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Avid PRE Microphone Preamp
Pro Tools HD I/O Interface
PRE is a high-performance, remote-controllable microphone preamp, enabling you to record performances in pristine-quality sound from anywhere in your studio. The 8-channel interface features eight matched-transistor mic preamp circuits, provides a transparent signal path, and easily accommodates your mic, line, and direct instrument (DI) level inputs. Pair it with a Pro Tools|HD family system to achieve the highest sound quality or standalone.
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PRE is a high-performance, remote-controllable microphone preamp, enabling you to record performances in pristine-quality sound from anywhere in your studio. The 8-channel interface features eight matched-transistor mic preamp circuits, provides a transparent signal path, and easily accommodates your mic, line, and direct instrument (DI) level inputs. Pair it with a Pro Tools|HD family system to achieve the highest sound quality or standalone.
- Whether you’re using PRE with a Pro Tools|HD family system or as a standalone mic preamp, you’ll get great sound quality with all mic, line and direct input signals you send through it
- 8 high-performance, matched-transistor, hybrid microphone pre-amplification circuits
- Support for mic (XLR), direct instrument (DI), and line level inputs (1/4")
- Each channel includes a high pass filter, phase reverse, 48V (phantom power), and -18 dB pad
- Fully remote-controllable using Pro Tools | HD software or an Avid control surface; allows for the highest fidelity by keeping low-level signals close to the source
- Selectable impedance matching for mic, line, or instrument inputs
- MIDI IN/OUT/THRU ports for remote operation
- All features supported in standalone mode, making PRE an ideal analog front end for any recording system
| Specification | Circuit topology: Discrete Matched Transistor Hybrid Input Gain: 0 dB to +69 dB in ~3 dB steps, with -18 dB pad engaged; -18 dB to +51 dB Maximum input level: +47 dBu, pad in, @ 1 kHz, < 0.1% THD Mic E.I.N (unweighted): -128 dB @ 66 dB gain (20 Hz to 20 kHz) 150 ohm THD+N: < 0.0005% @ 1 kHz, 0 dB gain @ 20 dB signal; < 0.001% (20 Hz to 20 kHz), 0 dB gain @ 0 dB signal CMMRR: < -75 dB @ 1 kHz, 140 mVcm, +6 dB gain Crosstalk: < -90 dB (20 Hz - 20 kHz) Frequency response: ±0.1 dB; 20 Hz to 20 kHz, @ +48 dB gain Input impedance (Input Z): 1.5 kohm (low); 15 kohm (mid); 1.5 Mohm (high) Phantom power: 48V +/- 1V High pass filter: -3 dB @ 85 Hz, 18 dB/octave Maximum output level: +29 dBu, balanced, @ 1 kHz, < 0.1% TH
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