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Mastering Optical Compressor
Compressor / Limiter$3,400Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- Mastering Optical Compressor
- Topology
- optical (electro-optical) gain reduction, discrete Class A (BE41) amplifiers, Lundahl LL1517 output transformer (transformerless option available)
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 2
- Channel format
- stereo, mid-side capable
- Form factor
- 2U rack
- Rack units
- 2
- Frequency response
- 3Hz-120kHz (transformer version, +10dB gain, no reduction)
- Country of manufacture
- New Zealand
Details
Controls: Drive and Output (24-position stepped Elma attenuators), Ratio 2:1/3:1/4:1/6:1/10:1, Attack (1/10/25/50ms + AUTO), Release (100/200/400/800/1600ms + AUTO), M/S encode-decode, sidechain 170Hz HPF, balanced sidechain insert
Notes: Mastering-format stereo optical compressor with analog M/S encoder/decoder. Discrete Class A, transformer-coupled (Lundahl, transformerless option exists), opto topology (flag). Price from US dealer Front End Audio.