Roger Mayer 456HD-500 500 Series Tape Emulation Processor

Product Description

The Roger Mayer 456HD-500 Tape Emulation Processor is an analog tape simulation processor for 500 Series from legendary British engineer Roger Mayer, using his proprietary 456HD process.

Roger established himself in the recording industry while working for guitar luminaries including Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix in the 1960s. His Octavia pedal was famously used on Hendrix's Purple Haze solo while recording at Olympic Studios.

Handmade in the UK, the Roger Mayer 456HD-500 is designed as a solid state tape recorder, using a discrete Class A ultra-high speed analog design to accurately simulate the harmonic and dynamic properties of Ampex 456 used with a Studer A80 tape machine. The 456HD process continuously reshapes positive and negative peak transients with LF and HF response exceeding that of any vintage multitrack tape recorder.

With the additional benefits of zero latency processing and no tape hiss, we are confident the 456HD-500 offers a unique solution not achievable with other currently available products or software plugins. The Roger Mayer 456HD-500 facilitates "high definition tape recording" - bringing all the desirable sonic advantages of analogue tape processing to your DAW.

Specifications:

• Input Level: Nominal -20 dB to +4 dB unbalanced
• Input Impedance: 10 kΩ or greater
• Output Level: -4 dBu or 3.5 V peak unbalanced
• Output Impedance: 50 Ω
• Dynamic Range: 96 dB
• Headroom: Maximum input level +32 dBm - internal headroom 20 dB
• Dimensions: 37 mm x 139 mm x 133 mm (WxDxH)
• Weight: 700 g
• Power Requirements: +16.2 V DC @225 mA regulated