Taking up the mantle of its 4-channel forefather, the Union Audio elara.6 Pro is an unparalleled powerhouse, offering both Rotary and Linear lanes of maximal musical mixing. Its 6-channel, all-analog architecture undergirds an immense terrain of creativity-first DJing, thanks to both 4-band and parametric EQs, alongside the multitudes of stereo sculpting tools that its Analog Processing (AP) strips provide, including Drive, Sidechain, and malleable dual-mode filtering. Two auxiliary sends complement four dual-input channels, while a slew of highly customizable signal-path and send/return configurations leave boundless room for interoperative possibilities with external instruments, controllers, drum machines, and anything else ready to imbibe the elara.6 Pro’s distinctive hi-fi analog warmth. From methodical listening-lounge mixes to back-to-back sets on the main stage, DJs agree: for unrivaled sonic character and exhilarating artistic potential, the Union Audio elara.6 Pro is primed for performance panache. Now, how do you like your faders, linear or rotary?
Mix your way: rotary and linear tactility to suit
Union Audio’s elara.6 Pro goes beyond expanding the aural capacity of the elara.4. It is supplanted with not only two auxiliary channels, but also an armature of audio-interfacing opportunities that will elevate and enhance your creative capabilities. Getting hands-on with your sound is essential to the DJ craft, quite literally feeling your way through the mix, but this begs the question: how do you like to mix? With so much collective expertise and experience behind the elara.6 Pro, this dilemma was all too familiar to the minds at Union Audio. So, the company said, “Why not both?” With the full force of its artistic apparatus available to each option, the elara.6 Pro is available with both rotary and linear faders, on its four primary channels. Plus, if you decide to switch things up later, the fader plate can be swapped to reconfigure your setup to suit your style. Tactility is imperative to the art form, and Union Audio is here to support your sound.
Sculpt and shape with exacting precision, one channel at a time
Across its 6-channel spread, Union Audio endowed the elara.6 Pro with a wealth of sound shaping tools that were meticulously honed to meet the distinct yet intersecting creative needs that its two-part design makes possible. Four primary channels are each given a 4-band EQ, with low- and high-frequency attenuators bookending the dual mid-frequency controls. Meanwhile, the channels’ dual-input adaptability lets you freely toggle between RIAA and line-level connections for individual channels. The remaining two channels serve as your auxiliary send/return lanes, each of which features its own take on 4-band control, with an expressive Parametric EQ that adds bimodal cutting and boosting to the middle register, with additional control over sweeping the midrange Frequency values of either channel. Plus, both Aux lanes can be toggled to accommodate Line or Mic inputs using the 1/4-inch stereo or 3-pin XLR connectors, respectively.
AP power: ferociously flexible and primed for performance
Union Audio’s palette of performance-focused potential derives from one galvanizing decision to elevate this hexagram of hi-fi to daring peaks along the turntablist’s terrain: the Analog Processing strips. Each AP — AP1 and AP2 — is relegated to the X- and Y-sides of the robust, detailed crossfader, individually activated with the press of a button. Because each Main and Auxiliary channel can be uniquely assigned to either X- or Y-end, its prismatic power of stereo contouring will transform anything that enters the elara.6 Pro’s signal chain.
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Aux: The AP’s suite of sound shaping can be routed to any mic- or line-level source at the Aux 1 Send, with the flexibility to impart the magic by routing either Return to the AP and Crossfader.
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Side Chain: From subtle pulses to evocative swells, dial in the ideal oomph to match your mix to increase the dynamism and emphasis of your tracks. You can use this with Drive, too!
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Drive: Imbue your sound with transformative textures, ranging from smoldering warmth to a deluge of distortion, retaining clarity and stereo presence throughout.
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Width: This mid-side stereo width control captures a kaleidoscope of character, fluidly moving through Mono, Extra-wide, and Reverse-stereo soundscapes.
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Filters: Both APs offer dedicated highpass and lowpass filter modes, selected via the 2-way mini toggle. Resonance and Frequency parameters grant you detailed control over your tones and textures, augmented by the immense musicality of the AP’s suite of sound design.
Duality of design: engineered for excellence
This no-compromise mixer was designed to give DJs of all linear and rotary persuasions the all-access pass for exceptional analog aesthetics. A dyad of dedicated headphone jacks primes the possibilities of booming back-to-back sets, with dual Cue lighting on each channel offering vivid yet unobtrusive indications, all in real time. Mix 1 and Mix 2 stereo outputs provide a pair of additional auxiliary outputs that expand the elara.6 Pro’s already extensive apparatus of interoperative possibilities includes untold worlds of multi-medium mixing. Further personalization emerges via customizable crossfader characteristics, with dedicated Cut and Mix modes contrasting a third option to disable the fader altogether. What’s more, split/cue mixing, alongside a selectable pre- and post-EQ Monitor Path, ensures you’re always armed with the appointments needed to curate your craft, survey your sound, and ignite the night with vibes running the gauntlet well beyond voltaic varieties.
Features:
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6-channel DJ mixer features an all-analog architecture to guarantee lauded sonic character is imparted onto your mix, from classic turntablism to cutting-edge beat weaving
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Available with both rotary or linear faders, with the capacity for swapping out fader plates, accommodating DJs of all styles
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Analog Processing strips supply a suite of sonic contouring and texturization tools, including bimodal HP/LP filters, malleable Aux 1 incorporation, and versatile Send/Return routing
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Width parameter provides a range of stereo control, including Mono, Extra-wide, and Reverse-stereo playback, for immensely imaginative stereo-image sculpting
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Drive and Sidechain tools offer a deluge of dynamic performance potential, from subtle warmth to crushing distortion, without compromising clarity or stereo presence
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4 dual-input channels feature selectable Line-level and RIAA options to be freely configured for each channel
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2 Aux channels accommodate both Mic and Line-level inputs, individually selectable on either channel
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4-band EQ includes dual mid-frequency controls on the 4 primary channels and a Parametric mid-swept EQ for the 2 Aux channels
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Flexible Send/Return structure and 2 full-mix outputs give you immense opportunities for interoperative integration with drum machines, sequencers, effects, and more
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Dual Cue lights on each channel, alongside dedicated headphone outputs, ensure back-to-back sets and seamless hand-offs
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Variable Split/Cue mixing and pre-/post-EQ monitoring let you survey your sound however your mixing magic demands