New Music Gear Monday: Heritage Audio R.A.M. 1000 Monitor Controller

Each studio wants a monitor controller, and whereas most pc audio interfaces have a quite simple one included, many occasions it’s both clunky to make use of or doesn’t have the required options {that a} professional studio wants. A simple improve to nearly any playback system is a devoted monitor controller, and the brand new Heritage Audio R.A.M. 1000 makes a great case for turning into the middle of your studio playback system.

The R.A.M. 1000 is a passive system in order that it gained’t add any extra noise nor will it have an effect on the headroom that your system presently gives. In different phrases, it may be plugged in between your present pc interface and your monitor audio system to offer extra precision management over your playback.

The general system quantity management comes from it’s Marconi-style 24-step rotary swap with the intention to exactly dial within the actual stage at any time. Add to that system Mute, Dim (by 20dB), and Mono switches and you’ve got the principle options that you just’ll use ever day.

And It Has Bluetooth

There’s extra although. The R.A.M. 1000 additionally has 3 inputs – two through analog jacks on the rear panel (XLR and ¼ inch), and a 3rd through Bluetooth for playback from telephones, tablets and laptops. The Bluetooth enter switches between a number of codes (APTX, AAC, SBC, with an indicator to indicate which one is in use) to search out the one which sounds the very best, and even has a Reset button to neglect the earlier connection while you wish to join a brand new system. Every enter has it’s personal entrance panel swap, they usually all can be utilized concurrently if required.

There are additionally two outputs, once more switchable from the entrance panel with each able to operation on the identical time. Output one is on XLRs whereas output 2 is on ¼ inch jacks. A high-quality headphone amp can also be included with a quantity management positioned on the highest proper of the entrance panel.

Whereas the principle sign path is passive, energy is required for the stereo LED meters, Bluetooth circuitry and headphone amp. That’s provided through a USB-C connection on the rear panel.

The Heritage Audio R.A.M. 1000 retails for $499. If you happen to want extra features, there are a number of different monitor controllers within the R.A.M. sequence to take a look at.

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