Aphex 320D Compellor
Stereo Audio Level Controller
Compressor / LimiterPrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- Stereo Audio Level Controller
- Topology
- Frequency Discriminate Leveler (FDL) + Dynamic Verification Gate (DVG) + Dynamic Recovery Computer (DRC) + Variable Slope Compressor
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 2
- Channel format
- dual mono or stereo (selectable)
- Form factor
- 1U rack
- Rack units
- 1
- Powered
- true
- Power (W)
- 12
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz - 38 kHz +/-0.5 dB
Details
Controls: Compellor auto-leveling/compression/limiting controls, Silence Gate, dual-mono/stereo link mode
I/O: Analog: XLR-3 and 1/4" TRS in/out (balanced); Digital: AES input and output
Notable use: Latest digital-I/O version of Aphex's classic Compellor automatic leveler/compressor/limiter, a broadcast-industry standard for decades (Compellor line dates to the early 1980s) used for on-air processing, live sound, mastering, and satellite uplink.
Notes: Current product per aphex.com/products listing. 320D is the AES-digital-I/O-equipped member of the Compellor family (vs. older analog-only 320A). year_intro for the 320D specifically not stated on the product page, so left blank rather than guessed (the Compellor concept itself is much older). Price not published by Aphex; retail listings showed the model as no-longer-stocked/used-market only at major dealers, so price_usd left blank rather than using a used-market figure.