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API Audio 550A
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«  THE EQ! »

Published on 08/20/12 at 10:40
It is a transistor EQ API format.
3-band semi-parametric. The particularity of these is that the EQ Q tightens gradually as you increase the gain. C is what gives this incredible musicality this EQ.
The LF and HF EQ can operate shelf or bell. There is a filter that you just snap to cut very low and very high.
Each has 5 EQ selectable frequencies, which can be boosted by plus or minus 2 4 6 9 or 12 db. It sounds very basic, but the result is there.

UTILIZATION

You can not do something naughty with these small machines. We turn, we seek it opens its ears up to find his LE. 3-band c is sometimes just a little, and this EQ is for color or subtract large frequency ranges. Not really surgery (the plugs do that very well know).

SOUND QUALITY

The sound is really there. S It does not explain, but when passing a track in these modules, it appears with more presence and warmth.
Attention on the other hand, for those who want to learn old modules, this can take a breather. But that does not bother musicality, except to compress like a pig behind.

OVERALL OPINION

If I could I would buy a console API 550A EQ with 16 in 1608 and B. Small wonders.