PreSonus Studio Channel Vacuum Tube Microphone Channel Strip:
The Anywhere Channel.
We named this channel strip the Studio Channel, and indeed its a wonderful studio tool. But its 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.
Features
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 instrument input (front panel)
- 1 balanced line input
- 1 balanced XLR mic input
- 1 balanced 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