Trident S-40 (Years Not Documented)
Almost everything known about the Trident S-40 comes from one retrospective review in Mix Magazine (May 2004, p.122) by Barry Rudolph. It calls the S-40 a single-channel recording strip - in effect, a standalone channel from a Trident console, packaged in a two-rackspace chassis. The review says it descends directly from Trident's Series 80 and TSM consoles. It used the Series 80's four-band equalizer and the TSM's high/low-pass filters, and it had the family look: black-anodized front panel, colored aluminum knobs, small rectangular push buttons. Rudolph found the strip straightforward to use. He also noted that the ratio settings are spread unusually wide - 1:1, 1.5:1, 1.75:1, and 2:1, then up to 15:1 for hard limiting.
Beyond that article, the public record is nearly empty. No production years, original price, full specifications, or market positioning have turned up in available documentation. One magazine feature is almost the entire archive for this model.
Known facts at a glance:
- Single-channel recording strip in a two-rackspace cabinet
- Series 80 four-band EQ, with TSM high/low-pass filters
- Black-anodized front panel, colored aluminum knobs, rectangular push buttons
- Ratio settings from 1:1 up to 15:1 for hard limiting, per the Mix review
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