Raindirk Audio Ltd designs, manufactures and services a range of professional mixing consoles and 19" rackmounted equipment and has the facilities to service and support Helios desks.


Raindirk produces the following items of 19" rack equipment::

(i) Parametric Equaliser Unit With Mic/Line Level Input Section
(ii) RM 4U Series Mixing System
(iii) RM 4U Series Input Channels
(iv) 16 Channel Line Level Mixing and Monitoring Rack Module
(v) Compressor/Gate 3U Rack of 10 Modules
(vi) Monitor Unit
(vii) Compact 24 Channel Microphone Amplifier Unit
(viii) 8UMic/EQ Unit

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(i) Parametric Equaliser Unit With Mic/Line Level Input Section

A 19" rack equaliser unit with Mic/line input section containing individual low-noise microphone amplifiers and equalizer assemblies. A new introduction drawn from the Symphony range of recording consoles, well known for its audio excellence and low noise. This Mic/EQ module is in response to the frequency with which engineers use their analogue consoles as the front end for digital editing and recording equipment. This unit is equally at home in the recording studio and for location recording where it may be used in conjunction with our 16 channel line level rack mount console. The microphone amplifier offers low noise and a wide frequency range with a higher than average input impedance - less loading presented to the microphone, giving more brilliance to the mid and high frequency response. The equaliser is tailored to accept this wider frequency spectrum where the base and high frequency response extends well beyond that expected from the microphone. For example the HF shelving response does not resemble a broad band peak equalizer.

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Simon Leadley of 'Audio Technology' magazine reviews the Mic/Eq unit (pdf)

(ii) RM 4U Series Mixing System

A collection of six 4U high rack modules which are used to construct small professional mixing units in rack form. Racks are usually based on the standard 19" system where 16 such modules may be accommodated in one rack. Racks may be extended to any width with input and monitor modules in separate racks. Most suitable for over dubbing, preparing jingles, advertisements, broadcast etc. Racks assembled to customer forn.

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(iii) RM 4U Series Input Channels

Microphone channels from RM 4U Series with equaliser. Used for on-site and in-house recording with DAW. Initially developed for Bell Voice Recording, London. Input channels are now available as stand alone units.

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(iv) 16 Channel Line Level Mixing And Monitoring Rack Module

A 19" 4U 16 channel line input level mixing unit with 2 microphone inputs for overdubbing, 2 auxiliary sends and one stereo echo return, a simple master/monitor module and stereo master output with bargraph and headphone listening. The power supply is external. All modules plug into a back plane mother board.

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(v) Compressor/Gate 3U Rack Of 10 Modules

Each rack contains 10 modules, generally arranged as 8 mono and 2 stereo units with balanced XLR input/output connectors. The power supply is separate with a 2 metre lead. It has a power/voltage sensing input range of 80-260V AC 40-60Hz.

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(vi) Monitor Unit

The unit is self powered. Specifications are excellent, frequency response extending to beyond 10Hz and 60KHz, extremely low noise, together these ensure an accurate distribution and monitoring of signal sources.

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(vii) Compact 24 Channel Microphone Amplifier Unit

A unit introduced at the request of Eurosound Mobiles, Holland. Two such units will be used on stage as remote microphone amplifiers to extend a Raindirk Symphony console to 96 microphone inputs. High pass filter and AFL to headphone jack facility are included.

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(viii) 8U Mic/EQ Unit

A progression of the 6U unit, having the addition of an extra insertion point after the equaliser direct output, feeding a fader and pan-pot routing to a stereo output. An extra module provides stereo master output with monitor section, stereo bargraph and headphone monitoring. Stereo direct input to the stereo mix and solo facility are also included.

Leaflet of rackmounted units

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