Tegeler Audio Crème

The Ultimate Mix Bus Workhorse

The Tegeler Audio Crème is a premium stereo outboard processor engineered specifically for mix bus and mastering applications. Combining a Pultec-style passive equaliser and a high-headroom VCA bus compressor in a single 2U rackmount unit, the Crème bridges the gap between an unpolished mix and a radio-ready record. Designed for mixing engineers, mastering professionals, and studio producers, it delivers the ideal balance of harmonic cohesion, low-end authority, and silky high-frequency sheen.

Pultec-Style Passive Equalisation
The equaliser section in the Crème reinterprets classic Pultec filter topology specifically for master bus duties. By focusing on broadband low-shelf and high-shelf filters with 0–5 dB switchable steps, it delivers musical tonal shaping without phase degradation or harshness. Low-frequency boosts from 20 Hz to 200 Hz add weight and tight low-end foundation, while high-frequency boosts up to 24 kHz inject airy brilliance and open up dense arrangements.

High-Headroom VCA Bus Compression
Built around high-performance THAT 2180C VCA chips, the compressor provides transparent dynamic control and mix glue. Featuring flexible ratios from a gentle 1.5:1 for subtle mastering leveling to 10:1 for aggressive limiting, it maintains exceptional signal clarity even under heavy gain reduction. An integrated switchable sidechain low-cut filter (60 Hz and 120 Hz) prevents low-frequency energy from triggering unwanted compression pumping.

Flexible Signal Path and Precision Recall
The Crème provides total routing flexibility with a dedicated switch to place the equaliser before the compressor or after it, enabling distinct dynamic and tonal responses. Designed for professional studio workflows, all rotary controls feature stepped switches or detented potentiometers to guarantee precise stereo tracking and 100% accurate session recall.

Main features:

• Stereo two-band passive equaliser based on Pultec filter principles with switchable 0–5 dB boost steps.
• High-frequency shelf boost options at 10 kHz, 12 kHz, 16 kHz, 18 kHz, 20 kHz, and 24 kHz for open high-end air.
• Low-frequency shelf boost options at 20 Hz, 30 Hz, 60 Hz, 100 Hz, 140 Hz, and 200 Hz for low-end punch and weight.
• High-performance THAT 2180C VCA compressor circuit delivering cohesive mix bus glue and dynamic control.
• Switchable signal order switch allowing placement of EQ pre-compressor or compressor pre-EQ.
• Sidechain high-pass filter with 60 Hz and 120 Hz settings to prevent low-end bass content from causing pumping.
• Versatile ratio settings including 1.5:1, 2:1, 4:1, and 10:1 to suit both delicate mastering and aggressive bus control.
• Selectable attack times (0.1 ms, 0.3 ms, 1 ms, 3 ms, 10 ms, 30 ms) and release times (100 ms, 300 ms, 800 ms, 1.2 s, Auto, Cream).
• Precision stepped rotary switches and detented potentiometers ensuring exact stereo channel tracking and effortless recall.
• Hard-wire relay bypass switch and analog moving-coil gain reduction meter for reliable A/B monitoring.

Tech Specs:

• Product Type: Stereo Bus Compressor & Mastering Equaliser
• Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 40 kHz |
• Dynamic Range: ≥ 110 dB
• Max Input & Output Levels: +22 dBu Maximum Input | +24 dBu Maximum Output
• Impedance: Input: ≥ 10 kΩ | Output: < 600 Ω
• Equaliser Type: Passive Broadband EQ (Pultec Principle)
• Bands: Low Boost: 20, 30, 60, 100, 140, 200 Hz (0–5 dB) | High Boost: 10, 12, 16, 18, 20, 24 kHz (0–5 dB)
• Compressor Type: VCA Compressor (THAT 2180C)
• Ratios: 1.5:1, 2:1, 4:1, 10:1
• Attack: Attack: 0.1, 0.3, 1, 3, 10, 30 ms
• Release Times:  Release: 100, 300, 800 ms, 1.2 s, Auto, Cream
• Sidechain Filter: Off, 60 Hz, 120 Hz |
• Signal Routing: Switchable EQ Pre-Comp / Comp Pre-EQ
• Audio Connectivity: 2 x 3-Pin XLR Inputs, 2 x 3-Pin XLR Outputs (Balanced)
• Metering: Moving-Coil dB Meter (0 to 20 dB Gain Reduction)
• Form Factor: 2U 19" Rackmount
• Dimensions:  483 x 250 x 88.1 mm
• Package Weight: 10.09 kg
• Power: 110 V – 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz (Max 25 W) 
  
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