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<div>With the finest ingredients from SPL, the new flagship of SPL's channel strips establishes the basis for world-class recordings – and each of its particular processing stages can be inserted into studio environments or DAWs like analog plug-ins! The brand-new Frontliner has all tools on board to record vocals and instruments in perfect quality: it merges a preamp, a de-esser, an EQ and a compressor. Thanks to it's individual analog I/Os, all these powerful, hi-end analog processors can be inserted into any studio by the Frontliner pilot, i. e. to use them also during mixing and mastering. Thus it appears that the Frontliner is not reduced to a frontend device – especially DAW based studios get the chance to integrate high-grade analog processing at any stage of the audio production process.<br /></div>
<h3>Frontliner AD Key Features</h3></span></span><ul><li>Three separate, individually optimized inputs for microphones, line signals and instruments.</li><li>Discrete
 transistors/tube hybrid preamplifier to combine the advantages – high 
dynamic range and low noise operation of semiconductors with the musical
 qualities of tube sounds (appealing top end, beautiful spacial 
impression). </li><li>250 volts tube circuits in the preamplifier and for tube saturation stages.</li><li>High-grade operational amplifiers from Burr-Brown at critical positions.</li><li>The
 De-Esser applies SPL's method of phase cancellation for reducing 
sibilants. This innovative approach works much more neutral than 
traditional compression methods – a unique method for unobtrusive 
results and extremely fast operation.</li><li>The compressor is operated
 by SPL’s double VCA drive circuitry. A differential stage eliminates 
side effects and the half load per VCA dramatically reduces THD.</li><li>The
 operational amplifiers for the compressor circuitry meet military 
specifications. Therefore the regulating voltages are extremely precise –
 a precondition for high signal processing quality.</li><li>Selected 
condensers for the EQ filters with pleasant sound characteristics. 
Especially with vocals, amplified frequencies are not sounding too 
bright, and on the other hand reductions can tame harsh sounds without 
sounding dull.</li><li>Central star ground wiring scheme minimizes 
influences that could affect the ground paths. 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.</li><li>The power supply is built around two toroidal 
transformers, one for the audio voltages and one for the other supply 
voltages (tube heating, LEDs, micro controller etc.) Mutual 
interferences are excluded and lavishly over-dimensioned capacities 
ensure absolutely stable supplies for all audio circuitries.</li><li>Options include 24/192 AD converter and in/output transformers by Lundahi</li></ul>