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KEATONA Debuts New Modular Line Of Instrument Interfaces
KEATONA has introduced the JWK Series of
professional instrument interfaces. The system
is modular and highly customizable, with five
available module spaces per rack. One standard configuration would be a preamp module, a dual effects I/O module, a dual headset monitor modules, and a 3-channel DI/line
driver module. The fifth space can hold a second DI/line driver. All modules are LED backlit and use a common linear power supply that
can be supplemented by a redundant supply.
Features include adjustable input impedance, illuminated global Mute button, direct preamp output available at the FX loop send
jacks, dual effects send/return with adjustable return signal level, and more.
Prices: vary by configuration, starting at $1875 • More from: KEATONA, www.keatona.com

PreSonus Introduces Solid-State Channel Strip
PreSonus has announced the RC 500, a single-space rackmount channel strip featuring a solid-state Class A preamp combined
with the same FET compressor and semi-parametric equalizer found in the PreSonus ADL 700 tube channel strip (reviewed August
2013). The “RC” designation is for designer Robert Creel, who designed many of PreSonus’s most popular electronics, including
the XMAX preamp featured in many of the firm’s mixers and audio interfaces.
The new preamp is built with discrete transistors and latest-generation op amps for Class A sound character combined with clearer definition at extreme highs and lows than is normally found in tube designs. It offers 50 dB of gain, 48V phantom power, polarity invert, a 20 dB pad, and a 12 dB/octave highpass filter with 80 Hz corner frequency.
The compressor is a FET design emulating a triode tube sound with faster attack than optical compressor designs; it has variable
attack, release, and threshold with a fixed 3:1 ratio. The 3-band semi-parametric eq over ±16 dB of gain per band and fixed Q
of 0.5, with low and high bands switchable between shelving and peak. Both the compressor and eq feature relay-based true
bypass. The unit also offers a front-panel instrument input and dual-mode analog VU metering. It is expected to ship in September
2013, and we have already received an advance production unit; look for a review soon.
Price: $999.95 street • More from: PreSonus, www.presonus.com

CRAS Is Holding An Open House—And You’re Invited
The Conservatory Of Recording Arts & Sciences is holding an
Open House event on October 12, 2013, at its Gilbert Campus,
where faculty and staff will walk attendees through the facility
and explain the school’s 11-month audio engineering training
program. Students will be available to discuss their educational
experiences, and the event will include live demos in the studios,
labs, classrooms, and Live Sound Venue.
For more information or to reserve a seat at the Open House:
Conservatory Of Recording Arts & Sciences
1205 N. Fiesta Blvd.
Gilbert, AZ 85233
(800) 562-6383 • www.cras.edu
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