WesAudio _Mimas
1176-style FET compressor
Compressor / Limiter$1,395Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- 1176-style FET compressor
- Topology
- FET (1176-style) + digital recall (NG)
- Signal path
- Analog (recallable / digitally controlled)
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono, stereo-linkable via plugin
- Form factor
- 500-series module, single-slot (38mm wide)
- Connection
- USB
- Power (W)
- 3
- Frequency response
- 20Hz-20kHz (+/-1dB)
- Introduced
- 2015
- Country of manufacture
- Poland
Details
Controls: Input, Output, Attack (20us-800us), Release (50ms-1100ms), ratios 4:1/8:1/12:1/20:1 + All-Buttons-In, saturation knob, true bypass relay, 4 touch-sensitive encoders
I/O: Standard 500-series edge connector I/O; front-panel mini USB-B or via _Titan chassis for recall
Notable use: Warren Huart, Tony Maserati, Toby Francis; reviewed by Sound on Sound
Notes: Digitally-controlled analog: all-analog FET compression path (Carnhill input/interstage/output transformers) with USB total recall and DAW automation (VST2/VST3/AU/AAX/AAX DSP). First-generation NG500 module; company's flagship compressor. Was the first 'digitally recallable' 500-series module WesAudio released. price_usd is a US street/list price observed at Sweetwater, not an official WesAudio MSRP. year_intro (2015) approximate, based on Dec-2015 Sound on Sound review date and 2017-dated manual; not stated on product page - flagged as inferred.