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Crane Song Insigna

500-series tube EQ (coloring/shaping, 3-band + hi/lo cut filters)

Equalizer

$1,299Manufacturer list price

Specifications

Type
Equalizer
Description
500-series tube EQ (coloring/shaping, 3-band + hi/lo cut filters)
Topology
tube (12AX7) dual-triode, buffered RC negative-feedback EQ stages, shielded Lundahl output transformer, stepped Grayhill frequency switches
Signal path
Analog
Channels
1
Channel format
mono
Form factor
500-series module
Connection
500-series (API 500 / VPR Alliance format)
Powered
yes (500-series rack powered)
Introduced
2015
Country of manufacture
USA

Details

Controls: HF shelf (7 frequencies + AIR band), LF shelf (8 frequencies), mid peak/parametric (8 frequencies), high-pass filter (7 freq, 24dB/oct), low-pass filter (7 freq, 24dB/oct), +/-12dB boost/cut per band, hard bypass

I/O: Balanced input/output via 500-series edge connector

Notable use: Reviewed favorably by Audio Media International (Aug. 2015) for vocal, kick, and snare coloration

Notes: Price ($1,299) is corroborated by both a 2015 magazine review ('street' price) and current web-search dealer aggregation, giving it higher confidence than most other street-price figures in this dataset, though it may still be dated.

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