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115 Power Supply
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160 White Noise Generator
165 Dual Random Voltage Source
170 Dual Microphone Preamplifier
171 Dual Instrument Preamplifier
172 Dual Signal Leveler
175 Dual Equalizer - Line Driver
176 Dual Hiss Cutter
180 Dual Attack Generator
185 Frequency Shifter
190 Dual Reverberation Unit
191 Sharp Cutoff Filter
192 Dual Lopass Filter
194 Bandpass Filter
195 Octave Format Filter
196 Phase Shifter

Model 176 Dual Hiss Cutter

Reduces tape hiss by restricting bandwidth of signals that would otherwise be masked by high-frequency noise. Signals above a certain threshold (including fast transients) are unaffectd.

(from a catelog for the 1992 Ars Electronica exhibit Eigenwelt der Apparatewelt. Pioneers of Electronic Art, edited by David Dunn)

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