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Building on the success of the Yorkville studio monitor line, the active YSM1p uses the same cabinet as and similar components to the popular Yorkville YSM1, including a rugged 6.5" shielded 100-Watt woofer and shielded 1" silk dome tweeter arranged in a symmetrical, vertical configuration with the drivers mounted slightly forward to minimize reflections off the cabinet face. A precisely tuned 2" cylindrical port directly below the woofer increases bass response and allows cabinet size to be kept compact. The YSM1p incorporates a bi-amped power module that delivers 115 watts (85 Watts of power to the woofer, 30-Watts to the tweeter) and generates less than .05% distortion at full power. The YSM1p also features +9/-6dB input trim, defeatable limiter and specialized tweeter overpower limiting and woofer over-excursion limiting.Due to the popularity of the YSM1, a concerted effort was made to keep the overall sonic characteristics of the YSM1 when designing the YSM1p and its electronics. Like the YSM1, the YSM1p is a compact, active, near-field studio monitor designed to accurately reproduce the signal from a recording and mixing chain without contributing sonic coloration. It has clarity and bass response that you would expect to hear from a much larger cabinet and is suitable for home and project-studio recording as well as sound reinforcement applications.
It reproduces timbres with near pinpoint accuracy and produces pristine sound which defines the finest details and harmonics of the input signal. The rock-solid YSM1p is constructed of 3/4" MDF with a 3/4" thick PVC clad MDF baffle, and features heavy internal bracing as well as ample internal dampening material, ensuring that their are no unwanted bass resonances.
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Unique to active near field monitors in this price range, the YSM1p features user selectable filtering. A series of dip switches on the back of the monitor allow the engineer to select overall tone shaping for the cabinet. This allows the end user to tune the monitor for location, (i.e. Full Space for use centered in the room (+2dB boost @ 20Hz to 80Hz) ½ space for use against a flat wall (0dB boost or cut), or ¼ space for use in corners (-2dB @ 20Hz to 80Hz). This ensures more flat frequency response, regardless of location in home studio, writing room or professional studio. An additional user selectable high frequency filter (+2dB boost @ 10kHz to 20kHz) has been added to allow further tweaking of the monitor to individual tastes. Inputs are XLR and ¼" TRS balanced. The YSM1p features a blue power LED and a red input clip LED on the front of the monitor for quick and easy status checking from the engineer's chair. The cabinet is finished in an attractive, charcoal gray vinyl that resists scuffs and is easily cleaned.
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| Zoom MRS 1266CD
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The new MRS-1266 Recorder from Zoom is so powerful and easy to use
that with a little practice any musician can become a composer, engineer, and producer.
With the 1266's digital audio quality and an incredible array of recording tools,
anyone can now create professional-quality recordings with just one incredible machine.
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It's like having a professional recording studio on your desk. The MRS-1266 has ten independent tracks plus a stereo Master channel. It has a full-function mixer section, programmable drum and bass machines, a huge array of effects and an optional CD burner for final cuts. When inspiration strikes, you have all the tools you need to record, edit, mix and master your compositions. With 44.1 kHz sampling, 16-bit linear un-compressed data, 24-bit A/D D/A conversion and 24-bit processing, you are building songs on a professional level digital foundation.
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Not even the pros get every track right the first time. With 10 Virtual "V-Takes" per channel, you get 10 chances per track to get it right. Select the best take from several sessions, choose a favorite set of effect and rhythm variations, and combine them for a final mix. With a 20 GB hard drive, you can record up to 60 hours of music, up to 1,000 songs or "projects," use all your V-Takes and still have memory left over.
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For live recording, the MRS-1266 offers all-new flexibility. With 6 channel simultaneous input capability you can mic a rehearsal or performance with up to six microphones. Using virtual tracks, you can record 10 takes with a guide rhythm, and then pick the best take for each instrument for the final mix. Vocal groups can be evaluated objectively when they record on separate tracks. Elaborate drum and percussion recordings can be made. Record drums like the studio pros using six microphones, and mix them down to a stereo drum track.
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The MRS-1266 CD comes equipped with a reliable, high performance CD-R/RW drive. Master and burn your own CD, or backup and restore project data. If you want to backup your entire internal hard drive, multiple disc saves can be accomplished. The CD-R/RW also allows you to import WAV/AIFF data from sample collection CDs or import audio from standard music CDs. A standard CD player function is also built-in. The 1266 is also available without the drive, and the CD-01 CD-R/RW drive is available as an optional accessory.
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Up to 13 tracks can be played back simultaneously, including 10 audio tracks, stereo drums, and a mono bass track. Track 1-8 has independent faders, track 9-10 are linked to one stereo fader. Two more faders are dedicated to drum and bass. Track parameters such as EQ and effect send level can be adjusted for stereo linked odd and even tracks, which correspond to a stereo source such as an external synthesizer.
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The MRS-1266 comes with an awesome array of built-in effects. They are sub-divided into five major categories, or "algorithms": Guitar/bass, Microphone, Line, Dual input(i.e. guitar and vocal mic) and Mastering. Each algorithm is built from four major effect modules (compressor, pre-amp/drive, equalizer and modulation/delay). 94 different effects are selectable beyond that. Six effect types can be used simultaneously, and saved as effect "patches". Up to 280 patches can be stored for each project. You can insert your effects at different points in the signal path: at instrument level, track level or master track level. This gives you the option to record 'dry' and adjust the effect type and depth after recording. By using dual algorithms, you can simultaneously insert different effects on instrument combinations such as guitar + mic, mic + mic, or guitar + bass.
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Mastering is the key to making a professional-sounding recording. By using the MRS-1266's mastering effects, such as a 3-band Compressor, 3-band EQ, a Normalizer, Dimension, Lo-Fi, and Resonance, you can add flavor and sound pressure to a master track that has been mixed down to stereo. These effects can also be routed as insert effects on each track. A riff that is out-of-tune can't be fixed later--no matter how hard you try. The MRS-1266 has a built-in bypass line tuner that quickly and easily tunes you up.
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Up to 10 songs -drum and bass patterns- can be stored in one project, and different rhythm arrangements can be assigned to each of the 10 V-Takes. You can choose step or real-time recording for creating original patterns; up to 20,000 steps/events can be recorded. With either method, the 12 key (full chromatic scale) pad bank makes recording drum or bass patterns easy. And with variable sensitivity, your playing sounds even more real.Zoom has been making drum machines for years, and they are well known for having the best electronic drum sounds in the business. 127 drum sounds have been recorded as 16-bit linear PCM, 30 polyphonic. 26 varieties of ultra-real bass guitar sounds are also provided.There are 50 factory preset drum kits built-in to the MRS-1266, each with a distinctly different sound. Each drum kit is made up of 36 different drum sounds. You can also built custom kits using the faders as a drum kit sub mixer, and even add effects like EQ, reverb and chorus to individual drums. These kits can be saved and modified as you wish.
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