1972

Pristine Pre-Amplifier with Lift
The Drawmer 1972 Dual Mic, Line & Instrument Pre-Amplifier is designed to make capturing pristine recordings effortless. Delivering exceptional clarity and headroom, it performs equally well with everything from budget dynamic microphones to the most demanding ribbons and condensers.

Unlike conventional pre-amplifiers, the 1972 integrates a set of intelligently designed tools that tackle difficult recording situations head-on. These refinements give it a distinct advantage when working with challenging sources, low-level signals, or fluctuating dynamics.

Capture Difficult Sources with Ease
Beyond essential features such as phase reverse, the 1972 includes powerful corrective and tone-shaping controls that simplify problematic recordings. Fully variable high-pass and low-pass filters allow precise removal of unwanted rumble, hiss, or low-frequency build-up directly at the source.

Complementing these filters is the Shape control — a musical tilt EQ that rebalances bass and treble in a natural, intuitive way. This allows fast tonal correction without the complexity of traditional multi-band equalisation.

Ultra-Clean, Transparent Gain
Built around the latest THAT Corporation technology, the 1972’s dual microphone pre-amplifiers deliver ultra-clean, transparent gain with exceptional headroom. Each channel offers up to 66 dB of stepped gain, supported by an additional ±12 dB output trim for precise level matching.

Switchable microphone impedance ensures accurate matching with any mic, while also enabling subtle tonal adjustment when working with passive, dynamic, or ribbon microphones.

Lift – Record Very Low Signals
Originally pioneered on the 1972, the Lift control makes recording very low-level signals both easy and musical. It transparently raises quieter details without introducing noise or affecting louder passages, preserving natural dynamics even when signal levels vary dramatically.

Technically, Lift leaves signals above 0 dB untouched, progressively increasing gain below that point — adding up to 10 dB between 0 and –30 dB, and a further 10 dB beneath –30 dB. This makes it particularly effective for piano, vocals, ambience, and other dynamically expressive material.

Creative Use of Variable Mic Impedance
With three selectable input impedance settings — 200, 600, and 2400 Ohms — the 1972 supports both precise microphone matching and creative tonal exploration. Different microphones and sources react uniquely, ranging from subtle refinement to more pronounced character shifts, adding an extra dimension of control at the recording stage.

Industry Recognition
The Drawmer 1972 has been recognised by the professional audio industry and was nominated for a prestigious TEC Award at the 2024 NAMM Show — a testament to its innovation, performance, and real-world usefulness.

Features

• Two THAT Corporation ultra-clean mic pre-amplifiers, each with up to 66dB of stepped gain plus ±12dB output trim
• Phantom power and phase reverse switches on each channel
• Exclusive Lift feature boosts very low signals transparently without clipping louder passages
• Three switchable mic impedance settings (200, 600, 2400 Ohms) for accurate matching or creative tone shaping
• Dedicated rear-panel XLR inputs for mic and line sources, plus a front-panel professional DI input
• Suitable for instruments and all microphone types, from dynamics to ribbons
• Fully variable low-pass and high-pass filters for precise removal of unwanted frequencies
• Shape control provides a musical tilt EQ to balance bass and treble naturally
• Dual backlit analogue VU meters with switchable +10dB rescale mode
• Time-delay relays on outputs for clean power-up and power-down
• Low-hum toroidal linear power supply with rear-panel voltage selector
• Classic Drawmer build quality with rugged steel chassis and aluminium front panel
• Designed and handmade by Drawmer in the United Kingdom

Specifications

In the interests of product development, Drawmer reserve the right to modify or improve specifications of this product at any time, without prior notice.