Presonus Studio Channel - a studio channel strip preamplifier, whose features speak for themselves about what it can offer. Class A tube preamplifier for microphone/instrument, tube gain and drive, variable VCA compressor (threshold, ratio, attack, release, make up gain, auto, soft), 3-band parametric EQ with precision analog VU meter, selectable pre/post compression EQ, high-pass filter at 80 Hz, 20 dB pad, phase inverter, metal chassis, extremely low noise design.
Technical specifications:
Type of preamplifier: tube
Number of channels: 1
Dynamic range: >115 dB
Frequency response: 10Hz-50kHz
Microphone preamplifier
Gain: -6 dB to +66 dB (± 10 dB trim on line input)
Background noise: -96 dBu
EIN: -126 dB
THD + Noise (0% Tube Drive): < 0.050%
THD + Noise (100% Tube Drive): < 0.10%
Microphone input connector: XLR
Microphone input impedance: 1.3 kΩ
Instrument input connector: ¼” TS
Instrument input impedance: 1 MΩ
Line input connector: ¼” TRS jack
Line input impedance: 10 kΩ
Phantom Power (selectable): +48V
Pad (selectable): 0 dB / -20 dB
Phase (selectable): 0°, 180°
High-pass filter (selectable): -3 dB at 80 Hz
Compressor
Threshold (variable): -40 dBu to +-2 dBu
Ratio (variable): 1-10 (1:1 to 10:1)
Attack (variable): 0.1 to 200 ms
Release (variable): 0.05 ms to 3S
Gain: -10 dB to +10 dB
Metering: analog VU meter (gain reduction / output)
Equalizer
Low frequency control:
Frequency: variable from 40 Hz to 500 kHz
Gain: Variable ±10 dB
Q: 0.7 (on Peak setting)
Mid frequency control:
Frequency: Variable from 200 Hz to 3 kHz
Gain: Variable from -10 dB to +10 dB
Q: Variable from 0.7 to 2.5
High frequency control:
Frequency: Variable from 2 kHz to 20 kHz
Gain: Variable ±10 dB
Q: 0.7 (on Peak setting)
Master section:
Output Headroom: +22 dBu
Metering (gain reduction): analog VU meter (-20 dB to 0 dB)
Metering (output level): analog VU meter (-20 dBu to +6 dBu)
Output impedance: 51Ω
Output connectors: Balanced XLR and ¼” TRS balanced/unbalanced jack
