GML 9500 5-Band Stereo Mastering Parametric EQ - RARE VINTAGE!
GML 9500 5-Band Stereo Mastering Parametric EQ - RARE VINTAGE!
Vintage, Excellent Condition with recent Service and Brand New Caps (October 2022)!! The photos shown are the actual unit for sale.
This RARE Unicorn had 1 Studio Home in a Nashville Mastering studio for 23 Years! Then we acquired and had serviced by the experienced pros at Retro Gear Shop in Nashville. They fully inspected, tested, cleaned, and replaced the caps! We also tested it after arrival and it’s ready for another 23 years of use!
Comes with Original Recall Sheet plus 10 Recall Sheet photocopies, original GML Advertisements and Paperwork, 2 Power Supplies, and 6 x 8809 GML “Buffer Cards” were for an project that wasn’t completed (not needed for regular operation of this stock unit, but cool extra parts purchased directly from GML for additional $450 back in 1999). This custom circuitry and schematics looks to be custom line-drives/amps for making a custom stereo make-up gain device. These extras are throw in for free, no guarantee on those parts.
The Famous GML 9500 is the Mastering Version of the 8200. The Gain, Frequency, and Q controls are fully-detented for absolute precision and repeatability. With 1/2dB steps of Boost and Cut and 24 different frequency choices per band, the 9500 is a powerful and comprehensive workhorse for Mastering Engineers around the world. This dual-mono, 3U “King of All Equalizers” requires two 8355 power supplies.
Brought to you by George Massenburg, the man who invented the very concept of Parametric Equalization, the GML 9500 Mastering Equalizer is the mastering-grade version of the industry-standard 8200. For over twenty years engineers have relied on Massenburg equalization to create sonic perfection, and both the 8200 and the GML9500 can be found on virtually every major recording studio's racks. stereo bus.
Industry-standard EQ found in most major studios worldwide
1/2dB steps of Boost and Cut and 24 different frequency choices per band
5-band dual-mono EQ with overlapping bands
Incredibly transparent and natural sounding
The choice of studios all over the world
Go into any major recording studio, anywhere on earth, and you'll probably find at least one GML9500 Mastering Equalizer across the mix outs. It's that clear! George Massenburg, the inventor of parametric equalization, created the GML9500 for no-compromise audio environments in which the wrong master EQ could mean the difference between a Grammy and an also-ran.
Five bands, extraordinary control
Each of the GML9500's five bands offers 15dB of boost or cut and adjustable level control in 1/2dB increments. You have ultimate flexibility with 24 selectable frequencies per band! The gain, frequency, and Q controls are fully detented for absolute precision and repeatability. With uncommon front panel simplicity you can shape your signal a little or a lot!
An astonishingly clean, clear sound
Quite simply, the GML9500 is the archetype Mastering Equalizer. Its extraordinary resolution, benchmark transparency, generous headroom, and surgical precision have been imitated by many other equalizers, but exceeded by no other.
Features:
All-discrete dual-mono mastering equalizer
Five-band stereo parametric equalizer with 1/2dB increments of boost or cut
24 selectable frequencies per band
Fully detented controls for precision settings
Compact design in 3u rackmount case
Includes two 8355 power supplies
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
GML 9500 SPECS SHEET