AudioScape Engineering Co. V-Comp+ "6386 Edition" Vari-Mu Compressor
Tube vari-mu compressor
Compressor / Limiter$1,699Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- Tube vari-mu compressor
- Topology
- Variable-mu (vari-mu) tube compression, program-dependent ratio, based on a 1950s broadcast tube compressor using 6386 tubes
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- Mono (stereo link via optional jack)
- Form factor
- rackmount
- Country of manufacture
- USA
Details
Controls: Variable input with +5dB drive switch; variable output; 4 recovery modes (single/double/triple/off) via 9-position rotary switch; illuminated VU gain-reduction meter
I/O: Neutrik XLR balanced in/out, +4dBu; stereo link jack (optional)
Notable use: "Glitch mode" creative sound design via Triple recovery + max input gain
Notes: FLAG: evokes a 1950s 6386-tube variable-gain broadcast compressor (site does not name the specific original brand/model). Rack version. Price "from $1699" Classic edition; Deluxe pricing not published.