Drawmer

Explore Drawmer vintage audio equipment in the Vintage Technology Archive.

Models

DL441 — Drawmer DL441 — four channels of auto-compression in 1U, a touring-rack staple from the DL241 lineage.

ADX-100 — Drawmer ADX-100 — a frequency-conscious gating, compression and limiting plug-in package for the Mackie Digital 8·Bus, not a standalone rack unit. A curious footnote in the Drawmer story.

MX-40 — Drawmer MX-40 Punch Gate: four channels of frequency-conscious gating with Peak Punch in 1U, a budget Drawmer that earned its rack space.
MX-50 — Drawmer MX-50 dual de-esser — 800Hz–8kHz sweep, split-band and full-band modes, air switch. A 1998 analog specialist for problem vocals and sibilance.

1960 — Drawmer 1960 vacuum tube dual compressor amplifier with hybrid tube/solid-state design; cryptic f + 26d Bm spec; limited documentation
1970 — Drawmer 1970 Dual FET Compressor & Pre-Amplifier — scarce early studio processor with no published specs, FET-based design, and minimal documentation.
DC-2496 — The Drawmer DC-2496 was the 24-bit/96kHz A/D converter in Drawmer's late-1990s Masterflow digital line, documented mainly through period ads and a 2001 Studio Sound review.
DC2476 — Drawmer DC2476 — a rare 1990s digital mastering processor praised for its warm, open sound and firmware-upgradable design.
DMT-1080 — Drawmer DMT-1080 Multi-Tracker: analogue delay-line effects processor from the early 1980s with chorus, flanging, phasing and ADT.
DS-404 — Drawmer DS-404 Quad Noise Gate — four channels of UK-made gating in 1U, with Programme Adaptive circuitry. $999 in 1998; ~$200 used today.
DS201 (1982–present) — Drawmer DS201 dual-channel noise gate, introduced 1982 and still in production — the first gate with frequency-conscious sidechain filtering, an industry standard for studio and live work.
MX-60 — Drawmer MX-60 voice channel / front-end processor (c.1999-2000). Includes mic preamp, gate, de-esser, compressor, EQ, and tube saturation. Period price $579.

501 — Drawmer DS501 dual-mono/stereo noise gate with Peak Punch, side-chain filtering, c.1998–2002. Little documented outside period reviews.
DS-30 — Drawmer DS-30 single-channel compressor/limiter with 5-band parametric EQ, produced 1987–1991. Original price $2,199. Includes production dates.
M-500 (c.1988–1996) — Drawmer M-500 dynamics processor, c.1988–1996. Digitally controlled analog unit combining up to seven effects; $2,149 list. Rare, battery-service caveat.
MX-30 — Drawmer MX-30, an obscure budget gate/compressor/limiter from 1997–1998, priced at £225. Little documentation survives beyond period ads.

ADX-200 — Drawmer ADX-200 — the D8B dynamics package that adds variable Peak Punch to Drawmer's frequency-conscious gating and compression.
DC2486 — Drawmer DC2486 TwinScreen Digital Processor — 2U 24-bit/96K mastering unit with per-channel screens, S-RAM card slot, and full Digital Masterflow processing.
DL221 — Drawmer DL221 dual compressor/limiter — 1U rack, stereo-linkable, 20Hz-30kHz, 0.02% THD, built-in peak limiter. A clean British workhorse.
DL231 — Drawmer DL231 dual compressor/limiter — two channels of compression and limiting in 1U, with stereo link, sidechain, and LED metering. A studio workhorse.
DL241 (1990) — Drawmer DL241 (1990): dual-channel auto compressor, expander/gate and limiter — the first Drawmer with programme adaptive circuitry.
DS201B — Drawmer DS201B two-channel frequency-sensitive noise gate — sweepable filters, hold control, ducking, and keying that made it a studio staple.
DS501 — Drawmer DS501 Power Gate — dual-channel noise gate with onboard key filtering and Peak Punch transient shaping. A studio-standard gate from the DS201 lineage.
LA-12 — Drawmer LA-12 distribution amp: one stereo in, twelve stereo outs, built for cassette duplication. $749 in 1989.