D-TAR (de-tar): 1: n The logical union of the world's leading pickup builder and the world's foremost authority on acoustic instrument amplification. 2: n The new company whose motto is: "with respect to acoustic tone"
£289
For years, acoustic guitars have relied on pickups for amplification. One problem: Even the best acoustic guitars deliver an oversimplification of true acoustic tone complexity when amplified. Using something called AGE™ technology, Mama Bear takes your guitar into the digital realm, neutralizes the pickup, and then restores the natural body resonance. The result: now the finest acoustic guitars can sound like, well themselves. Only louder.
Features
- 16 Position Input Source Selector - Provides 16 different digital filter choices to neutralize the sound of your pickup so the AGE™ technology can go to work
- 16 Position Target Instrument Switch - AGE™ technology provides 16 amazing guitar sounds emulated from 16 amazing guitars, from parlors to super jumbos, allows you to dial up the guitar that matches your guitar's body shape, or emulate other shapes
- Input Gain Control with Red Overload LED - Avoids overload distortion and allows minimization of noise when different pickups are used
- Bypass switch with LED indicator when in bypass mode - Hard-wire bypass to allow comparison of processed versus unprocessed sounds, LED alerts user when in bypass mode
- Output Level Control - Gain match to next stage for best S/N performance
- Balanced XLR Output - For studio use with balanced-input mixing boards
- Hi-Z Input Stage - Works with Piezo pickups, great stand-alone preamp
- Chassis Compatible with Equinox and Solstice - Micro-rack system or two units in full rack mount
- +/- 12 Volt Supply for Analog Stages - Outstanding headroom performance
- Wet/Dry Blend Control - Allows "In Between" amounts of processing
- Ground lift switch - For studio use with balanced-input mixing boards
- Phase Switch - Allows reduction of feedback
- Mute Switch - For quiet guitar tuning or elimination of live connection noises
Technical Specifications
Analog Characteristics
Nominal Input Level - -10dBu
Input Impedance 4.7M Ohm
Gain, input to output 15.5dB, bypassed
Maximum signal level before input stage clipping 2.0Vrms
Nominal Output Level
Single ended - 0dBu
XLR Balanced - -20dBu
Maximum Output Level before clipping**
Single ended 7.2Vrms, bypassed; 3.5Vrms through processor
Balanced XLR 1Vrms, bypassed; 0.5Vrms through processor
Noise, 20 Hz to 20 KHz, bypass mode, referenced to input
-109 dBv, input short -97.5 dBv, input open
Digital Characteristics
- Microprocessor 32 bit, 100MHz, floating point, 600MFLOPS
- Sample Rate 44.1KHz
- Latency 3ms
- A/D Conversion
- 24 bit
- 64x oversampling
- S/(N+D): 94dB
- Dynamic Range, S/N: 108dB
- D/A Conversion
- 24 bit
- 128x oversampling
- 24 bit 8 times digital filter
- Ripple: +/-0.005dB, Attenuation: 75dB
- S/(N+D): 94dB
- Differential output
- Dynamic Range: 110dB, A weighted
Power Supply
- Power Supply External wall mounted transformer 16 VAC/560mA
- Current Draw 200mA @ power jack
Dimensions
Size
- Width: 8.5" / 216mm
- Depth: 6.25" / 159mm
- Height: 2.72" / 69mm
Weight
- Unit Weight: 2.7 lbs. / 1.2 kg
- Shipping Weight: 4.5 lbs / 2.1 kg
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