Joe Meek SixQ2 Studio Channel

The JOEMEEK siXQ2 is like having one channel of a professional recording studio in one box. It takes microphones or instruments, amplifies them, compresses and equalises them ready to be recorded. Simple to use yet extremely powerful, the siXQ2 will bring out the best in any microphone or instrument and give the gloss of a professional studio production to all your performances. It can also be very useful for live work. Think of the siXQ2 as five separate items of equipment:

• Preamplifier
• JOEMEEK Optical Compressor
• Meequalizer EQ
• Fader
• A to D Converter The Joemeek siXQ2 packs a wealth of features into a single rack space studio channel

Some changes they made to the siXQ2:
• The microphone input transformer is permanently assigned to the "Mic" Input. The "IRON" switch now optionally sends the "Line" input through the transformer, to add some coloration to Line sources
• The input "GAIN" control now operates over the range 18dB to 60dB, with improved resolution in the crucial 25dB-45dB range. Microphone inputs up to +4dBu can be accommodated without distortion (+24dBu by using the "PAD" switch)
• As before, with the "LINE" input selected the gain is unity (0dB) at the top of the dial; the gain range is now -19dB to +22dB
• The "Instrument" input now has a gain range of 0dB to +40dB
• "PEAK" LEDs now light at +16dBu (2dB below Full Scale Digital)

A single channel mic pre, three bands of highly musical EQ and their signature optical compressor make for a highly capable recording instrument. With a front panel instrument input . Output either analog or digitally directly to your sound card or DAW for a warm, musical analog sound - just what you've been looking for.

Digital Interface
The Joemeek Digital Audio Interface provides high quality digital audio outputs. The digital audio outputs are compatible with most digital recorders, as well as Digital Audio Workstations and mixers. S/PDIF format is available from the RCA phono connectors.

The Joemeek Digital Interface has highly stable onboard master clocks for low-jitter, hi-fi results. Internal sample rates of 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz or 96kHz are selected by means of rear panel switches. 44.1kHz is the standard used for audio CD's, while 48kHz and 96kHz are widely used in recording studios. In general, the higher the sample rate, the better the audio fidelity, but the more disk space is required for the recording. For example, recording at 96kHz requires twice as much storage as 48kHz. Consult the manual of your recorder or DAW as to what sample rates it will accommodate.