A distinctive feature of the Drawmer 1971 is the CRUSH button, available on each band. This feature incorporates a fixed time constant, auto gain makeup compressor, and a wider, rounder bandwidth. It also introduces musically pleasing harmonics. The CRUSH button can fatten your bass, enhance the presence of your mids, and bring out the shimmer in the top end.
The versatile design of the Drawmer 1971 includes dual-channel precision stepped potentiometers, providing exceptional accuracy for fast and simple recall. All four bands have fully variable frequency controls and offer a cut and boost function. Additionally, the two mid bands have completely variable filter bandwidth controls, allowing users to focus on very narrow sections of the audio spectrum or apply a broad, natural-sounding filter, and anything in between.
Fully adjustable low and high cut filters are also included, ideal for tuning out undesirable signals at the frequency extremes. It also features switchable slopes on the low and high bands, enabling you to alter the focus at the top and bottom frequencies, plus a low peak setting that magnifies the bottom end. The Drawmer 1971 is perfect for tonal shaping, staying true to the sound of the ’70s and ideal for any recording engineer or musician.
The Drawmer 1971 includes fully variable low and high cut filters (10Hz-225Hz and 4kHz-32kHz respectively), which are perfectly suited for homing in on troublesome signals. The advantage of being fully variable is that, unlike fixed frequency filters, it is easy to sweep both controls to find the perfect setting and remove sounds with pinpoint accuracy. This is especially useful when bracketing individual tracks, for example, where it is necessary to cut the bass to remove rumble and the top to remove hiss, as these undesirable signals will add up as the tracks are layered.
The Drawmer 1971 is a true parametric equaliser, with the four bands having fully variable frequency controls and offering cut and boost of +/-12dB. Unlike EQs with no bandwidth adjustment or a simple switch, the two mid bands have completely variable filter bandwidth controls, enabling users to focus on very narrow sections of the audio spectrum or apply a broad natural-sounding filter, or anything in between. This makes the 1971 incredibly versatile and capable of everything from subtly fine-tuning mixes to tone-sculpting problematic recordings.
Very few analogue parametric equalisers have adjustable slopes on the low and high band filters, which is yet another feature of the 1971 that allows you to take control of your audio. The filter slopes of the Drawmer 1971 have been chosen for their musicality, allowing you to adjust the focus of the audio at the bottom and top ends of your recording without being as harsh as a brick wall filter. At the bottom end, filter slopes of 6, 9, and 12dB per octave, plus a Peak setting, are available, and at the high end, 6 and 12dB per octave.
The Peak setting adds a narrow bell shape to the 12dB per octave low band filter at the knee frequency just before it rolls off. Especially useful on kick drums, it magnifies and gives extra weight to the hit while still filtering out any subsonic junk and without muddying the lower mid. It will give your kick an added sense of power and precision.
Features
- Vintage-style dual four band Parametric Equalisation which takes it’s inspiration from 1970’s-era analogue gear.
- Delivers classic sonic clarity and control at an affordable price.
- Indented and accurate potentiometers, providing precision for quick and simple recall.
- Variable low and high cut filters allow you to perfectly tune out any undesirable signals.
- Fully variable bandwidth provides absolute control for the parametric mid bands.
- Switchable slope plus low peak settings allows you to adjust the focus and magnify the bottom end.
- Switchable Crush on each band provides Fatness, Presence and Shimmer.
- True hardware bypass for each band and also the unit provides accurate A/B comparisons.
- Internal Low Hum Toroidal Linear Power Supply with Voltage Selector Switch.
- Classic Drawmer build quality with rugged steel chassis and aluminium front panel.
- Designed and Handmade by Drawmer in the United Kingdom.
