TransAudio Group, the U.S. distributor of world-class pro audio and recording gear, announces the Drawmer 1977 — the company’s most versatile channel strip to date. Designed by Ivor Drawmer and his creative team, this modern take on vintage gear offers the clarity of an ultra-clean preamp, the precision of a three-band parametric equalizer, the silkiness of a soft-knee compressor, and the ability to dial-in desired warmth with variable harmonic saturation.
Ideal in studios or as a “money channel” front-end for live concerts and touring, the Drawmer 1977 takes the quest for all-new, workplace-perfect, analog-sounding gear to the next level. The silky-smooth compressor gives the user total control of the recording dynamics. Choose clean, warm, or overdriven with totally controlled saturation. The pristine preamp features mic, line and instrument D.I. with 66 dB of stepped gain.
The preamp responds easily to your commands, to sweeten up dull audio, heighten live performance guitar sounds, or mic match via switched impedance to find the sweet spot of every mic in your rig.
The 1977 incorporates a true parametric equalizer inspired from the 1970’s analog gear. Three bands of fully variable frequency control, a cut and boost of +/-12dB and fully variable control of the mid-band lets users modify everything from subtle fine tuning to tone sculpting problematic sources. Another functionality provides control over the order of the signal path operating as Gain-Compressor-Equalizer-Output or with the equalizer preceding the compressor to create a distinctly different tone quality and coloration.
Intended for fast-paced live production, the output section is designed to get the correct level on the first try. With a wet/dry mix for parallel processing controlled by a single knob, an output control cuts or boosts the level to match high-end audio interface input levels, shown on a large backlit VU meter for accurate monitoring. And finally, a preamp direct switch to bypass the EQ, compressor and saturation for ultra-clean microphone output.
“For over 45 years, Drawmer has been on the forefront of creating and manufacturing beautiful-sounding analog gear,” noted Brad Lunde, president, and founder of TransAudio Group. “The Drawmer 1977 combines the richness of analog sound with the functionally needed in today’s live and recording environments. The concept is legendary. The implementation is difficult. Yet somehow, Ivor Drawmer and his team made it happen with the 1977 Channel Strip. I’m excited to bring this product to market. It’s going to meet the almost eternal quest to bring more of that ‘70s analog sound to today’s audio chains.”
The Drawmer 1977 is priced at $1,749 U.S. and is now available.
Distributed by TransAudio Group, www.transaudiogroup.com.
