The AER COLOURIZER-2 is a preamp with extremely powerful tone shaping
tools that allows you to plug in an instrument or microphone and really
tweak the tone, and then route that signal to the mixing board,
recording console, or amplifier. It gives you the ability to adjust all
of the frequencies with its parametric EQ so you can get both the tone
you want and, worth the price of admission alone, eliminate unwanted
frequencies or resonance peaks (notches) that cause feedback. This is
one of the most essential pieces of gear you can have. Especially for
players who go directly into the PA or using someone else's gear.
The three tone shaping sections on the Colourizer are Tone, Enhancer,
and Equalizer. The Tone section works like a normal tone knob except
that you can adjust the level of the adjusted tone mixed with your
unadjusted tone. This is a great feature and it works really well. The
Enhancer section has its own level control as well and seems to just
make everything sound better. It is kind of like the old-school
'loudness' button on stereo systems that just made everything sound
better (at low volumes), and then once you get used to the sound,
everything sounds anemic if you turn it off.
Like all the Pocket Tools, the Colourizer is built like a tank and is
the size of a stompbox. It comes nicely packaged in its own little
zipped bag. The manual is helpful and clear.
Features:
- Volume / Gain / DI level controls
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Three sound-shaping control sections:
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Tone - for bass/treble accentuation
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Enhancer - widens and colors sound with rich overtones
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Equalizer - parametric EQ
