Millennia Media TCL-2
Twin-Topology Opto Compressor/Limiter
Compressor / Limiter$4,140Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- Twin-Topology Opto Compressor/Limiter
- Topology
- twin-topology (switchable all-triode 300V vacuum tube / all-discrete J-FET solid-state, both Class-A, transformerless, single active gain stage)
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 2
- Form factor
- 1U rack
- Rack units
- 1
- Power (W)
- 55
- Frequency response
- sub 5 Hz to 100 kHz (+0/-3 dB)
- Impedance (Ω)
- input 25k; output <5 (SS) / <300 (VT)
- Country of manufacture
- USA
Details
Controls: continuously adjustable threshold/ratio/attack/release, output gain, switchable VU/gain-reduction meters, per-channel dynamics bypass, stereo link; optional detented loggable controls
Notable use: Bob Ludwig (Gateway Mastering) reportedly uses eight channels as his reference analog dynamics mastering processor.
Notes: Opto compressor/limiter, threshold infinite to +20 dBu, attack 2-100ms, release 100ms-3s, ratio 1.4:1-30:1.