Retro Instruments Sta-Level Tube Compressor
Tube Compressor (program-controlled recovery)
Compressor / LimiterPrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- Tube Compressor (program-controlled recovery)
- Topology
- all-tube/valve, push-pull 6V6 output stage, program-dependent recovery
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono, coupleable for stereo operation
- Form factor
- 19-inch rack
- Rack units
- 3U
- Powered
- AC mains (IEC), switchable 115/230V, 50/60Hz
- Frequency response
- ±0.25 dB, 20 Hz–20 kHz
Details
Controls: Mode switch (Single/Double/Triple), continuously adjustable threshold and output level, six release-time settings
I/O: XLR transformer-balanced input/output
Notable use: Cited users: John O'Mahony, Sylvia Massy, F. Reid Shippen
Notes: Evokes the classic 1956 Gates Sta-Level, which the manufacturer says 'dominated the sound of hit radio in the 1960s.' Tube complement per manufacturer page: 2x6BA6, 1x12AT7, 2x6V6GT, 1x6AL5, 1xOB2, 1x5Y3GT rectifier. Dimensions 5.25"H x 19"W x 8"D. Price not published on manufacturer site and not reliably found on dealer pages during this pass — left blank.