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JoeMeek TwinQcs Original - Made In England - Mint Condition
Estimated price for orientation: 519 $
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Description Brand: Joemeek Number of Channels: 2 Type: Channel Strip Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom Model: TwinQcs
Dual channel Mic/Line Preamp, D.I., Optical Compressor, 3 Band EQ. Ted Fletcher designed and made in England. Been lovingly used in a home studio since new. Barely ever left my rack and it shows. Near mint condition with the only mar in the finish on the very bottom out of sight. The front panel is perfect. Works 100%, never had a single issue at all. A knob or two may have a bit of dust from time as all gear does. Sounds very warm and classic, the EQ is extremely natural and useful. The compressor is a legend that speaks for itself.======================================================================As with all other Joemeek products the JOEMEEK 'TwinQ' is a development of historic tried and tested circuits and designs from the 1960's to the present day, combined in a single outboard rack unit by acknowledged leaders in analogue technology. WHAT IT IS AND WHY: The 'TwinQ' is a professional quality dual channel microphone/line or instrument amplifier. In addition it has built-in compressor-limiters and equalizers. It can operate both as two separate channels with widely differing settings, or as a stereo pair for stereo microphones and instruments, or even as a 'final mix' stereo compressor and 'sweetener'. It also has the facility of 'retro-fitting a dual channel digital output stage (Joemeek VC1QD). As with other Joemeek preamplifiers, the 'TwinQ' produces a full, professional and warmest possible sound in preparation for mixing and recording in digital formats. Recordings made using inferior preamplifiers may sound acceptable during recording, but the resulting 'thin' and 'muddled' sound after mixing can never be processed out: Great sounding recordings are only possible with good input and best possible treatment at the pre-amp stage. THE COMPRESSOR And now for the part of the JOEMEEK 'TwinQ' that gives it character; - the compressor. The compressor is a photoelectric device where the sound triggers light emitting diodes which in turn control the resistance of a photo sensitive resistor. This form of compression used to be common in the 60's and 70's but has been superseded by so called 'improved' voltage controlled amplifiers. The advantages of the older system are that distortion is virtually nil, noise is extremely low while overload margin is extremely good. The disadvantages are that the design is more difficult to produce cheaply and, according to those who judge equipment by specifications and not by listening, the older design is less flexible in operation and 'more difficult to use'. JOEMEEK begs to differ! st Using 21 century electronics for the control circuitry, Ted Fletcher has recreated the compressed sound of the 60's; a sound that was unlikely ever to be heard again. Totally unlike a modern compressor, it can pull voices forward, help with internal mix balance, and add 'presence' to the sound as well as controlling recording volume levels. But its main and unique attribute is its ability to produce the characteristic 60's compressed exciting sound without losing the transient sparkles that are such a feature of good digital recording.
Description
| Brand: | Joemeek | Number of Channels: | 2 |
| Type: | Channel Strip | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United Kingdom |
| Model: | TwinQcs |
Dual channel Mic/Line Preamp, D.I., Optical Compressor, 3 Band EQ. Ted Fletcher designed and made in England. Been lovingly used in a home studio since new. Barely ever left my rack and it shows. Near mint condition with the only mar in the finish on the very bottom out of sight. The front panel is perfect. Works 100%, never had a single issue at all. A knob or two may have a bit of dust from time as all gear does. Sounds very warm and classic, the EQ is extremely natural and useful. The compressor is a legend that speaks for itself.======================================================================As with all other Joemeek products the JOEMEEK 'TwinQ' is a development of historic tried and tested circuits and designs from the 1960's to the present day, combined in a single outboard rack unit by acknowledged leaders in analogue technology. WHAT IT IS AND WHY: The 'TwinQ' is a professional quality dual channel microphone/line or instrument amplifier. In addition it has built-in compressor-limiters and equalizers. It can operate both as two separate channels with widely differing settings, or as a stereo pair for stereo microphones and instruments, or even as a 'final mix' stereo compressor and 'sweetener'. It also has the facility of 'retro-fitting a dual channel digital output stage (Joemeek VC1QD). As with other Joemeek preamplifiers, the 'TwinQ' produces a full, professional and warmest possible sound in preparation for mixing and recording in digital formats. Recordings made using inferior preamplifiers may sound acceptable during recording, but the resulting 'thin' and 'muddled' sound after mixing can never be processed out: Great sounding recordings are only possible with good input and best possible treatment at the pre-amp stage. THE COMPRESSOR And now for the part of the JOEMEEK 'TwinQ' that gives it character; - the compressor. The compressor is a photoelectric device where the sound triggers light emitting diodes which in turn control the resistance of a photo sensitive resistor. This form of compression used to be common in the 60's and 70's but has been superseded by so called 'improved' voltage controlled amplifiers. The advantages of the older system are that distortion is virtually nil, noise is extremely low while overload margin is extremely good. The disadvantages are that the design is more difficult to produce cheaply and, according to those who judge equipment by specifications and not by listening, the older design is less flexible in operation and 'more difficult to use'. JOEMEEK begs to differ! st Using 21 century electronics for the control circuitry, Ted Fletcher has recreated the compressed sound of the 60's; a sound that was unlikely ever to be heard again. Totally unlike a modern compressor, it can pull voices forward, help with internal mix balance, and add 'presence' to the sound as well as controlling recording volume levels. But its main and unique attribute is its ability to produce the characteristic 60's compressed exciting sound without losing the transient sparkles that are such a feature of good digital recording.