Manley Backbone Mastering Console (DB25 version)

Manley Labs Backbone Mastering Console

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7495.00 New

Closing one of two Mastering Rooms

The Manley Backbone serves as the foundation of professional analog and hybrid mastering systems. It offers relay-switched routing for eight stereo inserts with absolute signal integrity. Based upon Manley's custom console engineering expertise, this stereo insert switcher boasts over 90 high-reliability relays, true hard-wire bypass topology, and fully balanced signal paths throughout. Precision Grayhill stepped attenuators at input and output stages ensure repeatable gain structure and effortless calibration across sessions. Add to all of that its unique M/S stereo width enhancements, and you know why this is a mastering engineer's secret weapon. A clean and transparent helper that can add a ton of mojo if you let it go wild!

• 3 x Balanced Stereo Inputs
• 8 x Balaced Stereo Inserts
• Selected Input can be mixed to parallel outputs
• Patchable SEND and RETURN
• Balanced signal path all the way
• Left - Right Reverse Switch
• Absolute Polarity Reverse Switch
• Bypass GAINS makes passive signal path
• Over 90 nice relays employed
• EAO switch buttons can be easily custom labeled
• INPUT and OUTPUT GAINS use 4 x 24 position Grayhill switch attenuators
• SUM - DIFFERENCE (MS Matrix) can be used for Inserts 2 & 3
• Separate SUM and DIFFERENCE outputs available on rear panel
• SWAP order button can be used to reverse the order for Inserts 4 & 5
• MIX - FADE injection between 7 & 8 with mode select
• Expensive Penny & Giles rotary fader/mixer
• I/O Inserts connection system can be ordered with ELCO or DB25 (you choose)
• Bulletproof MANLEY build quality. But of course!