AudioScape Engineering Co. CL-20 Compressor
FET compressor/limiter (1176-adjacent)
Compressor / Limiter$599Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- FET compressor/limiter (1176-adjacent)
- Topology
- Recreation of the Melcor CL-20 FET compressor/limiter (late 1960s), 3x proprietary 1731 discrete op-amps
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- Mono
- Form factor
- 500-series module
- Country of manufacture
- USA
Details
Controls: CL (compression level/threshold); output gain makeup; true bypass switch
I/O: Not fully specified on page (500-series module)
Notable use: Originally used in RCA custom consoles (late 1960s/early 1970s), paired with Melcor GME-20 EQ
Notes: FLAG: evokes the vintage Melcor CL-20 FET compressor, described by AudioScape as "aggressive... like an 1176" at low thresholds. 500-series (API Lunchbox format) version; no rack-format CL-20 found in current lineup.