Zähl AM1 Console Analog Recording Console CV Mono Stereo Mixer Desk Analog Zahl

Description

Retro Gear Shop
is a high-end boutique store located in
Nashville, Tennessee.
Zähl AM1 Console
We have a Zähl AM1 in stock, brand new ready to ship. This is an incredible sounding analog desk with some mind-blowing features and versatility. All analog, no compromise in design, sound or build quality. Impeccably built, this is one of the finest analog consoles being made today and pushing the envelope for how a mixer can be played as a central instrument part of your sound creation.
16 channel frame (which actually has 17 total slots)
Master module
2 cv modules
6 stereo
6 mono
1
blank panel
Retro Gear Shop is the only place in the world you can currently get one of these fantastic consoles brand new today without the 6-8 months wait for build time.
Want a custom configuration or price quote? Please contact us.
Retro Gear Shop is the exclusive USA authorized dealer for Zähl products.
**Check out the pictures to make sure you like it. Pictures are of actual item for sale**
Brand New with full Warranty.
Will be professionally crated and freight shipped.
Flat rate shipping in the USA with freight
Discounted international shipping flat rate.
International buyers should contact us for exact shipping price quote.
Any questions please ask!
- Consistently analog approach, designed for hands-on, real-time mixing
- Legendary EQ design – highly musical without coloring, highly effective yet sensitive
- Intuitive, self-explanatory layout
- Super clean signal paths meeting highest mastering demands – no VCAs except CV channel, no clock pulses (sequential logic only), no switched power converters
- Quiet, vent-free linear external power supply
- Zero-cross sensing on all switches relevant in live operation (minimization of clicks)
- Freely configurable with mono, stereo or stereo CV channels
- Minimum width 437 mm (optionally for 19” rack installation) with up to 8 stereo channels and master section
- Maximum width 1981 mm with up to 46 stereo channels and master section, expandable by external units
- Overall depth 885 mm, overall height 318 mm, module depth 673.5 mm, front panel angle 15.5°
- Conveniently accessible back panel with XLR audio connectors
MASTER SECTION (module MM-A)
• 4 STEREO GROUP outputs
• 4 stereo and 2 mono AUX MASTER controls (→additional AUX functions available on channels)
• 6 STEREO RETURNS, each with 2 band semi-parametric EQ
• comprehensive monitoring section with high quality headphones amp
• smart functions for preparing mute scenes in real-time mixing
• PFL (non-destructive) switchable to SOLO (destructive) logic
MONO CHANNEL (module MC-A)
• extensive EQ section – 4-band plus low cut, each band electronically bypassed when gain is set to zero
• DIRECT AUX control (channel-exclusive aux send)
• INSERT with DRY/WET return ratio control – for parallel compression, EQing, etc., or for use as channel-exclusive aux
return in combination with DIRECT AUX (freeing up aux busses when using an effect on one channel only)
STEREO CHANNEL (module SC-A)
with full feature set as mono channel (no stripped down EQ as in many other consoles), and additionally including: • BALANCE control plus PAN controls for left and right channels independently
• STEREO BASE control – from mono to stereo to phase-reversed
• INSERT with M/S (mid/side) option
LINK OUTPUT (module LO-A)
”blind master”– alternatively to module MM-A – for connecting Zähl AM1 expander with Zähl AM1 or other main console
LINK INPUT (module LI-A)
for merging busses from Zähl AM1 expander or other external console/expander with busses of main AM1 console
CV CHANNEL (module CV-A)
• stereo channel with full feature set as conventional stereo channel (module SC-A) except for different EQ/FILTER section, but based entirely on VCA technology
• 21 parameters (every parameter except INPUT GAIN and switches) voltage controllable via a combination of a
poti for postive/negative MODULATION AMOUNT and a 12-position rotary switch for selecting a MODULATION SOURCE
• 5 external CV INPUTS for outboard sources available on back panel (1/4” jacks) • 7 internal CV sources – designed in cooperation with VERBOS ELECTRONICS
- FLUCTUATION (randomized LFO)
- ENVELOPE FOLLOWER with selectable input SOURCE, SENSITIVITY and DECAY time and curve
- GATE with HOLD time control (sharing input SOURCE and SENSITIVITY with ENVELOPE FOLLOWER)
- AR ENVELOPE generator with ATTACK and RELEASE control, selectable trigger SOURCE and MANUAL trigger button. - CV SUM for mixing any two of the other 11 CV sources or filtered noise
- FIXED VOLTAGE adjustable between -5V and +5V
- FIXED VOLTAGE SWITCHED - the same voltage, but switchable manually or by external CV INPUT 2
• all internal CV sources available as CV outputs on back panel (1/4” jacks)
• 4 CV busses for sharing selected external CV INPUTS 1-4 between CV-A modules • VCA-based EQ/FILTER section
- 1 fully parametric EQ band with GAIN range from -18 dB to +12 dB, extended FREQUENCY range from 200 Hz to 10 kHz and Q control
- HIGH PASS Filter with cutoff FREQUENCY and DRY/WET RATIO control - LOW PASS Filter with cutoff FREQUENCY and DRY/WET RATIO control