Overview

Mic Pre-Amp/Vacuum Tube Compressor

There is little doubt in the minds of many engineers and producers that vacuum tubes possess a unique sound quality providing a "warmer, more alive" sound. Combining eight active tube stages and the low noise and reliability of solid state electronics, the Drawmer 1960 provides the ultimate direct interface between the sound source and the recording medium.

The Drawmer 1960 is a two channel unit with each channel comprised of a completely natural sounding "soft knee" vacuum tube compressor and an extremely low noise microphone pre-amplifier with switchable 48 volt phantom power. A further auxiliary instrument pre-amp with EQ is also provided.

This powerful combination of the classic valve circuit, offering unsurpassed tonality, and the low noise balanced microphone input with up to 60dB of gain has allowed engineers throughout the world to exploit the full potential of high performance condenser microphones. An example of this would be the direct to digital stereo recording of live classical music without the necessity of a mixing console.

Product Details

  • two-channel Mic Pre-Amp and tube compressor
  • Aux Instrument Tube Pre-Amp with EQ
  • dual mono and stereo operation
  • classic soft-knee compression
  • low noise design
Connectors
Mic/Line XLR balanced, Aux Input 1/4 jack unbalanced
Imput Impedance
Line: 20k Ohms, Mic: 150 Ohms to 600 Ohms, Aux: 47k Ohms
Maximum Input Level
+20dBu
Output Impedance
50 Ohms
Maximum Output Level
+22dBu
Frequency Response
20Hz to 24kHz -1dB
Noise
Mic Pre-Amp: -129 dB, Compressor: -88dB
Distortion
< 0,15% at +4dBu (100Hz to 10kHz)
Power Requirements
115V or 230V, 38 Watts
Dimensions (w x H x D)
482 x 88 x 250 mm / 19", 2U
Weight
6,6 kg