NAMM 2020: IK Multimedia Z-TONE buffer boost and Z-TONE DI
IK Multimedia has put their in-house impedance matching technology from their AXE I/O into two new hardware devices: Z-TONE Buffer Boost and Z-TONE DI.聽
High-resistance instruments such as electric guitars and basses sometimes require special treatment when it comes to recording.聽IK Multimedia recognized this need and developed a technique for impedance matching.聽The resulting聽Z-Tone technology聽was initially packaged in the in-house USB audio interfaces such as the brand new聽AXE I/O Solo,聽but is now available in two new form-factors.
Z-TONE Buffer Boost
The聽Z-Tone Buffer Boost聽is a聽mixture between a preamp and DI box, that fits comfortably on the pedalboard.聽Input comes via the AXE I/O series.聽There’s a toggle switch to ensure adaptation to active/passive instruments and another to activate a聽Class-A JFET input聽buffer.聽The impedance can be adjusted with the聽Z-Tone controller, which has a range from 1 mOhm to 2.2 kOhms.
The device has also been given a聽boost circuit, balanced XLR output聽with ground lift, link-out and a聽true bypass circuit.
RRP – EUR 169.99
Z-TONE DI
The Z-Tone DI聽is basically the same device, but as an active DI box.聽Bypass and boost have been done away with, and instead, there is a pad switch and a second output jack.聽The package comes in a sturdy聽metal housing聽and the device is operated with a 9-volt battery or a power supply.
RRP – EUR 149.99
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