Drawmer 1970 is a dual mono/stereo preamplifier and FET compressor for microphone, line sources and passive instruments based on the Drawmer 1960 tube compressor. The built-in microphone preamplifiers are characterized by a very clean and direct sound and have all the adjustment options needed for professional use with a maximum level boost of 66dB (together with the master gain this is a full 86dB!). The compressor section has a typical Drawmer design and contains side chain filters that can emphasize bass and treble at the push of a button. In addition, the release time can be switched to program automatic. For use in mixing, the source switch is set to Line, so that the preamps are bypassed.
The Drawmer 1970's DI input is particularly rich in features: it contains its own 2-band EQ with special Bright circuitry. It is therefore predestined for acoustic guitars and passive basses, but also does an excellent job when recording electric guitar.
Like the other devices of the British manufacturer, the Drawmer 1970 is a real studio workhorse that reliably does its job when recording or mixing to single tracks or stereo busses and enriches every signal with its full and musical sound.
Drawmer 1970 overview:
2 channel preamp/compressor on 2U
Connectors: 2x Mic XLR In, 2x Line XLR In, 2x Line XLR Out, 2x Side Chain Insert (TRS)
Dlean preamps from THAT with 66dB gain, phantom power, switchable input impedance (200, 600, 2400Ohm), phase inversion and high pass filter
1x DI input with own gain controller and 2-band EQ
Compressor with threshold, ratio, attack and release; Big and Air modes for side chain filters
Dry/Wet control and makeup gain per channel
Stereo link
Crack-free switching on and off
Internal power supply with toroidal transformer and voltage selector switch