Fredenstein F200 2-Channel Mic Preamp/Compressor

2 channel microphone pre-amp & compressor The Fredenstein F200 is a 2 channel microphone preamplifier / compressor. The compressor is based on FET architecture, similar to the UREI 1176LN. Similar to the UREI 1176LN, the F200 also has a fixed threshold, however with a specially developed circuit design distortion is avoided, the signal-to-noise ratio is improved and the total harmonic distortion lowered. The microphone pre- amp, a Class-A amplifier with no internal negative feedback, is a detail rich all-rounder with a fresh and present ground sound. The mixer stage at the device output allows any parallel microphone combination with uncompressed amplified inputs and the edited compressor signal. Two VE-metres show the output level or the gain reduction. Both channels can be switched to a stereo compressor via a link-switch.

This allows the F200 to operate in three different ways: 1. Microphone pre-amp 2. Compressor (Line level signals can be used with Pad), with adjustable attack and release times and ratio. 3. A mix of uncompressed and compressed signal (a.k.a. Dry/Wet feature).

Features: Microphone preamp, compressor or microphone preamp with a downstream compressor Mic preamp: max. +60dB, Phase reversal switch, high-ohm instrument input, overload indicator, 20dB pad switch, switchable low-cut from 60Hz, switchable 48V FET compressor: adjustable attack time 0.2ms to 50ms, adjustable release time 70ms to 2.4s, compression ratio 2:1 to 20:1 - THD < 0.1% - frequency range 20 Hz - 20,000 Hz, +/- 0.5dB Stereo Link VU- Metre selectable output level or the gain reduction Integrated power adapter 90V ac to 240V ac, 50-60 Hz All switchable functions feature LED status display