Dave Hill Designs Europa 1 - Mic Pre with Harmonic Controls

Dave Hill Designs Europa 1 - Mic Pre with Harmonic Controls

The Dave Hill Designs Europa 1 represents a totally unique design concept in mic pres. The impedance is selectable (2.2Kohms, 300ohms, and 1.2Mohms) and you have up to 66dB of gain available, giving you a plethora of sonic options. But these features aren't what set the Europa I apart from other pres, as a trio of controls really let you dig into the coloration capabilities. Adjust the SPEED control and dictate how fast the preamp responds.

The control goes from 0 to 8 with 8 being the fastest rate, and 0 being very drastic. Further shape the sound with the even and odd harmonic control, which gives you nine levels of coloration. All the controls - gain, speed, even harmonic, the odd harmonic controls - are stepped which makes it easy to recall your favorite settings.

Dave Hill Designs Europa 1 Features:

• 1-channel
• Three impedances selections: 2.2Kohms, 300ohm, or 1.2 Mohms
• Gain adjustable in 1db steps from 0 to 66dB on the mic input, 0 to 30dB
• Gain is displayed on a 2 digit led display
• Low cut filter with 3 pole, 18dB per octave: 148Hz, 130Hz, 117Hz, 100Hz, 81Hz, 63Hz, 48Hz, 33Hz, and off
• SPEED changes how fast the pre-amp can respond
• Even harmonic control provides 9 levels of color from 0 to 8
• Odd harmonic control which also has 9 levels color with the 0 setting being the cleanest in both cases

Dave Hill Designs Europa 1 Specifications:

• Preamp Type Solid State
• Number of Channels 1
• Phantom Power Yes
• EQ Yes
• Analog Inputs 1 x XLR (Mic)
• Analog Outputs 1 x XLR
• Rack Spaces 1U
• Height 1.75"
• Width 19"