Safe Sound Audio P501

Safe Sound Audio P501 Description

The world's first 500 compatible channel strip, only at ZenPro Audio!

The P501 is part of the API VPR Alliance

'THE 500 SERIES TRACKING TOOLBOX FOR VOICE, GUITAR AND DRUMS'

Compatible with the API™ 500 Series modular format which allows a number of audio modules to be plugged into rack frames such as the A Designs HR500, API* 6-slot Lunchbox and 10-slot 500VPR rackframe). The P501 has all the essential features of the Model P1 Processor.

Getting vocal tracks right the first time is important, the P501 is a great combination of simple yet full control!

The P501 features the same clean sound and control of the P1, and features never before included on a single 500 series format device. It is not just a phantom powered pre, or DI, or line level device, it's also a compressor and limiter with full metering on board for input and gain reduction. The P501 still only takes up a single space and is logically laid out.

Features

• Mic Preamp (with phantom and +72dB of clean gain)
• DI (jack and select switch on face of unit)
• Line Level (balanced, uses same 1/4" jack on face)
• Hi Pass Filter (80hZ @ 18dB per octave slope)
• 'Peakride' Compression (same as P1, multi side chain and smooth)
• Ratio = 1:1 to Infinity:1
• Attack = 1ms to 60ms
• Release = variable from 90ms to 500ms (tracks the natural audio decay)
• Limiter (set at 0dB and placed before the makeup gain)
• Auto Makeup Gain (when adjusting comp threshold, same as P1)
• + / - 15dB additional makeup gain

Benefits

• Mic pre / DI / Line Level all in one
• Extremely easy setup, not a tweaky compressor
• Vocal and bass guitar tracking are controlled, clean and big
• Limiter can be selected separately for more control options
• Prevent digital overload of your a/d converters
• Patch it in during mixdown with available 1/4" balanced input select
• Ready to fill an empty 500 slot near you

Front end

• Ultrawide 60kHz bandwidth microphone input with 72dB of gain
• High Impedance instrument input
• Balanced Line Input
• Really easy to use single gain knob for all three inputs
• Switchable 80Hz high pass filter

Compressor

The best tracking compressor for vocals on the market. Derived from the original Safe Sound P1 design using a multistage sidechain named peakride, it provides tightly controlled vocal compression with perfect transparency. A 100% original hardware design in today's world of grey copycat software emulations.

• Fully adjustable THRESHOLD, RATIO and ATTACK
• 'Follow audio' controlled release time.
• Auto gain make-up allows you to increase gain reduction 'on the fly' without having to constantly re-adjust the output level.

You can read more about peakride compression in the P1 White Paper. Click here for the pdf.

Limiter

Switchable fast limiter for ultimate protection during tracking or push it hard as a great dynamic effect especially on bass and drums. The limiter features dynamic adjustment of attack time, so the faster the audio front edge, the faster the limiter reacts. So fast clipping protection when tracking but also very useful as a creative tool in its own right when pushed into heavy levels of limiting.

Output Stage

Balanced output stage with +22dBu drive capability.

±15dB output gain control (post limiter) allows perfect level matching to your recording device.

On-board LED bargraph metering for audio level and gain reduction.

'More features than any other 500 Series module on the market today'

Technical Specification

P501 Handbook

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