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The inputs are arranged as 4 stereo pairs and 4 mono inputs with pan controls. Thermionic culture fat bustard audio demonstration youtube. Thermionic culture responded to this trend with typical aplomb by issuing the impressive fat bustard. Thermionic culture pullet audio demonstration duration. Audio and video tapecassette recorders, phonographs, etc. Thermionic culture fat bustard ii professional audio. The frequency response goes well above and below audio range until the attitude is set to at or near max, similarly other specs are practically the same as the fat bustard, except crosstalk, phase shift and signal to noise are slightly better as there is no eq. Thermionic culture phoenix stereo compressor limiter. The thermionic culture fat bustard is more than just a summing mixer, providing allvalve passive inputs, sound shaping possibilities with great bass and treble response, and stereo width and depth controls. A 14channel allvalve passive summing mixer, the bustard ii not only combines those analogue channels into a single. Similarly to the culture vulture, the unit will tend to produce predominantly more 2nd. The red attitude control knob adds gain and various levels of appealing distortion. We can compile a fully red book compliant production master cd pmcd supplied on a highquality hhb cdr74 gold compact disc or.
The fat bustard is unique in its exceptional sound quality and also the extra degree of control and processing it offers over the stereo mix output. Essentially, the fat bustard ii is a 12 x 2 summing amp with two further aux inputs that. A smart, energizingprogram to help you shed fat, build muscle, and achieve your ideal body in justthirty days. Thermionic culture the rooster 2 studio economik pro. A singular, enigmatic piece of allvalve boutique hardware, the thermionic culture vulture is a distortion hedonists malleable plaything. Thermionic culture fat bustard ii summing mixer sx pro.
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