Description

The HM2EQ is a world-class tube/hybrid 3-band equalizer with a dual-mono design. The A-Design's HAMMER is built to sound musical for larger EQ functions typically found on expensive mastering EQs. It features continuously variable boost and cut controls, but with fixed frequency settings. The HAMMER is engineered with a filtering system that allows the even harmonics to flow through the 12AT7 tubes, filtering out unwanted noise.

Some notable users who ve dropped the Hammer on their tracks are "Golden Ears" Bruce Maddocks, who s mastered mastered Hans Zimmer film scores for Pirates of the Caribbean, The Last Samurai, and Batman Begins, and renowned engineer/producer Ronan Chris Murphy (King Crimson, Terry Bozio) who says, "The Hammer is all about gorgeous smooth top and high mids. It totally opens up the top and brings high mids forward in a really pleasing way. . . . I am just not used to being able crank the top on the rock cymbals so much and have them stay so smooth. Another engineer I really respect described the EQ as "the best EQ" he had ever used . . ."

The unit is housed in a 2U metal chassis with an aluminum faceplate and features a toroidal power transformer. Each channel features identical controls, including switches for bypass, high cut and low cut, as well as six large aluminum rotaries for the EQ section - knobs for the LF (30/50/100/200/300/400), MF (250/500/1.2k/1.6k/2k) and HF (2.5k/3.5k/5k/7.5k/10k/15k) bands, plus accompanying knobs offering ñ13dB of boost/cut for each frequency range.

Connections to and from the product are accomplished on the rear panel via a pair of balanced Neutrik XLR input jacks and pair of balanced XLR output jacks.

The HM2EQ is designed for applying broad-shaping EQ across many octaves while sounding beautiful without adverse effects on tone. Very low noise floor. It also has hi-cut at 8Khz and lo-cut at 84Hz filters. There is no other EQ available quite like this.

A-Designs HM2EQ HAMMER Dual-Mono 3-Band Tube Equalizer Specifications:

• Low cut at 84Hz
• Hi cut at 8000Khz
• Gain: +12dB, cut: -12dB

A-Designs HM2EQ HAMMER Dual-Mono 3-Band Tube Equalizer Features:

• Continuously variable boost and cut controls, but with fixed frequency settings
• Very low noise floor
• Color: smooth and super-fidelity EQ
• Output tube: 12AT tube, transformerless
• 3-band dual-mono EQ, with in/out switch on each channel

Add some 2-bus or mastering mojo to your mix along with some of the sweetest high-end you'll ever hear!