Radiator 5 is a convenient plug-in counterpart of a famous vintage tube-driven mixer amplifier, captured in immense detail to deliver a warm flair to your mix.
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We are unable to accept returns of any custom made items designed to work together as a unique package and some items are only eligible for money back guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging. This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.įree collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item Summary of returns policies and timescales When returning an order please ensure products are appropriately packaged and protected, to prevent them from getting damaged.
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The collection fee can be found in the returns information on each product's page on. We can collect your return for a small fee, or you can send it back to us yourself. Please keep hold of all the original packaging until you're sure you want to keep the order. With producers like Matt Wallace of early Maroon 5 fame utilizing the 1567A on their early hits, and now bands like the Black Keys (who had a custom console made from Altec 1567A's) the demand, and price, for these funky little color boxes have soared.If you decide your order isn't suitable for any reason you can return it - just let us know within 50 days of receiving it. Over the past few years the Altec mixers have been picked up by recording studios as an inexpensive way to bring analog color and character to computer based digital recording.
Plus we let you decide if the original noise is on or off. Featuring the modeled bass and treble tone controls from the original unit, a mix control for easy parallel processing, and the saturation and harmonic effects of the original hardware's input and output amplifiers.Īll of these different circuit elements interact, allowing a wide range of tones to be created with just a few simple knobs. Radiator brings the classic Altec tube sound to desktop recording rigs, capturing the distinctive warmth and punch of the original hardware. Producer Matt Wallace was a very big fan. Motown Records Chief Enginner, Russ Terrana (shown here), used the 1567A extensively and it became part of the distinctive Motown sound. After Motown, and after much gear came and went, analog diehards began seeking out the 1566A and 1567A as inexpensive sources for real tube sound. The EQ is as simple as it gets, with one knob for bass, and another for treble. These mic preamps and mixers have a very colored warm sound and are very loud. Songs by greats like The Four Tops, The Marvelettes and The Supremes went through a 1567A mixer to the massive three track recorder. The unmistakable green-faced Altec gear, and in particular the 1566A and 1567A, played a big part in shaping the early "sound" of Motown between 1961 to 1964. In its day, it was used on many early Motown hits, and found its way into the PA racks of countless churches and school auditoriums across the USA. The sound, by today's standards, is colored and gritty, with a heaping helping of good old fashioned hardware noise. The original Altec 1567A hardware was a rack-mounted five-input tube mixer with removable transformers, a simple two-knob EQ, an unmistakable green faceplate, and a whopping 97 dB of gain. Introducing Radiator, a dual drive tube input channel and EQ, based on the classic Altec 1567A tube mixer from the 1960s. Vintage vibe, drive, and the magic tone of the 1567a tube mixer.
The SoundToys Radiator is a Tube Warmth For Your Mix.