Elysia Karacter 500 Color Box in 500-Series
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Building off of the incredible success of their Xpressor, Xfilter, and Nvelope 500, the powerhouse team at Elysia have just announced probably their most exciting and unique stereo processor yet, the Karacter. As stated in their product release, “Gone are the days when only racks full of outboard gear could achieve these elusive and highly desirable styles of tonal coloration…”, so essentially, get ready to have full access to a huge variety of different types of saturation, distortion, and sonic enhancement to make your instruments and mixes shine.
Just like most of their other processors, the Karacter comes standard with a Mix knob on each Channel, which really opens this color box up to being so much than just a heavy-handed saturator. Thinking practically, blending in 30/40% of a tube-style distortion on drums would retain the original transient punch while adding a fuller, beefier tone. Blending in an even lighter amount of solid-state sheen on a full mix would add a subtle excitement to the mix while retaining the tone of the instruments. Really the possibilities are endless with the controls provided on the Karacter, and if it’s performance is equal to that of the other Elysia units (no reason it wouldn’t be), the Karacter is sure to be one of the most flexible, powerful, and affordable tone control units out there.
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Also in this recording Elysia Karacter 500 Color Box in 500-Series
elysia's super flexible sound coloration tool covers a complete spectrum including mastering-grade saturation, tube-inspired distortion and glorious destruction. Check out some of the amazing effects it has on a variety... Read more
elysia's super flexible sound coloration tool covers a complete spectrum including mastering-grade saturation, tube-inspired distortion and glorious destruction. Check out some of the amazing effects it has on a variety of sources:
Elysia Karacter 500
Also in this recording Elysia Karacter 500 Color Box in 500-Series
500 Series Dual Mono/Stereo Saturation Module
From Elysia Audio
High-end studio processor manufacturer elysia is excited to announce the release of their newest product: the karacter. This discrete class-A device covers a complete spectrum of sonic possibilities, including mastering-grade saturation, tube-inspired distortion and glorious destruction. Want more? Add THD generation with a soft touch, wide ranges of asymmetrical low noise clipping, massive sonic mayhem – an incredible range of options are available.
The karacter offers two individual channels that can be used in dual mono, linked stereo and even Mid/Side configuration, making it a remarkably flexible tool for any imaginable studio or live scenario. The karacter’s unique Color filter network allows subtle or extreme harmonics-frequency relation tweaks, while the integrated mix control for parallel signal processing helps to dial in just the right amount of enhancement or grit. Stepped potentiometers ensure a fast and precise recall of earlier settings.
“Gone are the days when only racks full of outboard gear could achieve these elusive and highly desirable styles of tonal coloration...”, says elysia's head of development, Ruben Tilgner. “The karacter is the perfect all-in-one solution: It offers a wide palette of different colors, and all of them sound beautiful, no matter how gentle or hard you drive it”.
The karacter is made in Germany, exclusively using top quality components, a rugged aluminum front panel and solid aluminum knobs.
- Discrete Class-A Topology
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- The input and output stages as well as the complete audio path are fully discrete designs running in constant class-A mode. The result: Signal coloration, high-end style.
- Mastering-Grade Saturation
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- In this mode, the karacter generates gentle Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) with a soft characteristic curve,resulting in very musical symmetrical clipping.
- Tube-Inspired Distortion
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- In FET Shred mode, the behavior of the karacter changes drastically. The sound instantly reminds of tubeamplifiers, with a wide range of asymmetrical distortion.
- Glorious Destruction
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- Now, this is pushing the envelope. The Turbo Boost shifts the operating point of the distortion circuit in FET shredmode and generates even more asymmetrical wave forms.
- Color Filter
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- The Color control changes the harmonics-frequency relation with tons of interesting variations. Middle is flat; turnleft for more dub and right for more shred.
- Integrated M/S Matrix
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- As an alternative to standard stereo operation you can process the mid and side signals, opening up completelynew options for your work!
- Dual Mono/Stereo Link
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- For ultimate flexibility, the karacter offers both true dual mono and linked stereo operation, while in M/S mode the channels can be linked or unlinked as well.
- Stepped Controllers
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- All potentiometers of the karacter have 41 steps, which is a great help for recalling your previous sessions fastand precisely.
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