Gainlab Audio Dictator Dual Mono
tube vari-mu compressor, true dual-mono (independent channels)
Compressor / LimiterPrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- tube vari-mu compressor, true dual-mono (independent channels)
- Topology
- tube/valve, true dual pentode vari-mu, transformer-coupled (Permalloy)
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 2
- Channel format
- true dual mono (fully independently parameterizable channels, with link switches)
- Form factor
- rackmount
- Rack units
- 2U
- Powered
- internal PSU, mains (230V AC EU / 110V AC US)
- Frequency response
- 20Hz-20kHz ±1dB
- Impedance (Ω)
- input >10k, output <65
Details
Controls: Threshold (12-step), Attack (3-step), Release (3-step), sidechain filter (80Hz/120Hz), HICOMP/LOCOMP mode, per-control link switches for stereo operation
I/O: 2x balanced XLR in, 2x balanced XLR out
Notes: Dual-mono sibling of the standard Dictator: fully independent per-channel controls (stepped threshold/attack/release) with link switches vs the standard model's stereo-linked continuous controls. Same vari-mu topology and stated Fairchild 670 / Gates STA-Level design lineage as standard Dictator. Max input +22dBu, max output >26dBu, THD+N <0.3%. Weight 4.8kg. Listed at EUR 2,360.00 on Gainlab store -- EUR basis, no USD published. Rack height '2U' inferred from 483x280x89mm dims; flagged as inference. country_of_manufacture left blank -- company is Budapest, Hungary-based but no explicit 'manufactured in' statement found on the product page itself (only NOS-tube sourcing region is mentioned).