Drawmer 1974 Four-Band Stereo Parametric Equalizer

This 19 , 1 RU EQ processor sports stepped, indented pot controls for surgical precision and a wide range of vital features for sound sculpting, including variable high- and low-pass filters, adjustable slope selection with peak settings on high- and low-band filters, and highly versatile variable Q selection, which allows you to widen or narrow your boosting or cutting of frequencies for subtle fine tuning or addressing particularly problematic recordings. True hardware bypass makes it easy to perform A/B comparisons, so you can be sure you find the optimal settings without too much fiddling. The internal toroidal, linear power supply delivers extremely low-noise performance and features switchable voltages for global compatibility, and the unit includes an AC power cord to get you mixing right away.

Genuine Stereo Operation with Accurate Potentiometers

The genuine stereo linked operation of the 1974 makes adjustment quick and extremely simple using just one set of controls to alter both channels. Gone is the wasted time spent fiddling about on every control trying to match the settings of the left and right channels with each other. The 1974 uses precision potentiometers, each one being matched for left/right accuracy to within fine tolerances by Drawmer s trained technicians, so that both channels operate identically, and also have indented operation, providing exceptional accuracy for fast and simple recall.

Fully Parametric with Variable Q

The 1974 is a true parametric equalizer, with the four bands having fully variable frequency controls and offer cut and boost of ±12 dB. However, unlike EQ s with no bandwidth adjustment, or a simple switch, the two mid bands have completely variable filter Q controls, enabling the user to focus in on very narrow sections of the audio spectrum or apply a broad natural sounding filter, or anything in between the two. This makes the 1974 incredibly versatile and capable of everything from subtly fine tuned mixes to tone sculpting problematic recordings.

Variable Low- and High-Cut Filters

The 1974 also includes fully variable low- and high-cut filters, ideal for tuning out undesirable signals. The high-pass filter has a range of 10 to 225 Hz and the low-pass filter sports a 4 to 32 kHz range. The beauty of being fully variable is that, unlike fixed frequency filters, it is easy to sweep both controls to find the perfect setting and remove sounds with pinpoint accuracy.

This is especially useful when bracketing individual tracks where it will be necessary to cut the bass to remove rumble or cut the top to remove hiss, as these undesirable signals will just add up as the tracks are layered. For instance, cut every instrument below 100 Hz except those within that spectrum, such as the kick, bass, or synths to provide extra headroom to work, and also tighten up the bass making it sound less muddy.

Switchable Slope Settings

Very few analog parametric equalizers have an adjustable slope on the low- and high-band filters. The filter slopes of the 1974 have been chosen for their musicality, allowing you to adjust the focus of the audio at the bottom and top ends of your recording, but not so harsh as to be a very noticeable brick wall filter. At the bottom end slopes of 6, 9, and 12 dB per octave plus a Peak setting are available, and at the high end, 6 and 12 dB per octave.

The Peak setting is quite a unique feature in that it adds a narrow bell shape to the 12 dB per octave low-band filter at the knee frequency just before it rolls off. Especially useful on kick drums, it magnifies and gives extra weight to the hit while still filtering out any subsonic junk without muddying the lower mid. It ll give your kick an added sense of power and precision.