Rupert Neve Designs 542 Tape Emulator

MODEL                            542 

BRAND                            Rupert Neve Designs                            

PRODUCT                        Tape Emulator                       

COLOUR                          BLACK   

SPECIFICATION

TAPE EFFECT IN
Illuminated push-button switch that engages our ‘tape’ emulation circuit, which includes controls for saturation, blend and 15 / 30 IPS filter curves. 

TRIM
Provides +/– 12dB adjustment of level on incoming signal levels, prior to the tape circuit.

SATURATION
Continuously variable control of the level being sent to the ‘tape effect’ circuit. Increasing Saturation levels drives the ‘record’ gain while simultaneously reducing the ‘replay’ gain so the overall output signal level remains consistent. The output signal level will decrease slightly as the MAX setting is approached due to the extreme saturation and soft clipping.

Saturation also controls a low frequency compensation circuit that boosts low frequencies a little more at lower saturation levels and tapers off at higher levels. This function can be useful searching for a balance between a cleaner, boosted low end (low saturation) and a denser, more saturated low end (high saturation).

15/30 IPS
Push-button switch that toggles between 2 different frequency responses commonly found at 15 or 30 IPS tape machine speeds. The 15 IPS mode has a significant “head bump” in the low frequencies centered around 60Hz and a more pronounced roll off in the high frequencies. The 30 IPS mode is generally a flatter response altogether with a “head bump” around 120Hz.

BLEND
Continuously variable control of the mix of pre and post tape effect signals. This allows for precise control over the amount of saturation, tone and soft clipping produced. As the signal gets more saturated, reducing the blend can be an effective way to impart the sound of ‘tape’ while maintaining detail and transparency. NOTE: The blend control does not affect the amount of Silk Texture applied.

SOFT CLIP
The soft clip circuit engages when the drive meter hits 5 (first yellow LED) and becomes more apparent at higher levels. The soft clip can be used to tame sharp transient material like drums and can be further controlled by using the blend control.

SILK / TEXTURE
Illuminated push-button switch that toggles through the three available SILK modes: OFF, RED, and BLUE.  RED enhances harmonic content in high mid and high frequencies. BLUE enhances harmonic content in low and low mid frequencies.

LEVEL / DRIVE METERS
Two eight segment LED meters are included for indicating output level and drive amount. The level meter displays the output level of the 542 before the Silk circuit, and the drive meter displays the level sent to the “record head” when the tape effect is engaged. The soft clip circuit is present at drive levels above 5.

टेप प्रभाव में

प्रबुद्ध पुश-बटन स्विच जो हमारे 'टेप' इम्यूलेशन सर्किट को जोड़ता है, जिसमें संतृप्ति, मिश्रण और 15/30 आईपीएस फ़िल्टर वक्र के लिए नियंत्रण शामिल हैं।

काट-छांट करना

टेप सर्किट से पहले, आने वाले सिग्नल स्तरों पर स्तर का +/- 12dB समायोजन प्रदान करता है।

संतृप्ति

स्तर का निरंतर परिवर्तनशील नियंत्रण 'टेप प्रभाव' सर्किट में भेजा जा रहा है। संतृप्ति स्तर बढ़ने से 'रिकॉर्ड' लाभ बढ़ता है और साथ ही 'रीप्ले' लाभ कम हो जाता है ताकि समग्र आउटपुट सिग्नल स्तर सुसंगत बना रहे। अत्यधिक संतृप्ति और नरम क्लिपिंग के कारण MAX सेटिंग के करीब पहुंचने पर आउटपुट सिग्नल स्तर थोड़ा कम हो जाएगा।

संतृप्ति एक कम आवृत्ति क्षतिपूर्ति सर्किट को भी नियंत्रित करती है जो कम संतृप्ति स्तरों पर कम आवृत्तियों को थोड़ा अधिक बढ़ा देती है और उच्च स्तर पर कम हो जाती है। यह फ़ंक्शन एक स्वच्छ, उन्नत निम्न अंत (कम संतृप्ति) और सघन, अधिक संतृप्त निम्न अंत (उच्च संतृप्ति) के बीच संतुलन की खोज में उपयोगी हो सकता है।

15/30 आईपीएस

पुश-बटन स्विच जो आमतौर पर 15 या 30 आईपीएस टेप मशीन की गति पर पाए जाने वाले 2 अलग-अलग आवृत्ति प्रतिक्रियाओं के बीच टॉगल करता है। 15 आईपीएस मोड में 60 हर्ट्ज के आसपास केंद्रित कम आवृत्तियों में एक महत्वपूर्ण "हेड बम्प" होता है और उच्च आवृत्तियों में अधिक स्पष्ट रोल ऑफ होता है। 30 आईपीएस मोड आम तौर