SPL Track One - Mono Channel Recording Strip W/ A/D Converter

The Track One is a channel strip that excels primarily in two aspects: it is disarmingly easy to use and offers outstanding sound qualities. This concept is ideally suited for all kinds of vocal and instrument recordings in studio, broadcast or live applications.

The controls are reduced to the necessary basics to ensure highest user-friendliness. Therefore, working with the Track One can be dramatically time-saving which is most important especially in live situations.

Its excellent sound quality qualifies the Track One as a highly recommended alternative to built-in console preamps and processing tools. All the modules are immediately at hand for fast interactions. Recording a voice and providing clarity, detail and intelligibility is a question of seconds.

The microphone input can optionally be equipped with a transformer input stage (Not included with this item). These transformers already amplify the microphone signals by factor 5 – the preamps are relieved by this factor at any gain setting. The balanced output can also be equipped with optional transformers.

The compressor can be linked with a second Track One compressor for coherent stereo operation of two units. A central display shows metering for output level and gain reduction and all other status LEDs.

A special feature of the printed circuitry layout is the central star ground wiring scheme: Disturbing influences that could affect the ground paths are minimized in that the audio-ground is separated from the ground of the remaining equipment. This leads, in the truest sense of the word ”clean”, to considerably improved tonal quality. The scatter free toroidal transformer supplies the equipment with the necessary voltages and forms the basis for a clean electrical supply to all parts of the circuitry.

Like other converter-compatible SPL products, the Track One comes with an internal 24bit/96kHz analog to digtal converter module 1090.

Features

• Preamp stages optimized for all microphone types and instruments
• SPL‘s De-Esser
• Compressor/limiter stage
• 3-band EQ stage
• Output stage with metering
• Balanced XLR and 1/4 inch TRS connectors

24Bit/192kHz AD Converter Module (1090)
The Analog/Digital Converter Module 1090 is a digital output for compatible GainStation 1 with a plug-and-play design for easy installation. It offers an S/P-DIF output with both coaxial and optical connectors in parallel. The heart of the module is a 24-bit converter with a variable sample rate of up to 192 kHz. Highly accurate quartz oscillators ensure a clean, low-jitter master clock.

The internal sample rate can be switched between 44.1, 48, 88.2 and 96 kHz. Other sample rates (32, 176,4 and 192 kHz are set by external syncronization. The converter can be synced to other digital devices via a S/P-DIF input. The internal oscillators are automatically disabled when an external clock signal is present to prevent interference.An extremely effective voltage stabilizing circuit ensures that the converter continuously receives sufficient and stable voltage – an important prerequisite for clean, transparent audio. The compact design of the input stage guarantees the shortest possible signal path to the converter. Over dimensioned grounding surfaces on both sides of the circuit board effectively reduce interference and ensure optimal separation between analog and digital components.