Introduction - AER The Acoustic People pocket tools colourizer User Manual

1. Introduction

Welcome to AER !
Thank you for purchasing an AER Pocket Tool. You are now the owner of a professional audio preamp,
designed and manufactured to the highest pro audio technical specifications; capable of shaping, maxi-
mizing and delivering the tonal character of your instrument. At AER our complete focus, some say obses-
sion, is on the 'true' reproduction of natural acoustic sound. A lifetime spent listening to and working with
acoustic instruments helps us to create and refine the very best devices available; to enable you to craft
your own unique acoustic identity. Make your instrument the very best it can be ...
Please take a moment to read this brief manual. We want you to understand how our product works and
what it can do for you. We want you to gain benefit from its many features but most of all we want you to
ENJOY it!
The AER Colourizer is a preamplifier for instrument or microphone (vocal or instrument microphone). You
insert it into the signal chain between source and next point in the audio path (e.g. amplifier or mixing
desk) to produce sound improvement – your signal will be stronger, richer and more stable.
How is this achieved? – The high grade input stage we have created makes your instrument's tone notice-
ably more rounded and fuller. Three individually switchable and adjustable filter systems – tone, enhan-
cer and equalizer – may be used separately or in combination to influence sound character, harmonics
and frequency spectrum. Furthermore these filters can be used to dampen natural resonant frequencies,
helping to limit feedback.
The AER Colourizer also provides 24V phantom power for a condenser microphone, an adjustable pro
standard DI output for direct connection to a mixing desk and a phase switch.
Read on and have fun!
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