Bettermaker C502V
500-series 3-mode VCA compressor
Compressor / LimiterPrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- 500-series 3-mode VCA compressor
- Topology
- digitally-controlled analog, VCA, 3 selectable modes: BM (mastering-grade), SG (British buss-comp style), DX (160A-style)
- Signal path
- Analog (recallable / digitally controlled)
- Channels
- 2
- Channel format
- stereo / dual mono / mid-side (with solo function)
- Form factor
- 500-series module
- Connection
- USB
- Powered
- true
- Power (W)
- 8
- Frequency response
- 5Hz-20kHz (±0.1dB)
- Impedance (Ω)
- 10000 (input, balanced); 75 (output, balanced)
- Country of manufacture
- Poland
Details
Controls: Ratio 1.5/2/4/6:1 + 1:2 expander, makeup gain -10 to +20dB, attack 0.1-250ms, release 0.01-1.3s + auto (mode-dependent), sidechain HPF off/60Hz/120Hz/external, wet/dry mix, onboard undo, plugin/DAW control, total recall (399 presets); multiple co-installed units auto-link with no extra cabling
I/O: 500-series balanced XLR I/O; USB link for plugin control (inferred from same product family as EQ502P/EQ542)
Notes: Digitally-controlled analog 500-series compressor - defining feature flagged. Max gain reduction 25dB. USB plugin-control link is inferred by analogy to Bettermaker's other 500-series modules (EQ502P, EQ542), which explicitly document a USB link for plugin control; the C502V's own page copy did not explicitly restate USB, so this is flagged as an inference, not a confirmed spec. No reliable USD price found (left blank per golden rule); some US dealers (e.g. Sweetwater) show the hardware version as no longer available/reference-only, though it remains current on Bettermaker's own site.