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Fredenstein Artistic Channel Strip - God Only Knows Cover

Check out how Steve Stout used a full Artistic Series chain from Fredenstein—MicPre Plus, Comp, EQ, and Leveler—to capture rich, vintage-inspired tones for a Beach Boys classic.

From Fredenstein Professional Audio

The Artistic microphone preamplifier is the first member of the Fredenstein Value Line of 500 series compatible products. The Artistic Pre SE features top of the line performance at a very affordable price. Key component to achieve this performance level is our fully discrete gain stage and DI input. As all Fredenstein products, it is not a copy of an older design, but a completely new circuitry manufactured in SMT technology.

A 2M Ohms high impedance direct input is located on the front-panel, it accepts balanced and unbalanced signals, the rear microphone input is automatically disconnected when a plug is inserted in the DI connector.
The features include a maximum gain of 65 dB, a 20 dB Pad, switchable polarity, low-cut filter, and Phantom-Power support. Our new eight LED Peak-Meter with a 50 dB range gives the user a precise reading of the operating conditions.
As all Fredenstein products, the Artistic Pre is designed by a German-American team and manufactured in Taiwan.

  • 500 Series module
  • Discrete operational amplifier OPA2
  • High impedance 2 MOhm instrument input
  • Switchable 48V phantom power
  • -20dB Pad
  • Low Cut at 120Hz
  • Gain control GAIN from 20dB to 65 dB
  • LED Display for output peak level (+20 dB) and signal
  • LED Display for output level (>-30 dB)
  • LED Display for colour function
  • POL switch to invert the phase
  • Design: 500 Series module
Frequency Response
20 Hz – 20,000 Hz, +/- 1 dB
Distortion
< 0.02% at +4 dBu output level
Input Noise
< -127 dB
Input Impedance
> 1500 Ohms
DI Impedance
2 MOhms
Max. Input Level
+ 24 dBu, Pad activated
Max Input Level DI
+ 18 dBu balanced or unbalanced
Output Impedance
600 Ohms
Max. Output Level
+ 26 dBu
Input Attenuator
- 20 dB (switchable)

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