Cranborne Audio Carnaby 500 Harmonic EQ

Carnaby 500 features 3 interactive bands of Harmonic EQ™ with each band having  10dB of boost/cut and its own sweepable and overlapping frequency controls. Each band of Carnaby 500 has a unique blend of harmonic content suited to its frequency band to achieve maximum musicality.

The HI band has a frequency range from 5kHz all the way to 25kHz and uses smooth saturation to naturally extend high frequencies beyond the audio band for ultimate air and breath on vocals and acoustic instruments.

The LO band has a frequency range of 420Hz down to 20Hz and uses hard-clipping saturation to extend sub-harmonic frequencies into the audible low-end – perfect for subtle low-end warming or extreme sub-harmonic saturation.

The MID band is a peaking filter with a fixed Q and a wide sweepable frequency range from 200Hz up to 6.2kHz. It uses saturation to add harmonic emphasis to the source anywhere in the frequency range.

Unlike other EQs, Carnaby 500 has a dynamic response and increases in total boost/cut and harmonics as the circuits are driven harder. An Input and Output level control on each band allows for ±20dB of level adjustment enabling you to drive Carnaby 500 harder with the input control for more saturation and distortion effects or back it off for a cleaner EQ when needed.

Parametric 3-band harmonic EQ in 500 module format

• Analogue EQ circuit that uses harmonic saturation to boost and cut frequencies
• Parametric LO and HI shelving bands with ±10 dB cut/boost
• Parametric MID band with ±10 dB cut/boost and fixed Q factor
• LO, MID and HI LED indicators to show saturation level
• ±20 dB input and output levels for dense harmonic saturation or clean EQ effects
• Stereo link without additional cable via OptoSync for two adjacent Carnaby modules
• 3.5 mm Jack socket for connecting non-adjacent modules
• Circuit auto-calibration for perfect stereo matching between all modules
• Stepped front panel controls for fast recall and precise feel
• Form factor: 500 module