The Joemeek British Channel; What It Is - Joemeek British Channel VC6Q User Manual

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British Channel

THE JOEMEEK British Channel

THE JOEMEEK British Channel VC6Q
WHAT IT IS AND WHY
The British Channel is an input conditioner. A microphone or musical
instrument preamplifier designed to bridge the gap between the performing
musician and the recording studio.
It's been designed especially to be easy to operate, yet will give the finest
professional 'glitter' to the sound; without hours of tweaking.
QUALITY AND BIG SOUNDS
It's my theory (and was Joe's) that 'big' sounds can only be produced if the
lower frequencies in an input amplifier are kept absolutely flat and under
control. To achieve this, the MeekBox has an extended frequency range
well below 20Hz. This ensures that there are no sudden phase shifts in the
low end. The proof of the theory is that it sounds great!
QUALITY AND OVERLOAD MARGINS
In the mid 1970s I designed a range of mixers specifically for Independent
Local radio stations and the BBC. One of the specification clauses insisted
on was an extreme overload margin on the microphone amplifier. The
reason was that although momentary overloads (transients) are not audible,
they have an effect on the quality of the sound you hear. A high overload
margin amplifier just sounds better. Nowadays, many of these notions have
been forgotten and 'quality' electronics is getting rarer and rarer. But the
JOEMEEK range of specialist electronics applies these professional rules
and you can hear the difference!
The function of a microphone preamplifier is not complex, and the
microphone/input amplifiers on normal professional mixers do it quite well;
BUT they cut costs and corners. The British Channel has a specialist
approach, it uses a super quality transformerless input stage in combination
with a low-noise input amplifier; the overall design produces an input stage
with excellent low noise characteristics and high margin capability. Joe
would have loved one of these!
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