The 10: Studio Essentials

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The 10 Studio Essentials

The API 512C is a mic/line/instrument preamp designed to provide a low noise, unusually good sounding front end for all types of audio systems. Sonically, it is at the top of the "Mic Preamp List", regardless of price. Offering low noise (-129 EIN) and 65 dB of gain, the 512C includes phantom power, switchable polarity, -20 dB pad and Mic/Line or Instrument selector. Front panel XLR and 1/4 inch connectors combined with rear panel mic access allows for additional flexibility when installed in an API LunchBox, Six Pack, 10 position vertical rack, a 2 position horizontal rack, or an API console.
What makes the API 512C unique is its long evolution from the original 1967 era 512, the first modular mic pre, to the current full featured 512C, while preserving the original sound character that made it so much a part of the early days of recording. Offering high headroom and a wide variety of inputs and input access ponts, it is ideal for unusual and demanding applications.
Imagine a situation where only a few preamps are needed, yet the smallest available console has a proportonally "small" mic preamp, making it useless for the demanding application, or conversely, imagine where you need a large number of preamps, and a console of sufficient inputs and quality would be too large to transport or rack mount. The 512C hits the spot with its quality and famous tone. Expand, combine or downsize at any time without trade-ins or product obsolescence. In addition, the 512C's sound and performance exceeds most "console mic pres" in every respect.
The beauty of the entire API 500 Series is its long term flexibility and lasting value when needs change over time. With a range of mounting frame options, the 512C will be a valuable asset to your performance critical applications.
The 512C Mic/Line Preamp makes use of the 2510 and 2520 op-amps and therefore exhibits the reliability, long life, and uniformity which are characteristic of API products. 
Features
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 <li> Mic Preamp with 65 dB of gain
 </li><li>Front and Back Panel Mic Input Access
 </li><li>Line/Instrument Preamp with 50 dB of gain
 </li><li>Front and Back Panel Line/Instrument Input
 </li><li>LED VU meter for monitoring output level
 </li><li>20 dB pad switch, applies to mic/line/instrument
 </li><li>48v Phantom switchable power
 </li><li>Traditional API fully discrete circuit design
 </li><li>Uses the famous API 2520 Op-Amp</li></ul>
2 Year Warranty (labor) 5 Year Warranty (parts) 
We double the standard API one year warranty (parts and labor) on this item.

API 512C
Best-selling 500 Series preamp drenched in classic API sound

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Audio Accessories Shorti Quick-Switch to DB25 w/TT Cables Special package pricing!
Buy the Audio Accessories Shorti Quick-Switch to DB25 Patch Bay and get 16x Redco/Mogami 24" TT Cables (Black only) - Free!

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The Avantone Active MixCubes™ are designed to be high resolution, full-range powered mini-reference monitors for fixed or remote locations. The secondary engineering facet was to create a timeless design that compliments a single full range transducer. Performance objective Studios primarily use two-way and three-way large monitors designed to represent a wide range reference viewpoint at higher listening levels. However, in the newly developing age of high-definition audio, there is still a need to hear what your mix will sound like when played back over small “bass-challenged” systems such as televisions, clock radios, computers, car stereos, iPod docking stations, etc. It is important to make mixing judgments based partially on listening to reference monitors that will not impart tonal anomalies caused by crossovers or inferior full range drivers. Particular attention is always paid to the critical mid-range vocal/guitar/keyboard areas. This is where having a full-range monitor without a crossover is truly revealing. More than twelve months of R&D, comparative listening & tweaking went into the voicing of the AVANTONE MixCubes™. The result is a very smooth sounding, full range upgrade from those old familiar 5C Sound Cubes™ engineers were so fond of in the 1980s and1990s. Listening tests reveal that the MixCubes™ have a smoother mid range, more accurate, transparent top end response with extended bass while maintaining the basic characteristics of those original little cubes. Cabinet Design<ul><li>Constructed of non-layered, high rigidity MDF board due to its natural low-resonance characteristics </li><li>All cabinet edges are radiused </li><li>Elegant Polyurethane high gloss “Butter-Cream” finish </li><li>7mm thick neoprene pad embedded into the base of the cabinet serves as a skid-resistant acoustic isolator </li><li>For creative mounting situations, we recessed an industry standard 5/8”-27 mic stand mount into the base</li></ul>Specifications <ul><li>System Type: Active (Self-powered) shielded full-range stereo pair  </li><li>Frequency Response: 90Hz - 17,000Hz (useful musical range)</li><li>Driver Impedance: Nominal 8 ohms</li><li>Max SPL: 104db @ 1 meter = 1%THD (PINK NOISE)</li><li>Amplifier Type: Class A/B</li><li>Amplifier Power: 60 watts RMS@ .005% THD (1KHz)   </li><li>Amp Frequency Response: 22Hz-50KHz +0dB/- 3dB (90Hz-50KHz +/-0dB)</li><li>Noise: S/N -113 dB</li><li>Sensitivity: 0dBu (.775VRMS) input at maximum volume (+6dB) = 104dB SPL</li><li>Driver: Proprietary design 5.25" cast aluminum frame / paper cone / shielded</li><li>Cabinet: Sealed / 18mm MDF / Dacron acoustical stuffing</li><li>Inputs: XLR & TRS (COMBO JACK) +4/Balanced and -10 unbalanced</li><li>Weight: 7 lb 5 oz (per speaker)</li><li>Dimensions: 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 6 1/2"</li></ul>

Avantone Active MixCubes - Pair
Shielded full-range mini reference monitors inspired by the legacy of the 5C Sound Cubes used in virtually all-major studios for the last 25 years

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A basic Hear Back system consists of a Hub and personal Mixers connected using standard CAT5E cables. A single Hub supplies signal and power to a maximum of eight Mixers. That’s one for you and everybody in the band. If that’s not enough, the Hubs can be daisy-chained using the HearBus In and Out for virtually unlimited system size. The Hear Back Hub can accept analog input signals from audio mixers, auxiliary, matrix, monitor, and/or direct outputs.
 
The ADAT input can come from digital audio workstations, digital recorders, or digital mixers. For front of house or remotely located digital mixers, we also have the Extreme Extender ADAT In/Out that converts ADAT optical, which has very limited distance, to the HearBus for transmission of up to 500 feet.
 
Hear Back has several key advantages:
		
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<li>Virtually unlimited system size
</li><li>Very attractive pricing
</li><li>Excellent audio fidelity
</li><li>Built-in DSP Limiter
</li><li>Very long digital lines possible without loss of audio quality
</li><li>Audio inputs ADAT, analog, and the HearBus are switch selectable from the front panel.
</li><li>Local control of up to ten channels of audio (8 inputs plus a stereo Aux input) Master Volume (controls the level to the headphones, line outs and the Aux input to the line outputs)
</li><li>Built-in DSP Limiter (designed as a “brick wall” limiter for hearing protection and to protect monitor wedges from overload)
</li><li>Headphone amplifier fault indicator in case of over temperature, or a short, the red LED comes on to alert the user something is a problem.

</li><li>A second visual trouble shooting aid for the user is the Bus status indicator
</li><li>Link Indicators – Whenever two pairs of mono inputs are linked for stereo operation the link LED is illuminated
</li><li>Standard CAT5E power and signal Connection, cost effective, simple, non-obtrusive way to connect eight channels of audio. The Cable is held in place with a “built-in cable strain relief”
</li><li>Balanced Line-Outs, Mono/Stereo
</li><li>Stereo AUX In
</li><li>Built-in Mic Stand Mount may be mounted to a standard mic stand or clipped onto a stand extension bar or clip
</li><li>High Power – Low Distortion Headphone Amplifiers
</li><li>One of the industry's most powerful headphone amplifiers
</li><li>High Power – Low Distortion Headphone Amplifiers
</li><li>One of the industry's most powerful headphone amplifiers
</li></ul>

Hear Technologies Hear Back 4 Pack
4 mixers, i hub , 4 50' CAT5e cables, and 1 Hear Back Analog, da88 style cable4

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K&M 210/2 Microphone Stand with 33" Boom - Black
Mic Stand with 33" Boom

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The Little Labs STD allows you to use long microphone cables or microphone tie lines to extend your guitar or any instrument cable without the loss of tone and increase of noise associated with long instrument cable runs. It also has two outputs for splitting between two amps or between an amp and a direct injection box, with a selectable ground lift on one output to eliminate ground loop problems. The STD is the perfect solution for: the live player who is tired of the tone sucking wireless rigs but still needs to be able to walk more than ten feet from his amp; the studio player who needs his amplifier in isolation, but himself in close proximity to his band mates; the recording engineer using control room rack mounted direct injection boxes with a player located in the studio or isolation booth. The single transistor unity gain buffer circuit utilized in the STD is mounted inside the special copper tipped phone plug itself. This elegantly simple buffer circuit was designed to load the instrument pickup properly for a natural frequency response regardless of cable length and also will eliminate susceptibility of the cable to extraneous noise sources. The rugged cast aluminum base unit which sits next to the amp or direct injection box contains the mating circuitry which utilizes high quality audio graded parts, including Elna Cerafine and Dale Vishay. The STD base unit is powered by two nine volt batteries that with regular use will last over one year. Little Labs once again has addressed a common studio and live sound problem with a simple effective and reasonably priced solution.

Little Labs STD rev 2
Signal Transmission Device, a guitar / instrument cord line driver

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The Radial JDI is considered by many to be the world’s finest direct box. It is a passive DI that employs a Jensen isolation transformer for optimum audio performance offering outstanding linearity at all frequencies, combined with extraordinary level handling without introducing distortion. Being completely passive, the plug & play JDI does not require any powering and has the unique advantage of eliminating 60-cycle ground loops. This makes the JDI a definite favorite with informed audio engineers. The JDI is great for guitars, bass, and keyboards and is particularly adept with high-output, broadband instruments such as active instruments and digital keyboards. The JDI may be rack-mounted using the J-Rak and is also available in a stereo (2-channel) version called the JDI Duplex and the 6-channel rack-mountable JD6. Radial JDI Features: 
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<li>Jensen Transformer equipped passive DI 
</li><li>100% isolation eliminates ground loops 
</li><li>Virtually zero phase & harmonic distortion 
</li><li>Exceptional signal handling 
</li><li>High common mode noise rejection</li></ul>

Radial Engineering JDI MKIII
Passive direct box with Jensen transformers

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The RealTraps Portable Vocal Booth provides an elegant and affordable way to capture dry, clear sounding vocals, even in locations that are less than ideal acoustically.
 
This clever and light-weight device (11 pounds) mounts on any microphone boom stand to create a highly controlled environment for recording vocals and spoken narration in acoustically hostile spaces. Unlike other products that are too small to be effective enough in noisy or live environments, the RealTraps PVB is much larger comprising a pair of 2 by 2 foot absorbing panels joined with a hinge in a fully adjustable V shape. The integrated base attaches easily and securely to any inexpensive tripod microphone boom stand. The PVB can also be placed directly on a table or other flat surface.
 
Since the Real Traps Portable Vocal Booth is larger than competing products, it blocks unwanted sound and reduces room ambience much more effectively. As you sing or speak into the booth, it prevents your voice from getting out into the room in the first place. This is far more effective than trying to block room ambience and reflections after the fact.
 
The graphs below show the amount of isolation you can expect, and how the on-axis frequency response is affected. The photos show how we tested.
 
Available fabric colors are White, Wheat, Gray, and Black

Real Traps Portable Vocal Booth
Capture dry, clear sounding vocals, even in locations that are less than ideal acoustically.

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Sony MDR 7506
Large diaphragm foldable headphones designed for professional studio and live/broadcast applications.

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Vintage King DB25-XLRF 15'
Premium Quality DB25-XLRF Cable - 15 Foot

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Vintage King DB25-XLRM 15'
Premium Quality DB25-XLRM Cable - 15 Foot

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