Gainlab Audio Governor
tube dual-slope optical compressor
Compressor / LimiterPrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- tube dual-slope optical compressor
- Topology
- tube/valve, opto, dual-slope (two independent threshold/ratio points), transformer output stage
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 2
- Channel format
- stereo / dual-mono selectable
- Form factor
- rackmount
- Rack units
- 2U
- Powered
- internal PSU, mains (230V AC EU / 110V AC US)
- Frequency response
- ±0.5dB (band not stated)
Details
Controls: Dual-slope threshold controls, sidechain filter, full-spectrum/high-frequency-boost sidechain options, gain-reduction metering
I/O: 2x balanced XLR in, 2x balanced XLR out, 2x unbalanced jack external sidechain input
Notable use: Product page cites Jamie Pollock (Nine Inch Nails), Bob Strakele (Slipknot), Kenny Kaiser (Queens of the Stone Age), and mix engineer David Gnozzi (MixbusTV)
Notes: FLAG: dual-slope opto topology is a Gainlab-specific hybrid design (two threshold/ratio breakpoints); page does not name a specific classic unit it emulates, unlike Dictator (Fairchild/Gates) or Empress (Pultec). Max input +26dBu, max output +28dBu, SNR 105dB (@+23dBu, 1% THD), noise floor <-70dBu, weight 5.1kg. Listed at EUR 2,890.00 on Gainlab store -- EUR basis, no USD published. Rack height '2U' inferred from 483x280x89mm dims; flagged as inference.