SPL Track One

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“The Track One is really fast to set up, and the controls are so intelligently designed that it’s almost impossible to get it to sound bad. It also has a quiet, transparent mic preamp that compares well with esoteric models costing rather more. SPL’s de-esser design is the most effective I’ve tried, with minimal side-effects, and the one-knob compressor is equally impressive — it controls levels and flatters gently without colouring the sound. The limiter is nearly invisible-sounding unless you force it way beyond what is reasonable… Overall, the Track One is extremely easy to use and it makes creating an expensive sound almost too easy. There really is a difference between a good mic pre like this and one which just ‘does the job’…” – Sound On Sound

 

Compact and competent.

The Track One is a fully equipped channel strip for fast and reliable voice and instrument recording, meeting the highest demands on sound and reliability.

 

Mic/Instr./Line Preamp

The Track One is equipped with two preamps: a microphone preamp with 48V phantom power and a separate instrument preamp. Both are tuned to a sound-neutral, open and transparent characteristic. The low-cut filter can be used for both preamps.

 

De-Esser

The Auto-Dynamic De-Esser unobtrusively and effectively removes disturbing S-sounds by detecting only the “S-frequencies” and reducing them by phase cancellation. The Auto-Threshold control maintains constant processing even if the distance between the singer and the microphone varies. Operation is reduced to just one knob that sets the desired S-reduction.

 

Compressor / Limiter

The compressor is also extremely easy to operate via a controller; its strength lies in its unobtrusive, musical operation. The compressor/limiter section has excellent noise and distortion data.

 

Equalizer mit Air Band

For Track One, an EQ section has been designed specifically for processing voices and acoustic and electronic instruments. The Air Band filter works on the basis of a coil/condenser filter.

 

 

 

Specifications