Solid Sate Logic the world’s leading manufacturer of
analogue and digital audio consoles and provider of creative tools for
music, broadcast and post production professionals, has proudly
announced the XLogic Alpha VHD Pre
at the Frankfurt Music Messe, March
28th-31st (Booth 5.1 B75).
The SSL XLogic Alpha VHD
Pre is a slab of pure analogue attitude.
Whether you need to track pristine vocals, crunched drums or electric
guitars on the edge of sonic destruction, the VHD Pre delivers a
powerful and versatile sound shaping tool kit - the perfect analogue
companion to any digital recording system. Based on the VHD circuit
from SSL’s acclaimed Duality console, the SSL VHD Pre adds four
SSL mic preamps to any line level DAW audio interface, transforming it
into a professional quality, multi-channel analogue recording system.
Key XLogic Alpha VHD features:
- Four ultra-clean SSL preamps with 75dB of gain
- Independently switched 48V phantom power
- 20dB Pad switches that illuminate to indicate overload
- Hi Z switches to accommodate mic, line and instrument level
signals
- Four independent Variable Harmonic Drive systems
- Front panel 1/4" jack instrument/line level inputs with
passive DI type impedance detection and level matching
- Individual input, output and VHD controls for each section
- Rear panel XLR mic/line inputs and XLR outputs
The four ultra-clean, high-grade mic preamps are combined with
independent Variable Harmonic Drive circuits that use 100% analogue
signal paths to generate rich harmonic colouration - adding SSL
analogue attitude to your digital recordings.
When VHD is
used in conjunction with the input gain control, a
huge variety of preamp sounds can be created, from gentle warming to
serious overdrive. At relatively low input gain settings the VHD Pre
preamps deliver transparent signals with all of the sonic fidelity
you’d expect from SSL. As the input gain setting is
increased, more of the signal is passed to the Variable Harmonic Drive
circuit, increasing the intensity of the effect from subtle to extreme.
By adjusting the VHD control the distortion characteristics can be
shifted from ‘50s valve-style overdrive (if the VHD selection
control is turned fully anti-clockwise for 2nd harmonic distortion) to
‘70s transistor-style grit (if the VHD selection control is
turned fully clockwise for 3rd harmonic distortion)… or a
blend of the two.
As a feature of Duality, XLogic E Signature Channel and XLogic
Alpha Channel, VHD is used in studios around the world and is rapidly
establishing itself as the ‘go-to’ tool that allows
modern producers to achieve a sound that evokes the sonic heritage of
SSL while adding a strong contemporary edge.
The XLogic Alpha VHD PRE will ship worldwide in May 2007 with
a MSRP of £999.00.