Product Category: Mic Preamps

JoeMeek SixQ British Channel Preamp/EQ/Compressor (Open Box)

The Joemeek sixQ packs a wealth of features into a single rack space studio channel.

A single channel mic pre, based on our high quality Burr-Brown IC, three bands of highly musical EQ, and (of course) our signature optical compressor make for a highly capable recording instrument. Speaking of instruments, there's even an instrument level input on the front panel!

Output either analog or digitally directly to your sound card or DAW for a warm, musical analog sound - just what you've been looking for!

REVIEW:

Take two and call me in the morning! - EQ Magazine
"The best application for this channel strip would be in any pro studio as another alternate to your board pres or in the home-based project studio for a very fancy, all in one, quality overdubbing interface. This would surely improve the sound of even line-in keyboards. The compressor is very stylized and will take some getting used to, but the EQ will make your life much easier."

* Input impedances: Mic: 1.2kohm; Line: 20kohm
* Pre-amp overall gain: 10dB to 60dB (variable)
* Common mode rejection: 70dB
* Equivalent input noise: -128.5dBu (unweighted)
* Distortion: 0.001% (below Compressor threshold)
* Frequency response: 15Hz to 70kHz (-3dB)
* Maximum input before clipping: Mic: +21dBu; Line: +45dBu
* Headroom before clipping: +21dBu
* Compressor threshold: -6dBu to +22dBu (variable)
* Compressor ratio: 1:1 to 10:1 (variable)
* Compressor attack time: 1 msec to 100 msec (adaptive)
* Compressor release time: 0.1 sec to 3 sec (adaptive)
* Nominal output levels: +4dBu/-10dBv
* Output impedance: 75ohm
* Output Level switch: 12dB attenuation
* Noise Floor: -85dBu (typical, with ~40dB mic gain)
* VU Meter: Analogue movement
* Power supply: 115V / 230V ac mains, 50/60Hz
* Power consumption: 30W
* Mechanical: 482W x 88H x 220D (overall)
* Weight: 3 kilos
* High Pass Filter: 12dB per octave cut below 80Hz
* EQ Boost & Cut: +/-15dB (zero phase-shift bell response)
* LF Frequency : 40Hz to 650Hz variable
* Mid Frequency : 300Hz to 5kHz variable
* HMF Frequency : 1kHz to 6kHz variable
* HF Frequency : 6kHz/12kHz switchable
* EQ “Q” 0.9 (1.6 octaves)

Digital Output Specifications

* Sampling: 24 Bit
* Sampling Rate: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz or 96kHz selectable
* Output Formats: AES3 compliant (balanced), S/PDIF electrical, S/PDIF optical
* External Word Clock input: 75ohm, 1.25V - TTL level, 44.1kHz to 96kHz (auto synchronising)

MORE INFO:

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