{"product_id":"british-audio-technologies-1699","title":"British Audio Technologies 1699 Parallel Dynamics Processor [Pre-Order]","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBritish Audio Technologies 1699 Parallel Dynamics Processor [Pre-Order]\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a point in every recording where things are… correct.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClean. Balanced. Technically fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd completely uninteresting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBAT 1699\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexists specifically for that moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it is (and what it isn’t)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1699 is not just a mic preamp.\u003cbr\u003eIt is not just a compressor.\u003cbr\u003eIt is definitely not transparent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eparallel dynamic processor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edesigned to take a signal that behaves… and make it\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003edo something\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt its core, the 1699 splits your microphone signal into two simultaneous paths:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edirect (dry) output\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003evia XLR\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eprocessed (wet) path\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrough the 1699’s gain and dynamics stages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis means you are never committing blindly. You always have the original. And you always have the option to blend in the damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSignal path\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wet path is where things get interesting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e35dB transformer-balanced gain stage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epushes the signal into a region where it stops being polite and starts becoming useful. Not distortion for the sake of distortion — but the kind of harmonic behaviour that older equipment used to fight against, and that we now actively reach for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(There’s a reason people still chase circuits that can’t achieve modern low THD figures — the “imperfections” tend to sound better.)\u003cspan class=\"x_gmail-\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom there, the signal hits a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehighly characterful compressor\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot a polite leveller.\u003cbr\u003eNot an invisible glue tool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore like a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriscope mic into the dynamics of the signal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— exaggerating, clamping, releasing and reshaping in a way that can range from subtle density to outright attitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eControls\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1699 keeps things deliberately focused:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInput Gain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrives the transformer stage and sets how hard you hit everything downstream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePad\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor when “hot” stops being a suggestion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThreshold\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetermines when the compressor starts to take control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRatio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom control to confrontation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat’s it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo menus. 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