Manley Variable Mu
Variable-Mu Tube Compressor/Limiter
Compressor / Limiter$4,999Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- Variable-Mu Tube Compressor/Limiter
- Topology
- all-tube, transformer-coupled, remote cut-off tube technology; 5670, 5751, 12BH7 (unit dependent)
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 2
- Channel format
- stereo
- Form factor
- rack
- Rack units
- 2U
- Power (W)
- 80
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 25 kHz, ±0.1 dB
- Impedance (Ω)
- 600
- Introduced
- 1994
- Country of manufacture
- USA (California)
Details
Controls: Compression ratio selector (Compress/Limit modes), variable attack (25-70ms), continuously variable threshold, Recovery (5 steps), stepped input attenuator, high-pass sidechain filter, hardwire bypass
I/O: Balanced inputs & outputs (600 ohms)
Notable use: Industry-standard stereo buss compressor and mastering tool per manufacturer; also used for tracking individual instruments
Notes: 19x3.5x10in chassis, 2U. year_intro of 1994 taken from page text describing the product as defining compression 'since 1994'.