Synergy SYN-1 Desktop Preamp
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The store is open 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am - 5pm Sunday and bank holidays.
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Our Click and Collect service is available at our Guildford store from 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday, and 11am - 5pm on Sunday. You can either choose click and collect as your delivery option online or, during store opening hours, call our sales team at 01483 456777 to place a 10% deposit.
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SKU: SYN-1
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Product Description
Simplicity is the key to the SYN-1 desktop hardware. Slide in one of Synergy's incredible preamp modules for your choice of classic amp sound. These pack real tube tone from Friedman, Soldano, Morgan, Diezel and Bogner – just to name a few.
From there, run the SYN-1 direct into an audio interface, powered cab or front of house for recording and live playing. The SYN-1 is a compact unit with all the features a modern guitarist would ever need, such as onboard cab simulation, a transparent FX loop, ground lift and footswitch capabilities.
Here's what Synergy say about the SYN-1 desktop preamp:
Unlock the full potential of your Synergy preamp modules with the convenient and powerful SYN-1 Single Module Tube Preamp. The SYN-1 is a roadworthy, professional housing that is compatible with any of Synergy’s interchangeable preamp modules. Want to change your sound? Simply slide in a different Synergy preamp module and you can access a whole new array of boutique amp tones.
The SYN-1 provides a powerful, flexible gateway to boutique tone in several different ways. Using the SYN-1 loaded with a Synergy module you can go direct out (XLR or ¼”) into a recording console, concert venue mixer or powered monitor. Alternatively, add two new “boutique” channels to your current amp via the series effects loop.
GOING DIRECT
By taking advantage of the SYN-1's direct recording and performance capabilities, you'll send the real sound and feel of some of the world's most iconic tube amplifiers right to your track or front-of-house. This is true tube-driven tone, not a digital emulation. The SYN-1's direct XLR output boasts a cabinet simulation that is second to none, offering you a studio-grade tone that is as effortless to attain as hooking up an XLR cable.
Do you have your own impulse response that you'd rather use? No problem. Simply bypass the cab sim on the back of the unit. And to further dial in your tube-amp experience, we worked hand in hand with legendary amp designer, Steven Fryette to outfit the SYN-1 with a front-mounted Sag control, supplying you with the feel and response that only a great tube amp can give.
TURN ANY AMP INTO A "BOUTIQUE" TONE MACHINE
By hooking the SYN-1 to your amp's series effects loop with a straightforward 3-cable method, you're able to footswitch between the two channels on your Synergy preamp module and your amp's built in channel(s). By clicking ‘bypass’ on the footswitch, you've now bypassed the amplifier's preamp, giving complete tonal control to the SYN-1, and can switch between the two channels of the module.
You might ask, “but my amp doesn’t have a series effects loop… can I still use the Syn1?” The answer is yes! You would simply use the ¼” direct out into the input of your amp. However, this method will only allow the use of the 2 channels on the Synergy module, and will not bypass the preamp of your existing amp… but it WILL give you two boutique amp channels!
Key Features
- Intuitive and fast way to record great tube tone
- Instantly replace any amp's preamp section with an upgraded, tube-driven module of your choice
- Add two additional channels to any series effects loop equipped amp
- Channels are easily footswitchable
- Balanced XLR output offers cab simulation with bypass
- Licensed Fryette Sag control
- Onboard effects loop
- Ground lift