Alesis PEQ450

5-band equalizer paramtrique / double stro.
2 rack units 19 ".
steel frame, potentiomtres faade and brushed aluminum.

Internal conversion AD / DA 24 bit - 48 kHz.

on each band:
- Frequency / gain / Q
- Mitigation / boost + / - 18dB
- High pass filter / low pass
- Shelving filters up / down

Stros on 2 channels, a function "chain" can handle both signals Stros at the same time.

4 / O 6.35 "TRS symtriques usable in 4 mono + 4 mono outs asymtriques.

The rglages are potentiomtres by rotary VCA (numriques so quietly) and whose touch is enjoyable trs. A race can lgre Resistors use fine and prcis.

UTILIZATION

An equalizer numrique totally paramtrique of the best.

Classical usage, nothing disturbs the readability of the parameter. It is used like any other ds equalizer that we have understood the principle of the rglage. Trs trs simple and effective.

The manual will help you better assimilate the use of various functions with examples. But it is in English.

SOUND QUALITY

TRS is a good tool.
Résumé for its qualities and here's a default + / -

THE +

- Transparent (given the signal numrisation)
- Manageable and enjoyable, the knobs and buttons are bright apprciables.
- Aesthetics and solid, as long as you love her fawn aronautique faade trs design ...
- Extremely powerful and effective, and boost the pass is activated radicals and quietly.
- Double stro is something new that allows you to save space in your fly box ...

LES -

- Price for its output, it is found today around 450 euros
- Numrique, some would say, so incomparable Obviously a TLA or DBX lamps

OVERALL OPINION

Used in duplicate for 2 years, it's a real power Bonnheure Galise fine guitars, basses, vocals ... before attacking a console.

An excellent companion and studio scne. It is feared the wind instruments and the synths analos.

To give three examples of complete satisfaction:

- Recovery on a clarinet with two microphones and Sennheiser AT DDIS, the PEQ450 is fantastic. It provides a perfect balance with a couple desseur noisegate for managing blast.

- Two synths of references: Kurzweil K2600 and Korg Wavestation, it quickly becomes necessary to compensate for the dbordements mdiums certain sounds.

- On an electric guitar and bass (ESP LTD Viper and active IBANEZ EDB 605), it is quiet but incomparable in the resumption of amplifiers or recording via the Line Out of the amps (Line6 Flextone 3 and Ampeg BA115W) .
An excellent investment. Proof once again of the great rev Alesis quality circuits and special converters (the 24/48 is cut from the sr ADATS range).
Good hardware in the line current dynamics processors and filters numriques premium, it is suitable for use semi pro and pro.

The overall score is not up because it is difficult to put him in the same note as equalizer of legends ...

Résumé to the PEQ450: transparency and efficiency.

EDIT:

Now he has found a new application. He serves on the first channel "correct" my monitors (low compensation, lightweight treble boost) and the second channel is dvolu galistation the master of the mixer, before attack the sound card. I have gained much claret mixing.