CASCADEUR PRE - Pre-Amp, Compressor, Distortion Box

Introducing the Cascadeur PRE from Handcrafted Labs. This 3U rack beast is not just a feast for the eyes with its vintage aesthetic and array of knobs, but it's also a powerhouse of sound design and recording capabilities. The Cascadeur PRE is a modern producer's "secret weapon" for creative sound design and everyday recording. It's a masterful blend of a Class A tube preamp, an opto compressor/limiter, and a distortion module. This combination of features, honed years of development and testing, has birthed a versatile studio device that's as powerful as it is unique. The Cascadeleur PRE's design consists of several modules, offering a myriad of signal processing options. The input stage features a transparent Cinemag transformer-based tube preamp, a "-20db" switch, phantom power +48V switch, phase flip switch, and a high pass filter. It also includes a High Z instrument input on the front panel, which feeds signal through input transformer as well. The compression module houses a smo