500 Series

• 500 Series
• Preamplifier with Classic XL4 filters
• Designed and developed in the U.K.

• Low, lo-mid, hi-mid and hi EQ bands with gain and frequency controls
• Low and high band "peaking" switch
• EQ on / off switch
• Incl. the well-known Harrison high and low pass filters
• Internal jumper allows the selection of "vintage" feedback design or no feedback
• Design: API Series 500 Format
• Requires a 500 slot

• Discrete 3 band EQ from the 500 Series
• 7 centre frequencies selectable per band
• 12 dB of boost / cut per band
• EQ band 1 and 3 in selectable shelf / peak characteristics
• Traditional API circuit design
• Headroom up to 30+ dB
• In / Out switch
• Requires API Lunchbox 500-6B or 500VPR 10Slot Rack

• With analogue power supply +/- 16 Volt / +48 Volt
• 500 mA per slot
• Reduced cabling effort, as the audio routing can be switched from card to card on the rear panel
• Compressor link and ground lift switch
• Intelligent voltage distribution
• Energy efficient
• Integrated monitoring section with headphone amplifier as well as 2x VU meters to control the individual channels
• Design: 19" / 3U

• Carnhill Transformer to input and output
• Potentiometer for HC (High Cut), HB (High Boost), Q, BC (Bass Cut) and BB (Bass Boost)
• EQ In / Relay Bypass
• Format: 500 module

Switch for:

• HC: 6, 10, 20 kHz
• HB: 5, 6, 10, 12, 16 kHz
• BB / BC: 20, 40, 60, 100, 180, 240 Hz

• Two double triode tubes (ECC802S and ECC803S)
• American input and output transformers
• DI input 6.3 mm jack 500 kOhm
• + 48V phantom power can be switched
• High pass filter switchable 50 Hz or 100 Hz
• -20 dB Pad switchable
• Max. Input Level: +12 dBu
• Max. Output Level: + 26 dBu
• Illuminated VU display
• Clip LED
• Construction: 500 module

• Low EQ: +/-15 dB shelf or peak
• Selectable for 35 Hz, 60 Hz, 100 Hz or 220 Hz
• Mid EQ: +/-15 dB with 6 centre frequencies: 200 Hz, 350 Hz, 700 Hz, 1.5 kHz, 3 kHz and 6 kHz
• High / Peak switch to increase the Q-factor
• Hi shelf: +/-15 dB shelf or peak, selectable for 8 kHz and 16 kHz
• Lo cut: 12 dB / octave design at 80 Hz
• Rupert Neve custom transformer
• Design: API series 500 rack format

• The 500 series API format
• Based on the well-known Classic 1073
• Legendary Class A design Neve sound
• Gain with LED signal
• + 5/-20 dB level control with integrated phantom power switch, phase and impedance switch
• XLR /jack combo connector
• Microphone gain from -80 dB to -20 dB
• Line gain -20 dB to +10 dB in 5 dB steps
• Frequency range: ±0.5 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz, -3 dB to 40 kHz, trafosym i/os

• Removal of sibilant noise via phase cancellation
• 2-band processing: Hi-S and Lo-S
• Controls for Hi-S and Lo-S
• De-S intensity LED display
• Male / Female voice selection
• On / Bypass toggle switch
• Signal LED
• Single slot 500 series rack module

• From the 500 series
• 7 centre frequencies selectable per band
• 12 dB of boost / cut per band
• EQ band 1 and 4 in selectable shelf / peak characteristics
• Traditional API circuit design
• Headroom up to +30 dB
• In / Out switch
• Reissue of the 1967 API 550EQ with an additional band
• Requires the API Lunchbox 500-6B or 500 VPR slot rack

• The 500 series API format
• Based on the known 88RS module
• Legendary Neve sound
• Switchable phantom power (+48 volts)
• Gain control (+20 to +70 dB for microphones, -20 to +20 for line, 0 to +50 for DI)
• High-pass filter (31.5 / 50 / 80 / 150 / 240 / 315 Hz)
• Pad (-20 dB) and phase reverse

• 500 series
• SSL 4000 E Series circuit
• "Black-242" and "Brown-02" twin EQ design
• Versatile 4 Band Channel EQ
• Bell curve option for HF and LF
• Fully parametric LMF and HMF with Q
• Is based on the classic 611E Console Channel Strip
• Construction: API Series 500 format
• Requires a 500 slot

• Full parametric filter with three switchable frequency ranges
• Covers the entire sound range from 20 to 23300 kHz
• Transmission range: 20 Hz - 40 kHz (+0.1 / -0.2 dB)
• Control range of potentiometers: +/- 10 dB
• 11-Step quality control (with LP and HP settings)
• Hard-Bypass
• Max. Input level: +23 dBu
• Max. Output level: +26 dBu
• Power supply: +/- 16V via api system
• + max. 120 mA / -16V max. 60mA
• Dimensions (H x D): 115 x 172 mm
• Weight: 0.55 kg
• Type: 500 module

• Access to the basic reverb parameters of each programme (pre-delay, decay time and decay filter)
• Input, output, and mix (wet/dry) levels can be set globally
• 18 Different reverb programmes
• 100 user presets
• 2.4" OLED display
• Design: API Series 500 format (3 slots)

• Accepts up to max. 8 x 500 standard modules
• 250 mA per slot
• Internal 48V phantom power
• Integrated power supply from 100 - 250 Volt switchable
• Rugged steel housing
• Rubber feet and carrying handle
• 19" Rack kit optional (not included, available under Art.309198)

• Enables a fast response as with an FET or VCA compressor
• Sidechain filter: High pass, 20 to 600 Hz, switchable
• Controls for output level, threshold, ratio, attack, release
• Controls for continuous feedback/feed forward mixing
• LED Meter
• Stereo coupling with two devices
• Design: 500 Series module

• For Fredenstein Series 500 modules
• Internal 90- 240 V AC power supply with +/- 16 V /+48 V
• Built-in audio routing: modules can be daisy-chained via switches on the back panel
• Intelligent voltage distribution
• Energy efficient
• Extremely low noise integrated power supply
• Incl. 19" rackmount