Applied Research and Technology

Robust yet compact power amplifier designed for studio and even live applications. It has been designed and engineered to provide clean, quiet power and excellent sound with ultra-low noise and distortion.

Specifications:

• 200 watts rms/channel @ 8 ohms (280 watts rms/channel @ 4 ohms and 560 Watts/Bridged Mono @ 8 ohms)
• input impedance of 22k ohm unbalanced (44k ohm balanced)
• XLR & 1.4in I/Os
• Ground Lift Switch, Fan Cooled Design, Power, Clip, Signal and Protect LEDs
• IU rack Space
• Frequency response of 10 Hz to 40 kHz within 1dB
• Silent SmartFan cooling and custom convection heat radiating fins.
• Ideal for professional, project and home studios
• Three-year warranty

Robust yet compact power amplifier designed for studio and even live applications. It has been designed and engineered to provide clean, quiet power and excellent sound with ultra-low noise and distortion.

Specifications:

• 100 watts rms/channel @ 8 ohms (130 watts rms/channel @ 4 ohms and 260 Watts/Bridged Mono @ 8 ohms)
• input impedance of 22k ohm unbalanced (44k ohm balanced)
• XLR & 1.4in I/Os
• Ground Lift Switch, Fan Cooled Design, Power, Clip, Signal and Protect LEDs
• IU rack Space
• Frequency response of 10 Hz to 40 kHz within 1dB
• Silent SmartFan cooling and custom convection heat radiating fins.
• Ideal for professional, project and home studios
• Three-year warranty

The ART C2 is one of the most versatile compact side-address wide diaphragm condenser microphones available. A cardioid polar pattern with two position pads and two position low frequency roll-off switches make it the ideal studio condenser microphone for solo vocal or instrument recordings where subtlety and clarity is paramount.

In live sound and remote recording applications, the C2's cardioid pattern offers excellent feedback rejection and better isolation and will give you the best results on most vocal applications and a wide range of solo instruments including background brass and woodwinds, acoustic stringed instruments (violin, viola and cello), drums and percussion. It offers full frequency response at the front of the microphone with a very controlled and predictable proximity effect - the increased low frequency response when microphone is placed close to sound source.

Vocalists can use the proximity effect to their advantage, adding fullness and more 'bottom end' to the voice. Experienced vocalists can easily incorporate it as part of their overall microphone technique. (Note: The cardioid symbol on the microphone housing denotes the 'live side', or front face of the microphone that in all cases should face the performer.)

Controls on the microphone itself include a -6 & -12dB pad switch, allowing distortion-free reproduction of extremely loud at-source signals, and a two position -12dB/octave low frequency roll off at 100Hz & 200Hz that reduces unnecessary low end 'boominess' and low frequency interference.

As a condenser microphone, the ART C2 requires phantom power to operate. The microphone's precision-tooled microphone body and dent resistant stainless-steel wire-mesh windscreen protects the internal electronics and microphone capsule ensuring unmatched long term reliability. The C2 comes equipped with an extremely secure custom shockmount. Aluminum carry case included.

Features:

• Exceptionally Warm Sounding FET Design
• Smooth Frequency Response
• Two Position Pad & Two Position High Pass Filter Switches
• 34mm Gold Sputtered Diaphragm
• Wide Dynamic Range with Low Noise Floor
• Secure Cradle Mount and Hard Case Included

Specifications:

• Type Cardioid Condenser Microphone
• Capsule 34mm Diaphragm Side Address
• Polar Pattern Cardioid
• Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz
• Max SPL 132dB
• S/N Ratio 78dB
• Sensitivity -37dB (+/-2dB)
• Self Noise 16dB A
• Impedance <150 ohms
• Recommended Load Impedance 1000 ohms
• Power Requirement 48v Phantom Power
• Dimensions 2.2" x 6.6" (57mm x 168.5mm)

The USB Dual Pre is a full-featured high quality dual portable preamplifier and computer interface packed into a compact rugged case. It is designed to work over a wide variety of applications from remote field recording to desktop/studio tracking. Each of the two low noise input channels has up to 48 dB of clean gain with signal present and clip LED indicators. Inputs can be either XLR balanced or 1/4-inch TRS. Each of the 1/4-inch TRS outputs is buffered low impedance balanced.

The USB Dual Pre can be powered from an internal 9 Volt battery, or from the USB bus itself.When running off of the battery alone, you should get in excess of 50 hours of operation when phantom power is off. Battery life drops to around 20 hours (depending on microphone) when phantom powering from the battery alone (still enough time to get through a session).

The built-in low noise +48 Volt phantom power supply allows you to power up to 2 microphones as well as the preamplifier when running from any power sources including the USB bus.

For monitoring, an 1/8-inch TRS mini headphone jack with level and monitor mix controls on the rear allow for latency free local monitoring of the inputs while recording as well as playback monitoring of the USB bus. The monitor mix is also routed to the 1/4-inch TRS balanced outputs. This lets you use the 1/4-inch outputs as either preamplifier outputs or as the monitor feed to your powered monitors.

The USB interface is fully compliant with the USB 1.1 specification and uses USB adaptive mode for playback and USB asynchronous mode for record. It will work with the USB audio device drivers built into Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista and Apple OS9.1/OSX computers with native USB support. No special drivers are needed.

The compact black anodized all aluminum case with rubber sides make for a rugged design. The USB Dual Pre will provide years of trouble free service and its high quality audio channels and versatile powering options make the USB Dual Pre the obvious choice in a wide variety of applications from Podcasting/Broadcasting to Tracking and Monitoring.

With the USB Dual Pre, your laptop, and a pair of quality condenser microphones you can do some serious remote recording.

Features:

• USB Connectivity to Desktop and Laptop Computers
• Low Noise Fully Balanced XLR and 1/4-inch TRS Combi Inputs
• Up to 48 dB of Clean Gain
• Built-in Low Noise Phantom Power Supply
• Latency Free Monitoring Mix and Level Controls
• Independent Channel Gain Controls
• 1/4-inch TRS Balanced Monitor and 1/8-inch Headphone Monitor Outputs
• Compact, Stackable all Aluminum Chassis
• Flexible 2-way Power from USB, or 9 Volt Battery (Not Included)

Specifications:

• Signal To Noise Ratio greater than 90 dB (Ref 0 dBu)
• Frequency Bands 20 Hz - 20K Hz (+0, -1 dB)
• Maximum Gain +48 dB (balanced in-out)
• Input Impedance Greater than 300K Ohms 1/4-inch, 4K Ohms XLR
• Maximum Output Level +6 dBu in, +10 dBu out (balanced), +4 dBu out
• Input Connectors XLR / 1/4-inch TRS Combi jack balanced/unbalanced
• Output Connectors 1/4-inch TRS, 1/8-inch TRS headphone
• Total Harmonic Distortion Less than 0.01% @ 1K Hz
• Phantom Power Selectable +48 Volts DC
• USB bus or 9V Battery
• Construction Aluminum black anodized with rubber sides
• Dimensions (HWD inches/mm) 1.75x4.6x4.7 / 44.5x117x119
• Weight 1.3lbs / 0.59kg