At the current AES Convention in New York City, the TransAudio Group has introduced the TUBE-TECH RM 2, a new two-slot rack that vertically accommodates any two TUBE-TECH M Series tube-based modules.
The new two RU frame enables the user to own multiple TUBE-TECH modules and one small two-channel rack, offering the sound of TUBE-TECH in a small, cost-effective package.
The RM-2 is unique in that it is designed from the ground up for tubes. The power supply and internal voltage rails are specifically built for tube-based electronics, offering much higher supply voltages than the modular 500 racks can offer.
This new two-slot rack, along with the existing eight-vertical slot RM 8 rack, expands the flexibility of TUBE-TECH while lowering the per channel cost.
The PM 1A module combines an exceptionally smooth sounding microphone preamplifier and direct instrument amplifier, and is suitable for a bass, guitar, keyboard or other instrument, in addition to a state-of-the-art mic input.
The EM 1A passive tube equalizer module, is an exact copy of the “classic” CL 1B Pultec style program EQ, which combines both shelving (LF) and peaking (HF) EQ sections with a filter section.
The all-tube-based, optical CM 1A compressor is designed for both recording and mixing and is equally suited for a wide range of applications, from delicate vocal recordings to critical instrument processing.
The CM 1A has proven itself to be a serious upgrade of the industry standard CL 1B, and is already being praised by several top engineers around the world.
The expected U.S. MSRP for the new TUBE-TECH RM 2 is $1,500.