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Electar Introduces XM-1204 and XPM-1204 Mixers
Press Release
2001-08-03

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Electar, a division of Gibson Musical Instruments, today announced the availability of the new XM and XPM Series professional stereo mixers. In development for over 2 years, these two new Electar mixers offer a combination of studio features, high-quality components, built-in circuit protection and all-steel cabinets for maximum versatility and years of peak performance.

The new Electar XM-1204 is a 12-channel stereo, compact console mixer that's perfect for recording and studio use. Channels 1-4 are equipped with Electar's studio-grade mic preamps for low-noise with maximum headroom performance. Channels 4-8 are equipped with STEREO L & R line inputs. Other features include two aux sends, two stereo aux returns plus effects to Monitor, three-band active EQ controls per channel, individual SOLO switch per channel comprehensive MIX/SUB/AUX routing and headphone output. The XM-1204 is built in a rugged, all-steel chassis and is supplied with hardware for optional rack-mount use.

The new Electar XPM-1204 shares the same basic features as the XM, except it adds 200 watts (100W x 2 @ 4 ohms) of quiet, reliable power making it perfect for live applications. Additionally, the XPM-1204 uses built-in Digital Signal Processing (DSP) to provide 256 different multi-effects including Reverb, Delay, Flanger and Chorus.

The new Electar XM and XMP stereo mixers are available exclusively over the Internet from www.MusicYo.com. The Internet-Direct price of the XM-1204 is $229.99 and the XPM-1204 is $399.99. For more information and details, visit www.MusicYo.com.