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PreSonus Launches The RC 500 Channel Strip
DESIGNED BY PreSonus’ Robert Creel (where the ‘RC’ name comes from), who was responsible for the XMAX preamp and the ADL 700, among other products, the new RC 500 combines an ultra-low-distortion, high-gain, solid-state Class A preamplifier with the same custom-designed FET compressor and semi- parametric EQ circuitry found in the PreSonus ADL 700 tube channel strip. Creel’s new microphone
preamp features a Class A hybrid input stage with discrete transistors and the latest-generation, low- distortion operational amplifiers. The design maintains the sonic qualities
of Class A and benefits from the repeatability in performance of the operational amplifier. Compared to a tube
preamp, this solid-state preamp is said to offer better definition at the edges of its frequency response range. High frequencies are crisper and low frequencies are tighter, producing a transparent, musical signal that retains the airiness of a room and provides a more three-dimensional result than a tube mic preamp can deliver.
The preamp sports 48V
phantom power, polarity invert, and a -20dB pad. In addition, it includes a 12dB/octave highpass filter set at 80Hz. The RC 500’s FET
compressor complements the new solid-state preamp. Controls include fully variable attack (0.5 to 10ms), release (30 to 500ms), and threshold (-25 to +20dBu), as well as hardware bypass. Ratio is fixed at 3:1. FET (Field-Effect
Transistor) compressors use iZotope Reveals RX 3 IZOTOPE HAS
announced its RX 3 and RX 3 Advanced audio repair and restoration software. RX 3 enables users to
remove unwanted noise from audio, restore clipped audio, resynthesise missing audio, and more. With the new RX 3 and RX 3 Advanced it is
possible to work up to six times faster thanks to processing enhancements and a redesigned user interface. Using the Dereverb module in RX 3 Advanced enables the removal of reverb and ambience from vocals, instruments, and more, while the all-new Dialogue
Denoiser allows the real- time clean up of dialogue. iZotope RX3 and RX3
Advanced are due to be released this month. Anyone who purchases an RX 2 before 16 September 2013 will be entitled to upgrade to RX 3 for free.
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transistors to emulate a triode-tube sound. This type of compressor generally provides a faster attack time and better repeatability than the optical compressors that are more commonly found in channel strips in this price class. The three-band semi- parametric EQ was designed with musicality in mind, combining isolated filters and optimised, per-band Q to provide subtler signal shaping without harsh artefacts. All bands have Gain (±16dB) and
frequency controls, with overlapping frequency ranges between the mid and high bands and fixed Q (0.5). The low and high bands are switchable between shelving and peak.
Both the Compressor and EQ sections feature a relay bypass.
Rear-panel XLR mic and line inputs (with front-panel Input Select switch) and a front-panel quarter-inch TS instrument input accept a variety of sound sources. Dual-mode analogue VU metering enables monitoring of output and gain-reduction levels. A master level control adjusts the overall output from -80 to +10dB.
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8 September 2013
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