A Designs ATTY Level Control, from A Designs

With so many products on the audio-recording market, it's a sight to see when a new product comes along that is so simple and so basic that it makes you wonder why someone hadn't invented something like this years ago. The new ATTY Level Controller from California-based A Designs Audio is such a product. I've had the good fortune of using the A Designs Audio MP-1 and MP-2 all-tube microphone preamplifiers, and have been interested to try other products being released by this no-nonsense company headed by Peter Montessi.

When I heard about the ATTY, the first thing I thought was this would be the perfect box to act as a volume control for active monitors. Now that I've had the ATTY for my own use, I've come up with other applications:

1. Volume control for active monitors. [ATTY includes mute panic button]

2. Control output level on outboard gear that has no output control -- such as the FMR Audio RNP.

3. Tame hot mic signals without using a mic pad.

4. Use as fine output adjust on mic pres to allow for feeding more signal into the input stage for more sonic variation.

5. Remote volume control for DPA 4061 mic on my live acoustic guitar.

Click here to review more of Dan Richards' review of the A Designs ATTY.

What is an Atty? It is a low-cost, no-noise, compact device designed for audio level control. The Atty can be connected to any audio system requiring output gain control. This gives you additional power over your sound environment.

Applications

1. Line Level Control for the guitar, bass or keyboard amp extension speaker without clipping the A/D (audio-to-digital-converter).

2. Line Level Control for the Mic-pre to the A/D.

3. Line Level Control for the power amp to any speaker in a series.

4. Use multiple units for independent stereo control.

Easy to use, interfaces seamlessly. It is a convenient solution for controlling audio from a variety of sources.