Meris designs API 500 modules

The first module launched by Meris is the 440 analog mic preamp designed specially to capture guitar amps.

The module is equipped with discret op-amps and input and output Cinemag transformers for a pure classic US sound. It also features a 12 dB/octave high-pass filter with a choice of 80 Hz and 200 Hz frequencies, a 20 dB pad, phase reverse and phantom power switches, and Meris adds that you can interface it with your effect pedals.

A few numbers:

• Input gain up to 60 dB
• Output trim from –27 dB to +12 dB (before the output transformer)
• ±3 dB high-shelf boost at 4 kHz or 7 kHz
• Frequency response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz (±3 dB) when all filters are disables
• 1 MOhm impedance at the Return/DI Input
• Equivalent Input Noise: –130 dB A-weighted

The 440 Mic Pre retails for $549.

Meris will also launch this Spring a bit crusher, decimator and “chaotic” effect module called Ottobit, ideal for classic video game sound fans, with the following features:

• Bit crusher and sample rate decimator
• Ring modulator with pitch tracking
• Envelope retrigger and LFO modifiers controlled by tap tempo
• Multiple waveforms for the ring modulator and LFO
• Ring/AM/FM modulations that can be blended
• Analog signal path and 24-bit DA/AD converter with 32-bit floating DSP

Both devices are designed and built in Los Angeles, CA. Discover Meris at www.meris.us.