A Designs builds reliable, purpose-driven preamps and processors that simply excel at what they're meant to do. Characterized by their streamlined, industrial faces, A Designs equipment gives you just the tools you want and need for superb results. Their Pacifica dual-channel microphone preamplifier, in particular, is outstanding in its class. Originally designed to bring back the sound of the classic Quad Eight from the 70s, the Pacifica is continually likened to units costing many, many times more. Whatever your audio projects demand, count on A Designs to complete the job with finesse.
What's Hot! A Designs MP-2A Classic Tube Preamp with Tone Switches, 60dB gain, 48V Phantom switch, Phase switch, VU meter, -20dB Pad, and Hi-Z DI Your Price: $2495.97
A Designs 500 HR Rack Frame for A Designs 500 Series Mic Pres, with Internal Power Supply, LED, and XLR I/O Following the success of their groundbreaking mic pres, A Designs debuts the 500 HR Rack, a dual slot, single space, rackmounted frame with a power supply for A Designs modules. A Designs offers five different preamp cards, each with their own distinct sonic flavor. First up is the PM-1, which is essentially... [ More Info... ]
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A Designs Pacifica Dual-channel, Solid-state Microphone Preamp with 1/4" DI, and Custom Input Transformers A Designs Pacifica - If you're looking for a preamp with the depth of a Neve, the clear midrange of API, and the top end of a Massenburg, you'll find all that in the Pacifica by A Designs. In fact, that's what people who have access to all of the above are saying about the Pacifica. A Designs Pacifica brings... [ More Info... ]
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A Designs P-1 Preamp Module with Phantom Power, Pad, Phase Switch, and Gain Control Following the success of their groundbreaking mic pres, A Designs debuts the R52, a dual slot, single space, rackmounted frame with a power supply for A Designs modules. The P1 card can be thought of as a single channel Pacifica. The solid-state circuitry is reminiscent of the revered Quad Eight. The EM... [ More Info... ]
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A Designs MP-2A Classic Tube Preamp with Tone Switches, 60dB gain, 48V Phantom switch, Phase switch, VU meter, -20dB Pad, and Hi-Z DI A Designs MP-2A Dual-channel tube mic pre - A Designs has recently emerged in the forefront of insider audio to rave reviews; "Stunning sound quality with serious bass response and a warm, airy top," "Adding the MP-2 to my Direct-to-Disk DAW was like finding the holy grail of warm analog sound. I use it on... [ More Info... ]
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A Designs EM-PEQ Pultec-style EQ Module for the A Designs R52 Rack Unit The A Designs EM-PEQ card sonically nods to the classic Pultec EQP-1A sound. The classic all-tube Pultec EQP-1A goes down on the record books as one of the most venerated equalizers of all time, cherished by recording and mastering engineers for its almost mythical ability to improve the sound of just about... [ More Info... ]
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A Designs HM2EQ "The Hammer" Dual Mono 3-band Tube EQ A-Designs has had a string of hits in recent years with a handful of stellar preamps and EQs that harken back to when sound reigned supreme. Their latest offering is the HM2EQ, affectionately known as the Hammer. The Hammer is a dual mono, 3-band EQ loaded with a warm, musical, and highly transparent sound... [ More Info... ]
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A Designs EM-Gold Preamp Module with Custom-wound Transformers, Phantom Power, 20dB Pad, and Phase Button Following the success of their groundbreaking mic pres, A Designs debuts the R52, a dual slot, single space, rackmounted frame with a power supply for A Designs modules. The P1 card can be thought of as a single channel Pacifica. The solid-state circuitry is reminiscent of the revered Quad Eight. The EM... [ More Info... ]
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A Designs EM-Red Preamp Module with Phase Switch, Phantom Power, and Custom-wound transformers The A Designs EM-Red mic preamp module is part of the company's line of unique modules, each with their own "color" - both sonic and visual. The EM-Red's custom-wound input and output transformers give this preamp card some added kick for some real "up front" mids, adding a distinctive tonal flavor that's... [ More Info... ]
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A Designs EM-Blue Preamp Module with Custom-wound output transformer, Phantom Power, and 20dB Pad Following the success of their groundbreaking mic pres, A Designs debuts the R52, a dual slot, single space, rackmounted frame with a power supply for A Designs modules. The P1 card can be thought of as a single channel Pacifica. The solid-state circuitry is reminiscent of the revered Quad Eight. The EM... [ More Info... ]
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A Designs EM Series Silver Card Preamp Module with Phantom Power, Custom-wound Transformers, DI, and Phase Switch Following the success of their groundbreaking mic pres, A Designs debuts the R52, a dual slot, single space, rackmounted frame with a power supply for A Designs modules. The P1 card can be thought of as a single channel Pacifica. The solid-state circuitry is reminiscent of the revered Quad Eight. The EM... [ More Info... ]
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A Designs ATTY2'D 1U Level Controller for 2 x Stereo, 2 x Mono or 5.1 Surround with Balanced XLR I/O A-Designs Audio ATTY2'D - Controlling level is critical in so many spots in the studio; sometimes you just wish you had a level control you could put in line! Well say hello to the A-Designs Audio ATTY2'D (pronounced: atti-tude), a life+saver in today's ever changing mix of analog and digital recording... [ More Info... ]
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A Designs ATTY 2-channel Passive Line Attenuator ATTY is a compact 2-channel device designed for audio level control. Use it to control incoming line level to a source such as an active monitor, or outgoing level from a preamp to a converter. Because there are no amplifiers or active circuitry to change the tone, your signal stays pure. ATTY has a simple... [ More Info... ]
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A Designs REDDI All-tube Direct Box with Level Control, Ground Lift, and Neutrk Combo Jack The A designs REDDI Tube Direct Box is a unique unit. By "unique" we mean the effort placed into the REDDI to produce a sound and character all its own. That effort took A Designs Audio back to a place in time when the Ampeg B15 reigned supreme - making liberal use of tubes and transformers. The A Designs... [ More Info... ]
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A Designs REDDI Demo All-tube Direct Box with Level Control, Ground Lift, and Neutrk Combo Jack The A designs REDDI Tube Direct Box is a unique unit. By "unique" we mean the effort placed into the REDDI to produce a sound and character all its own. That effort took A Designs Audio back to a place in time when the Ampeg B15 reigned supreme - making liberal use of tubes and transformers. The A Designs... [ More Info... ]
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