Karacter 500

The karacter 500 is a box full of vibrant colors. It covers a complete spectrum including mastering-grade saturation, tube-inspired distortion and glorious destruction. Gone are the days when only racks full of outboard gear could achieve these elusive and highly desirable styles of tonal coloration... This all-in-one solution offers two separate channels which can be set up for dual mono, linked stereo or linked and unlinked M/S operation. Integrated mix stages for parallel signal processing and the unique Color Control add to its remarkable flexibility. The entire unit is designed with discrete class-A topology, so even the most lo-fi sounds will benefit from the karacter's high-end touch. Enhance your tracks or decimate eve- rything - It's a matter of karacter.

100% CLASS-A TOPOLOGY:

Expensive boutique sound made affordable.

MASTERING-GRADE SATURATION:

Gentle THD generation with a soft characteristic.

TUBE-INSPIRED DISTORTION:

Wide ranges of asymmetrical low noise clipping.

GLORIOUS DESTRUCTION:

Turbo Boost for massive sonic mayhem.

COLOR FILTER:

Harmonics-frequency relation tweaks.

DUAL MONO/STEREO LINK/MID SIDE:

Signal matrix for maximum flexibility.

STEPPED CONTROLLERS:

Fast and easy recall guaranteed.

MADE IN GERMANY:

Build quality without compromise.

FREQUENCY RESPONSE:

• 100 % Dry < 10 Hz - 400 kHz (-3 dB)

• 100 % Wet < 10 Hz - 27 kHz (-3 dB)

THD+N (100 % DRY):

• @ 0 dBu 0.013 %

• @ +10 dBu 0.024 %

THD+N (100 % WET IN SATURATION MODE):

• @ 0 dBu Min Drive 0.47 %

• @ 0 dBu Max Drive 35.1 %

NOISE FLOOR 20 HZ - 20 KHZ (A-WEIGHTED):

• 100% Dry -91 dBu

• 100% Wet (depending on Drive and Gain) -81 to -91 dBu

DYNAMIC RANGE 20 HZ - 22 KHZ:

112 dB

MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL:

+21 dBu

MAXIMUM OUTPUT LEVEL:

+21 dBu

INPUT IMPEDANCE:

10 kOhm

OUTPUT IMPEDANCE:

68 Ohm