TL Audio Ivory 5051 MK2 Mono Valve Processor

Ivory 5051 MK2 Mono Valve Processor description:

The TL Audio IVORY 5051 MK2 Mono Valve Processor. Affordable, flexible yet powerful combination of a mono valve mic/line/instrument preamp, compressor, noise gate and EQ.

The TL Audio IVORY 5051 MK2 provides the perfect front end for any system by offering a combined preamp, compressor, equaliser and noise gate all in one easy-to-use package: now with an optional digital output. The 5051 compressor section is identical to that of the 5021 and includes hard/soft knee modes, and the four band equaliser section is modelled on that of the legendary TL Audio EQ-1 - yielding superb results instantly, with an improved optical gate for removing unwanted source noise. So whatever your source, let the 5051 unlock its true potential! The 5051 features no less than six valve stages, supplied by three twin triode ECC83/12AX7A valves running from a stabilised 150V DC power supply. One valve stage is located in the preamp, one in the compressor gain control circuit, and four in the equaliser section.

The main features of the TL Audio IVORY 5051 MK2 include:

• Affordable, flexible yet powerful combination of a mono valve mic/line/instrument preamp, compressor, noise gate and EQ
• Preamp stage provides Input Gain, 48V, 90Hz filter and 30dB pad
• Compressor section with control of: Threshold, Ratio, Gain Make-Up and Output Gain
• Hard/soft knee compression modes
• Four switchable Attack times from 'Fast' (0.5mS) through to 'Slow' (40mS)
• Four switchable Release times from 'Fast' (40mS) through to 'Slow' (4S)
• Optical gate with variable control of Threshold (from -10dB to 'off')
• Switchable VU metering of input level, output level or gain reduction
• Drive and Peak LEDs to indicate internal signal level
• Front panel instrument input (for guitar, keyboard etc)
• Balanced XLR mic input
• LF EQ band gives 12dB shelving at 60Hz, 120Hz, 250Hz or 500Hz (12dB/octave)
• LM EQ band gives 12dB peaking at 250Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz or 2.2kHz (Q=0.5)
• HM EQ band gives 12dB peaking at 1.5kHz, 2.2kHz, 3.6kHz or 5kHz (Q=0.5)
• HF EQ band gives 12dB shelving at 2.2kHz, 5kHz, 8kHz or 12kHz (12dB/octave)
• 'EQ Pre' switch allows the EQ section to be placed ahead of the compressor section
• 'Link' switch allows two 5051s to be connected for stereo operation
• Balanced XLR line input/output duplicated on unbalanced jack connectors
• Sidechain insert point
• Optional 24 bit digital output