Harrison Audio has launched the 32Classic Mix Strip (MS), a fully-featured outboard channel strip based on the flagship 32Classic recording console.
Boasting the same design as the original 3232 and latest 32Classic console, the 32Classic MS features a Jensen JT-MB-CPCA transformer-coupled microphone preamp, Harrison LP/HP filters with 3dB resonant peak and smooth 4-band parametric EQ. The input stage of the 32Classic MS replicates the Harrison console audio character that.
Sonically, the 32Classic MS references the original Harrison 3232 console, used by artists such artists such as Michael Jackson, Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin Steely Dan and others. It includes a versatile input section, featuring dedicated Mic and Line XLR inputs on the rear panel and a front-panel input with selectable instrument/Hi-Z and mic options. The mic input features utilities such as 48V phantom power, a -20dB pad, phase reverse and a tri-colour LED meter. There are independent gain controls on both the mic and line inputs.
The 32Classic MS mic preamp offers 70dB of clean gain and brings the four-band parametric EQ from the 32Classic console to a 19-inch rack format for the first time. Originally crafted in the 1970s, its frequency bands and proportional Q design were developed to offer both broad, musical curves and precise sculpting to get the best from any source material or recording scenario.
As in the original 3232 and the new 32Classic console, 32Classic MS’s Low Pass and High Pass filters offer a 12dB/octave slope. The High Pass Filter, ranging from 25Hz to 3.1kHz, includes a 3dB resonant peak, while the Low Pass Filter spans 160Hz to 20kHz. The real Harrison magic starts when used in combination with the EQ section to tighten the low end and ‘bloom’ the top end without it ever sounding harsh or brittle.
Combining Harrisons ‘classic sound with innovative features for the modern studio, the architecture of the 32Classic MS’s integrated mix bus allows users to cascade outputs from multiple units to be summed together via rear panel connectors and jumper cables. Output signals can be balanced using the fader and pan controls, or engage the 0dB Fader Bypass and record at unity gain for hybrid workflows, mobile rigs, or tracking rooms.
32Classic MSs can be chained together via the rear mixbus connectors to build your very own modular Harrison stereo summing mixer as a studio centrepiece or for enhancing any mixing and/or tracking workflow as a sidecar to an existing set-up.
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