catalog-import: a-designs (2 products)

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+---
+"catalog": minor
+---
+
+Import A-Designs (2 entries).
+
+Adds the two EM-series 500-slot preamps the catalog was missing, the
+EM-Red and the EM-Blue, completing the five-module family alongside the
+EM-Gold, EM-Silver and P-1 modules already listed. Both are marked
+discontinued: A-Designs now offer only the P-1 and the EM-PEQ from the
+500-series line.

data/hardware/a-designs-em-blue.yaml

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+id: oxjdm_zJOrqz4O0sLuNRK
+name: EM-Blue Preamp
+manufacturer: a-designs
+primaryCategory: preamp
+categories:
+  - analog
+  - di-box
+  - rack-mount
+  - outboard
+  - discontinued
+url: https://adesignsaudio.com/em-blue-preamp
+description: The brightest preamp in A-Designs' 500-series EM family, built
+  around a custom-wound nickel output transformer for an airier, top-end
+  oriented tone, with a -20 dB pad and a front-panel instrument input. No longer
+  in production.
+details: |-
+  The EM-Blue is the brightest sounding module in A-Designs Audio's 500-series EM family, a line of transformer I/O mic preamps each voiced with a distinct sonic character. It is equipped with a nickel custom-wound output transformer for accentuated highs, producing an airier, more top-end oriented tone than its EM-series siblings.
+
+  A-Designs pitch it as the preamp to pair with an opposite source: a dark-sounding microphone or an alto vocalist opens up through it, and it provides a crisp crack when recording a snare drum. The nickel transformer is also recommended for drawing the highs gently out of ribbon microphones.
+
+  A front-panel direct input takes instruments, and the module carries a -20 dB pad that lets an electric guitar be run hot into it, switching in the pad and cranking the gain for a slight growl. Like the rest of the EM series it is physically compatible with any API or VPR Alliance 500-series mounting device and meets the power rating those racks require. A-Designs no longer offer the module: only the P-1 and the EM-PEQ remain available from the 500-series line.
+specs: |-
+  - Format: 500-series (API/VPR Alliance compatible)
+  - Output transformer: nickel, custom-wound
+  - Pad: -20 dB
+  - Front-panel instrument direct input
+  - Sonic character: brightest in the EM series, accentuated highs
+  - Ideal sources: snare drum, ribbon microphones, dark-sounding microphones, alto vocals, electric guitar
+  - Availability: no longer offered by A-Designs
+io:
+  - key: N2XzUhVb
+    name: Mic Input
+    signalFlow: input
+    category: audio
+    type: mic
+    connection: pin
+    maxConnections: 1
+    position: Bottom
+  - key: 0c7SR3EF
+    name: Instrument Input
+    signalFlow: input
+    category: audio
+    type: instrument
+    connection: 1/4-inch
+    maxConnections: 1
+    position: Top
+  - key: A2Crctog
+    name: 500-Series Output
+    signalFlow: output
+    category: audio
+    type: line
+    connection: pin
+    maxConnections: 1
+    position: Bottom
+  - key: vw1arVXj
+    name: Power
+    signalFlow: input
+    category: power
+    type: power
+    connection: pin
+    maxConnections: 1
+    position: Bottom

data/hardware/a-designs-em-red.yaml

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+id: MwJ-HXBJFeRV81kkzZnkj
+name: EM-Red Preamp
+manufacturer: a-designs
+primaryCategory: preamp
+categories:
+  - analog
+  - rack-mount
+  - outboard
+  - discontinued
+url: https://adesignsaudio.com/em-red-preamp
+description: A 500-series microphone preamplifier voiced as the mid-forward
+  member of the A-Designs EM family, pairing a proprietary input transformer
+  with a custom-wound steel and nickel output transformer for present midrange
+  on drums, guitar and acoustic instruments. No longer in production.
+details: |-
+  The EM-Red is the mid-forward member of A-Designs Audio's 500-series EM family, a line of transformer I/O mic preamp modules each voiced with a distinct sonic character through custom-wound transformers. It derives its distinctive tone from a combination of an A-Designs proprietary input transformer featuring a unique winding and a custom-wound steel/nickel output transformer, also built to a proprietary A-Designs alloy ratio.
+
+  The extra midrange push suits a microphone that lacks present mids, or any source that needs to come forward in the mix. A-Designs name drums, guitar, bass guitar and acoustic instruments as its strongest applications, and single out acoustic guitar recorded with a condenser microphone, along with bringing out the resonance and character of rack and floor toms.
+
+  Like the rest of the EM series, the module is physically compatible with any API or VPR Alliance 500-series mounting device and meets the power rating those racks require. Within the family it sits between the darker EM-Silver and the brighter EM-Blue, and its input transformer is also used in the hybrid EM-Gold. A-Designs no longer offer the module: only the P-1 and the EM-PEQ remain available from the 500-series line.
+specs: |-
+  - Format: 500-series (API/VPR Alliance compatible)
+  - Input transformer: proprietary A-Designs, unique winding
+  - Output transformer: custom-wound steel/nickel proprietary alloy
+  - Sonic character: mid-forward, present midrange
+  - Ideal sources: drums, guitar, bass guitar, acoustic instruments, rack and floor toms
+  - Availability: no longer offered by A-Designs
+io:
+  - key: 0dbULWKw
+    name: Mic Input
+    signalFlow: input
+    category: audio
+    type: mic
+    connection: pin
+    maxConnections: 1
+    position: Bottom
+  - key: DNhy46B3
+    name: 500-Series Output
+    signalFlow: output
+    category: audio
+    type: line
+    connection: pin
+    maxConnections: 1
+    position: Bottom
+  - key: Qe14gIhy
+    name: Power
+    signalFlow: input
+    category: power
+    type: power
+    connection: pin
+    maxConnections: 1
+    position: Bottom