Rupert Neve Designs 542 Tape Emulator
500-Series Tape Emulation
Saturation / Character$999Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Saturation / Character
- Description
- 500-Series Tape Emulation
- Topology
- custom interstage transformer with soft-clipper, Silk/Texture, pre/post-tape blend
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- 500-series module
- Frequency response
- 5Hz-60kHz +/-0.25dB (disengaged)
- Country of manufacture
- USA
Details
Controls: Tape Effect IN, Trim +/-12dB, Saturation, 15/30 IPS toggle, Blend, Silk/Texture (Off/Red/Blue), dual 8-segment LED meters
I/O: 500-series module I/O (via rack)
Notes: THD better than 0.0025% disengaged. Price range seen $849-$1,022 across dealers; $999 used as representative Sweetwater/Alto new price.