Harrison Microphone PreAmplifiers
Updated: May 17, 2005

Who says you can't improve on a good thing? Harrison's microphone preamps have long been praised for their transparency and dynamic range. Whether it's the Live Performance console (LPC), Broadcast (TVDSL) or vintage Harrison music consoles the mixers agree, they love those preamps. Now they're improved.

With the introduction of Generation 3 products, Harrison has announced a new, remote controlled companion preamp. This new preamp takes on the form factor of other digital products allowing the new mic pre's to use the same rack frame and motherboard. Eight, transformer coupled preamps reside on a single plug-in card. Each card is serially addressed from the control surface providing remote control of the input selection, gain, phantom power, 20dB pad and switch that allows the input to accept a line level signal for isolation. The transformers are standard and show me one TV engineer or remote OB Van owner that doesn't like that!

A selector switch provides three input choices for each preamp. This too is remotely controlled. With three selectable inputs the possibilities for integration into a television facility get very interesting. Dual mics on talent can be switched between with the touch of a button and the levels are already matched. Three different studios? No problem.

The line level analog output can be cabled to distant converters or, just plug one of Harrison's A to D converter cards in the same frame (56 channels on one card) for a MADI output. Your cable task just got lighter.