Focusrite Red 1
Quad Mic Pre

Using the same circuit topology as the original ISA mic pre designs, the Red 1 offers four channels of ultra-high quality Focusrite microphone amplification. Used with high quality ribbon, valve and condensor mics, the Red 1 obtains outstanding results with any sound source, but especially voice, piano and string instruments.

With four mic pre-amps in a single unit, the Red 1 is ideal for those looking for improved audio performance, as a compact 'way in' to digital recording systems, or for location multi-mic recordings. Each channel offers custom-wound Focusrite input transformers, switchable phantom power, phase reverse, an easily-read illuminated VU meter, and a handy scribble disc for denoting channels. Mic gain is switched in 6dB steps over a 66dB range, for accurate, precise channel matching and recall.

The many benefits of the unique Focusrite mic amp topology include superb ommonmode rejection, a good overload margin and, with its shared gain structure, (20dB from transformer and up to 40dB from the amplifier) a very low noise floor with the signature wide bandwidth (10Hz to 200KHz). It also maintains this level of performance with a very wide range of impedance across the input s. In practice, this makes it what one reviewer called, perhaps the most revealing yet forgiving mic pre-amp in history."

The output stages of the Red 1 with its custom transformers, will easily drive very long cable runs - up to several yards - without significant loss of quality, making them ideal for remote recordings.

Features

• Classic Focusrite Mic Pre transformer-based design
• Phase reverse and phantom power
• VU output level meter
• Scribble disc
• Stepped gain potentiometers

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