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Fatman
Fat Funker
Valve Preamp


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The 'Fat Funker' has been designed as the perfect tube front end for the funkiest of guitarists. Created for live and studio use, this product is able to add that special something to your sound. Whether used in a small rig before your amp or in a large gig feeding the output to front of house, with six valve stages, the Fat Funker is sure to fatten up your sound by delivering depth, warmth and clarity. It is also ideal for the home and project studio - and with the optional DO-2 digital output card, interfacing is easy! This product is the result of feedback and demand from customers, industry professionals and leading musicians. Get ready, because the Fat Funker is sure to deliver a sound that is as 'Fat as funk!'

FEATURES

 • Tube preamp stage with input gain control
 • Front panel guitar input Balanced XLR input on rear
 • 4 band EQ with wider Q settings in the Low Mid section to add depth and prevent problem frequencies emerging
 • 30dB pad and 48V phantom power
 • 90Hz High pass filter
 • Line inputs selectable to take -10dB to +4dB (unbalanced) and +4dB to +18dB (balanced)
 • Optical gate with variable threshold (10dB – off)
 • Sidechain insert point
 • Variable compressor with switchable attack (05 – 40ms) and release (40ms - 4s) times
 • Hard and soft knee mode
 • 'EQ pre' switch to allow the EQ section to be placed in front of the compressor within the signal chain
 • 3 twin triode valves (ECC83/12AX7A) running from a stabilized 150V dc power supply, providing 6 valve stages
 • VU metering and drive and peak LED's
 • Balanced inputs and outputs
 • Easy digital interface via the optional DO-2 card

Specifications

Microphone Input: Gain range +16dB to +60dB, Noise -127dBu (EIN with 150 ohm source, 22Hz - 22KHz and maximum gain), Switchable 30dB pad, Maximum input level +4dBu (+30dBu with pad)
Phantom Power: +48V at 10mA maximum
Line Inputs: Balanced XLR, switchable +4dBu/+18dBu nominal level. Unbalanced jack, switchable -10dBu/+4dBu nominal. Gain range +/-20dB. Maximum input level +26dBu
Instrument Input: Via front panel 0.25” jack socket. Input Impedance 1M ohm, Gain range -2dB to +38dB, Maximum input level +10dBu
High Pass Filter: -3dB at 90Hz, 12dB per octave, Active on all inputs
Outputs: Balanced XLR, nominal level +4dBu, Unbalanced jack, nominal level -10dBu.
Output Gain Control: Rotary fader, +15dB maximum gain
Maximum Output Level: +26dBu (XLR), +12dBu (Jack)
Gate: Threshold variable -60dBu to -10dBu.
Compressor: Threshold -20dBu to +20dBu, Attack 0.5msec to 40msec, Release 40msec to 4 seconds, Ratio 1:1.5 to 1:30, Hard / Soft Knee switch, Gain Make-Up 0 to +20dB
Equaliser: LF Band: +/-12dB at 60Hz to 500Hz Shelving response
LM Band: +/-12dB at 250Hz to 2K2Hz Peaking response, Q = 0.5
HM Band: +/-12dB at 1K5Hz to 5KHz Peaking response, Q = 0.5
HF Band: +/-12dB at 2K2Hz to 12KHz Shelving response
Drive LED: Increasing intensity to reflect valve drive, commencing at +4dBu to full brightness at +14dBu (Output level control at 0dB)
Peak LED: +20dBu. Monitors Input and Output Levels
VU Meter: Switchable to Input level, (0VU = +4dBu), Output level, (0VU = +4dBu), Output +10dB, (0VU = +14dBu), Gain Reduction (Compression)
Frequency Response: 10Hz to 40KHz, +0, -1dB
Distortion: Predominately second harmonic, increasing with “Drive” level. Typically 0.2% @ 0dBu
Noise:                               -80dBu, 22Hz to 22KHz, line input selected vat 0dBub input and output gain, Compressor and EQ on at 0dB
Dynamic Range: 106dB (Line input @ 0dB gain)
Sidechain Insertion Points:

Unbalanced, switched 3 pin jack socket, tip = send, ring = return, Nominal level -2dBu, Output impedance 47 ohms, Return input impedance 10Kohms

 

UK Recommended Retail Price £ 586.32 inc. VAT