Products from Black Lion

The Black Lion Audio Eighteen Channel Strip proves that vintage sound cannot only be achieved by imitating individual devices. With the Eighteen, the US manufacturer offers a hardware unit that pays tribute to some classic designs, but stands on its own. Behind the classic Cinemag input transformers sit two discrete BLA1831 op-amps, and the passive tone control is shaped by...

USB2.0 Audio Interface High-quality, two-channel recording solution with combined microphone and instrument inputs Balanced signal path and high quality microphone preamplifier Precise Macro-MMC clock Power supply filtered with PG-i technology Direct monitoring with mix control and mono switch AD / DA conversion with up to 24 bit / 192 kHz LED level display Switchable 48V...

B173 mkII - classic british punch As with the B173 Quad preamplifier from Black Lion Audio, the circuit design of the single-channel B173 mkII is based on the classic circuit and thus convincingly transports the legendary fat, warm British sound into the modern era. For an even cleaner and less distorted sound, the gain stage has been significantly revised. Two large-format...

The American legend The B12A amplifier circuit from Black Lion Audio uses the very special circuit topology of American preamps to congenially capture their extremely fast, clean transient response. With the B12A mkIII, the manufacturer has realised advantages such as extremely accurate circuit design, high-quality components and a consistent construction with two Cinemag...

The B12A Quad is Black Lion Audio's latest variant of a 312A gain stage with 70dB boost! With 4 channels of rock'n'roll in a 1U cabinet, it offers a modern concept with a vintage sound at an unbeatable price. Each individual channel of the B12A Quad has the same Cinemag input transformer found in the B12 A MK2, but also Cinemag output transformers, 2 front DI inputs, output...

The Auteur Quad is the 4-channel rack version of our very popular Auteur MK2 preamp . The Auteur preamp has become the studio standard over the last decade. Its transparent IC input circuitry and Edcor transformer-equipped colouring output offer a combination of modern and vintage design that has made the Auteur known as the "Swiss army knife of preamps" that sounds great on...

The "Bluey" is a modified "Blue Stripe" compressor based on Chris Lord-Alge's "golden unit". When certain components became unavailable, technicians had to change the circuit, resulting in a unique compressor that has been heard on countless hits. Through decades of maintenance and repair, some devices like wine get better with time. The scarcity of original parts leads...

The Seventeen 1-channel FET compressor/limiter from Black Lion Audio is a high-quality effects unit for dynamic processing in the studio. Based on the famous 1176 model, this FET compressor can do a lot more. You get a nice warm and analogue sound with fast attack and release times. Furthermore, a frequency-dependent sidechaining or high and low pass filters can be switched...

1-Channel Preamplifier Combination of DI box and preamplifier 60 dB preamplification Frequency range: 10 - 30,000 Hz Transformer-coupled output stage Nichicon and Vishay capacitors Front panel controls for phantom power, phase inversion, -10db pad and Hi-Z Backlit VU meter Analogue inputs and outputs: 1x Hi-Z input (6.3 mm jack), 1x microphone input (3-pin XLR), 1x output...

Mono Compressor Hybrid compressor with FET circuit and T4BLA optocoupler FET compressor from the Seventeen based on a legendary model Compressor order can be selected or dual mono mode Cinemag LA-2A input transformer Optimised circuit with new output transformer Infinitely variable attack and release Link connection for coupling two devices for stereo operation Frequency...

Mono Compressor Modified "Blue Stripe" compressor based on a unit by Chris Lord-Alge in 500 format Discrete circuit with 2 Cinemag transformers modeled on the original UTC transformers Dry/Wet control Stereo link function Attack continuously variable from 20mS to 800mS Stepless release adjustable from 50mS to 1200mS Ratio switchable 4:1, 8:1, 12:1, 20:1 and any combination...

6-channel audio interface 2x preamps, 2x line inputs S/PDIF and Word Clock Dual headphone outputs DA and AD conversion USB OTG support and standalone mode Macro-MMC internal clocking Built-in PG-i noise reduction Class compliant USB connectivity