slots 1 to
8, users can still route the output XLRs of slots 1 to 8 to a DAW or
tape machine. The inputs for slot 9 serves as a stereo input to the
Moiyn mix bus for cascading multiple mixers — for example, one
Sweet Ten loaded with a Moiyn can be used to handle a drum
mix and cascaded into a second Sweet Ten loaded with a Moiyn
to handle the whole mix as a fully discrete 16-channel summing
mixer with a combination of almost any 500-Series modules as
the channel modules.
www.purpleaudio.com
LaChapell Audio
The Model 583E is a vacuum tube
microphone preamplifier with EQ.
It features the same amplifier stage
found on LaChapell Audio’s 583S
vacuum tube preamp, including the
Jensen JT-115k input transformer
coupled with a transformerless 3-band
EQ section with
s w e e p a b l e
frequency
controls and
cut/boost
settings of
+/-8dB. The EQ can be run as an integrated
EQ serving the preamp as its own
autonomous module where both units
run independently. Like its counterpart
found on the Model 583E, the Model
503 EQ oers low distortion and minimal
phase deviation. It includes several features
not found on the Model 583E, including
increased cut/boost range (+/-12dB); LP lter (5kHz and 10kHz);
HP lter (50Hz and 150Hz); and +/1 trim gain stage.
www.lachapellaudio.com
Weiss
The Weiss A1 is a microphone/
line preamplier with a de-esser.
The sidechain of the de-esser
uses DSP enabling the use of
a very low noise element. Two
modules can be sidechain linked
for stereo operation. The A1 has
a transformer-balanced, wide-
level range input with a 24dB
pad for line level sensitivity. The
input gain (15dB-60dB) is set with
a 16-position switch. Also included is a LP lter and phantom
power. The output is transformer balanced and has an additional
potentiometer to set the output level independently from the
levels that the de-esser is running at. The de-esser section uses
a bandpass filter to split the audio band. The bandpass filter
parameters are the centre frequency and the Q. The Threshold
parameter denes the sensitivity of the de-esser sidechain and
a few attack and release times and ratios can be selected via DIP
switches on the bottom of the unit.
www.weiss.ch
Grace Design
Grace Design’s m502 is a compressor the
heart of which is an optical attenuator that
provides a wide range of dynamic control
yet remains neutral, open, and musical. It
includes input and output level, threshold,
attack, release, ratio, and make up gain
controls alongside balanced inputs and
outputs (with parallel XLR and 1/4-inch TRS
connectors) and a 1/4-inch TRS jack for stereo
link or sidechain input (including connectivity
for the Radial Workhorse bus feed). 10-segment LED gain
reduction meters make for easy reading and Grace Design oers
a ve-year transferrable warranty on parts and labour.
www.gracedesign.com
Lindell Audio
Lindell Audio has three 500-Series modules. The PEX-500 is a one
channel transformer coupled passive Pultec EQ in an all-discrete
design based on the 990 amplier. It has transformer-coupled
balanced inputs and balanced outputs; 15dB of gain; 3-step
switched LF boost at 30Hz, 60Hz, and 100Hz; HF boost at 6kHz,
10kHz, and 16kHz; and HF attenuation at 10kHz, 15kHz, and
20kHz. It also has true hardwire EQ bypass.
The 6X-500 is a one channel transformer coupled mic
preamplier and passive 2-band Pultec equaliser. It oers 80dB
of gain with switched LF boost at 30Hz, 60Hz, and 100Hz, and
HF boost at 6kHz, 10kHz, and 16kHz. High boost bandwidth is
selectable on the PCB and there’s polarity reverse, 48V phantom
power and 5-LED VU metering.
The 7X-5000 is a one channel compressor/limiter and is what
Lindell describes as its take on the ‘1176 sound’. It’s a FET design
that incorporates a High Pass Sidechain Filter and a Mix knob
to mix between the dry and wet signal. It has 3-step switched
Attack times, Release times, High Pass Sidechain Filter (Off,
100Hz, 300Hz), and Ratio (4:1, 12:1, 100:1 ‘all in’). It has transformer-
balanced output and a 20-LED gain reduction meter.
www.lindellaudio.se
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