TK Audio The Transformer

The Transformer is a recording and mixing tool that transform your sound by using several different harmonic stages. The unit is divided into two sections, a harmonic generating section and a transformer coupled class-A stage with a punchy, vintage tone. If you're working mostly in the box this is the perfect tool to add some analog warmth, punch and color to your sound/mix.

The first section contains three different harmonic stages; a transformer saturation stage, a passive saturation/clipping stage and an active germanium circuit. These three stages does not only generate different kinds of harmonics, they also shape the tone curve in different ways.

With a blend function you can blend in the desired amount of harmonics. You can also choose to process the mid and side channels separately by activating the M/S function. The second section is a selectable vintage transformer coupled class-A stage.

• Transformer saturation circuit that adds low-end harmonics and a low-end bump.

• Passive saturation circuit that adds a lot of odd and even harmonics.

• Active germanium stage with a vintage sound and a mix of harmonics.

• Class-A stage with a pleasant British 70's sound.

• M/S function for separate processing of the mid and side channels.

• Illuminated switches and detented potentiometers for easy recall.

• Input impedance: 20kohm

• Max input level: +26dB

• Max output level: +26dBu

• S/N ratio @ 0dBu: 89dB, depends on which stages that are activated

• Dynamic range: 115dB

• Power consumption: 13VA

• Power requirement: 115v or 230v internally selectable

FEATURES:

• TX Drive control

• TX Drive in/out

• Gain, up to +20dB

• Channel in/out

• Saturation in/out

• Even in/out (adds even harmonics to the saturation circuit)

• Output trim, -20dB to 0dB

• Ge stage in/out

• Class-A in/out

• HF in/out, (class-A stage HF boost)

• Blend control, between harmonics stages and dry signal

• M/S in/out

• Detent potentiometers with 41 clicks

• All switches are illuminated