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Single channel microphone and instrument preamplifier
Input makes all the difference.
Modern audio
production relies increasingly on digital systems for recording and mixing
processes (DAW's, digital consoles etc.). But still digital systems do not offer
the same audio qualities and sound characteristics of high-end analog equipment.
Especially digital equalizers and other aspects of the mixing domain cannot
compete with the open, transparent sound of the best analog gear. So today more
than ever, your input signal has to sound as good as possible-the quality of
your original tracks will largely define the end result.
Attacking this
problem on the preamplification front, with the goal of noticeably improving a
signal and sending it along its path with a healthy foundation, requires a great
deal of thought and engineering effort � like with the GainStation 1.
Its very compact
design allows for free placing also outside of a rack (e. g. close to the
microphone). Musicians can place the GainStation 1 easily on a rack or
amplifier.
To accommodate portability, the optionally available SPL GainBag
ensures safe transport of the GainStation 1 and offers additional storage for
cables and an average-sized microphone. For more permanent installations, up to
four GainStation 1's can be rack-mounted in one optionally available 3-unit
mounting frame.
Most notable features of the GainStation 1:
- Separated Solid
state and tube preamps. The tube preamp can be used additionally to the solid
state stage to add tube saturations, for clean recordings it can be switched
off.
- Peak/FET Limiter
- Switchable Mic Input Impedance (200 Ohms, 1,2 & 10 kOhms)
- Custom-designed
and built, fully discrete, class A op-amps (no off-the-shelf stuff here). The
GainStation's op-amps feature 60-Volt operating voltage-twice as high as most
common op-amps-for an incredible dynamic range.
- All switching functions are handled by encapsulated relays with gold-plated contacts.
- A no-compromise
power supply with extensive additional shielding and seven separately wound
and regulated voltages
- Internal 24/96
AD converter, Lundahl input transforner, SPL GainBag and rack mounting frame
optionally available
In our humble
opinion, the time and energy invested in the development of the GainStation 1
was well worth it. The result is an extremely compact, unusually flexible
preamplifier that delivers audio quality usually found only in units costing
much more. We believe we just may have set a new record in the sound per cubic
centimeter category.
Technical Specifications
- Frequency response(Clean Gain 30dB, Tube Gain off,
output level 0dB, +/- 0.5dB): <1Hz-125kHz
- Frequency response (Clean Gain 30dB, Tube Gain off,
output level 0dB, +/- 3dB): <1Hz-310kHz
- Frequency response (Clean Gain 30dB, Tube Gain 1dB,
output level 0dB, +/- 0.5dB): <1Hz-125kHz
- THD+N (Clean Gain 24dB, Tube Gain off, output level
+6dB, 20-22kHz, +25dBu out): 0.0005%
- THD+N (Clean Gain 23dB, Tube Gain 1dB, output level
+6dB, 20-22kHz, +25dBu out): 0.032%
- Noise (Clean Gain 10dB, Tube Gain off, output level
0dB, 20-22kHz, A-weighted) -95.4dBu
- Noise (Clean Gain 30dB, Tube Gain off, output level
0dB, 20-22kHz, A-weighted) -91.8dBu
- Noise (Clean Gain 60dB, Tube Gain off, output level
0dB, 20-22kHz, A-weighted): -67.2dBu
- Noise (Clean Gain 20dB, Tube Gain 10dB, output level
0dB, 20-22kHz, A-weighted): -86.4dBu
- EIN (Clean Gain 60dB, Tube Gain off, output level
0dB, 20-22kHz, A-weighted, 40Ohm): 127.2dB
- Dynamic response (20-22kHz, A-weighted): >130dB
- Common Mode Rejection (Clean Gain 30dB,Tube Gain off,
1kHz, Input -30dBu, output level 0, w/o transformer): >80dB
- Maximum Output Level: +34dBu
- Max. Input Level (Mic Input, Hi-Z Input): +17dBu
- Input Impedance (Instrumentinput):>1MOhm
- Output impedance: >75Ohm
- Slew Rate (Clean Gain 30dB, Tube Gain off, Output
Level +6dB): >40V/µs
- Phantom power: 48V +/-2V
- Power consumption (w/0 AD-Converter): 25W
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