PRE-AMPS, CONVERTORS & CONTROL SURFACE - THE MODULAR MIXING CONSOLE

By investing purely in the essential component parts for 'in the box' recording, we've been able to achieve audio quality comparable to mega-consoles without making the studio unaffordable - why pay for outboard EQ, compression and aux sends when you're not using them? Our Focusrite Liquid 4Pre and 5x ISA-428s give 24 channels of ultra-clean mic and instrument preamps, while the Apogee AD16X and Rosetta 800 provide superb sounding AD/DA conversion and I/O, and Digidesign's excellent 24-fader C|24 control surface gives hands-on control of virtually all Pro Tools parameters.

	FOCUSRITE LIQUID 4PRE Focusrite's revolutionary Liquid technology is behind the world's only convolution mic pre-amp - modelling technology is used to apply the charecteristics of any number of classic high-end pre-amps to the signal in real-time. Crucially though, the analogue input stages are also varied to mimic the effects the original pre-amps had on the microphone back down the line. In blind tests, listeners have not reliably been able to tell the difference between the Liquid model and the original hardware. The Liquid 4Pre offers 4 mic and 4 line inputs which can also be switched to accept instrument level signals, and a software front-end is provided which offers easy control of all parameters via Ethernet.
	FOCUSRITE ISA 428 Focusrite's ISA pre-amps are based on the original circuits found in the extremely rare Rupert Neve designed Focusrite Forte mixing desks - possibly the finest consoles ever made. Modern components and manufacturing techniques have been taken advantage of to further improve the design, offering incredibly low noise, crystal-clear sound and the ability to handle a huge range of signals. The addition of separate inputs for line and instrument level signals, large peak meters and variable impedance make these extremely versatile pre-amps.
	SUMMIT TLA-50 Even the most ‘nu-skool’ of producers tell us there’s one thing they still like to use analogue compression for – tracking vocals. The Summit TLA-50 is a tube levelling amplifier based on their classic TLA-100 design which has the simplest of control sets but the smoothest of sound – perfect for vocals, and also a great companion for the TD-100 tube DI box when recording bass.