Power, fidelity, and versatility.

The Focusrite Platinum TwinTrak Pro Channel Strip is a synthesis of the latest analog and digital technologies. This edition of the industry classic retains the format of the original, but is now housed in a robust 2U rackmount chassis. The renowned Focusrite Class A mic preamp from the original VoiceMaster is retained and an instrument input has been added to the front, along with phantom power, phase reverse, and variable high-pass filter. A vocal-friendly optical expander has also been added for smoother and more linear processing.

Other features include a latency-free stereo monitoring section with comprehensive headphone monitoring of both the full mix and the vocal, Vintage Harmonics processor for tape-based vocal processing emulation, an upgraded compressor, a Tube Sound circuit, a voice-optimized EQ, de-esser, and a blue Focusrite VU meter.

Focusrite Platinum TwinTrak Pro Channel Strip Features:

• Stereo latency-free monitoring section
• Vintage Harmonics vocal enhancer
• Optional 24-bit/96kHz A/D converter
• Custom Focusrite VU meter
• Compressor/EQ/Harmonics order can be changed
• More versatile voice-optimized EQ
• Improved tube sound emulation with tone control
• Smoother optical compressor
• New voice-optimized optical expander

Order this pro preamp today and lend your recordings a hi-fidelity touch.

Focusrite Platinum TwinTrak Pro Channel Strip Specifications:

• THD: >.003%
• Frequency response: —2dB down at 10Hz and 200KHz

Focusrite Platinum TwinTrak Pro Channel Strip

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A Nice NOT Tube Pre

Posted by WhIteSidE from North East on Oct 25, 2006

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Audio Engineer / Producer

Reviewer's Play Style: Radio (Vocals, Narration, Varios types of Music)

In an age when people seem to be obsessing about tube based pre amplifiers, this is a nice, solid, completly solid state pre amplifier.

Now don't get me wrong, I love and use any number of tube based pres, but it is nice to have some good non-tube based ones as well, and the Focusrite TwinTrak is right up there. While this is not quite the sound of some of the "great" channel strips (Neve, etc) it will provide very nice control on all sorts of sources at a price point where you can afford to have 6 or 8 channels of it.

All in all, not perfect, but an excellent choice for the serious amature through to the serious professional.

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great sound, ??? construction

Posted by mark in maine from bangor maine on Apr 10, 2006

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: studio owner

Reviewer's Play Style: all

This unit has completely changed the sound of my studio(for the better!) I was using Art dual MP, which was OK, but this blows it away. I would honestly buy 2 or 3 more if it werent for 1 thing. Reliability. After 2 months of use the 2nd channel blew and was sent for repair. 6 months later, guess what? Same channel, same problem!I am seriously bummed because I love this pre-amp on vocals, electric and acoustic guitar, kick drum, snare(totally rocks on snare with slow attack). I have used with large diaphram condenser, dynamic, and ribbon mics and it is a winner every time.

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A Pre of Beauty!

Posted by dwemmy from Brighton, MA on Mar 14, 2005

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active semi-pro musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, blues and alternative

Focusrite has hit a grand slam with the Twintrak Pro. This 2U rackmount has a remarkable amount of features; I tested units $1,000.00 more that weren't as versatile and didn't produce the same results. I use it primarily for vocals (being a great vocalist), but in the studio my guitarist now loves going direct through it and then into a SansAmp PSA-1. I suspect a lot of instruments would sound fantastic with this. Highly recommended!

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A fantastic buy

Posted by Jacob from Arizona on Feb 3, 2005

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, pop, indie

I've been using this unit for about a month now and it has dramatically boosted the quality of my recordings. I run the outputs of the Twintrak to my computer via a MIA MIDI audio card and into my DAW.

The controls are easy to use and if you don't have a patch bay, you can run everything from the front without turning it around. My only complaint is the lack of an expander and the VU meter cannot be linked to the compressor.

If you need two preamps, this is the piece to buy. If you only need one channel, the VoiceMaster Pro is a bit more flexible. Either way, you can't go wrong. This is an amazing machine.

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Perfect Pre Amp

Posted by Rod Norman from Redmond, Oregon, formerly NYC on Sep 23, 2004

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Engineer, Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: All Styles

I called it the perfect preamp, not because it is better than anything else, but because for a budget studio it is the perfect price, quality, performance pre-amp without question. I use it primarily on vocals but we've also run guitar through it, miking the cabinet at the grille cloth. I love the "air" feature and agree that it should be left on all the time. The compression is transparent and effective, capturing the organic mouth sounds so popular today. I don't need to compress after the fact and that reduces noise in the mastering stage. It's well worth the money.

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