AudioScape Engineering Co. V3A 500-Series LA-3A Clone
LA-3A-style opto compressor
Compressor / Limiter$899Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- LA-3A-style opto compressor
- Topology
- LA-3A-style optical compression, in-house T4B opto-attenuator cell
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- Mono (stereo-linkable across two units via internal jumper)
- Form factor
- 500-series module
- Country of manufacture
- USA
Details
Controls: Gain and Compression knobs; Limit/Compress mode switch; stereo link button; stereo adjust (center detent); HF emphasis (variable); metering button (output/GR); bypass
I/O: 500-series format (operates in standard 500-series/Lunchbox chassis)
Notable use: Guitars, vocals, select drum sources
Notes: FLAG: 1:1 recreation of UREI LA-3A opto compressor. 500-series (API Lunchbox format) version; companion 2-channel rack unit is DA-3A (separate row above).