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Rupert Neve Designs 5088 Shelford Console - 48 Channel
Rupert Neve Shelford Channel, over a half century in the making, is the definitive evolution of Mr. Neve's renowned 80 Series channel module technology, updated and refined for the contemporary studio. The Shelford Channel is fitted with Rupert's latest Class A transformer-gain mic preamp, the best-of-the-classics Inductor EQ from the Shelford 5052, a punchy diode-bridge compressor, the alluring analog textures of variable Silk saturation, a state-of-the-art dual-tap transformer output stage with massive headroom, and double the operating voltage of vintage designs. Offering rich tonal options for making audacious statements with your music, along with precision-detented controls for recall, the Shelford Channel delivers the authoritative sonic essence of classic Rupert Neve designs, along with modern versatility.
Mic-DI/Line: switches between microphone/direct injection input and line input
GND Lift: disconnects the audio signal ground from chassis earth
Signal LED: green indicates Signal Present; red indicates imminent input stage clipping
Mic Gain: 12-way precision rotary, controls gain from 0dB to 66dB in 6dB steps
Trim: rotary switch provides further continuous gain adjustment of +/-6dB
48V: switch engages phantom power on the mic input
Phase: inverts the polarity of the signal path (illuminates when engaged)
HPF Freq: engages a 12dB/octave highpass filter, variable from 20Hz-250Hz
The best-of-the-classics inductor EQ
EQ In: engages all EQ frequency bands except HPF
LF: adjusts up to 15dB of boost/cut at the selected low frequency
Low Freq: 4-position rotary switch for selecting LF band corner or center frequency
LF Peak: selects LF shelving (out) or peaking (in) mode
Mid Hi Q: selects between a mid-band resonance of 2 (out) or 3.5 (in)
Mid: adjusts up to 15dB of boost/cut at selected mid frequency
Mid Freq: 6-position rotary switch selects center frequency of the midband EQ stage
HF Peak: selects HF shelving (out) or peaking (in) mode
8K/16K: selects between an 8kHz (out) or 16kHz (in) center or corner frequency for HF band
HF: adjusts up to 15dB of boost or cut at selected high frequency
The Super Diode-bridge Compressor
Side Chain Insert Jacks (rear-panel): for fine tuning of compressor operation
Comp In: engages the Channel's compressor-limiter section
Threshold: sets level where the compressor "kicks in"
Ratio: sets compression slope from 1.5:1 (minimal) to 8:1 (heavy)
SC Insert: inserts rear-panel sidechain insert jacks into sidechain signal path
HPF to S/C: routes highpass filter into the circuit that compressor uses to determine level
Gain: for adding make-up gain to compensate for level attenuation lost to compression
Timing: 6-position rotary adjusts attack/release speed of the compressor
Link: links the sidechain control of multiple units for ganged or stereo operation
Pre EQ: changes the order of compressor in the circuit chain
Blend: mixes the dry and compressed signal for handy parallel compression
Fast: speeds up both attack and release of the selected compressor time constant |
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