WesAudio ng76
1176-style FET compressor (standalone rack, successor to Beta76)
Compressor / Limiter$1,400Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- 1176-style FET compressor (standalone rack, successor to Beta76)
- Topology
- FET (1176-style, based on WesAudio Beta76 design) + digital recall (NG)
- Signal path
- Analog (recallable / digitally controlled)
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono, stereo-linkable via plugin
- Form factor
- rack unit
- Rack units
- 2U
- Connection
- USB/Ethernet
- Powered
- true
- Power (W)
- 8
- Frequency response
- 20Hz-20kHz (+/-1dB)
- Introduced
- 2023
- Country of manufacture
- Poland
Details
Controls: Input, Output, Attack (20us-800us), Release (50ms-1100ms), Mix, ratios 4:1/8:1/12:1/20:1, IN MODE (Vintage transformer / Modern electronic), THD button, sidechain EQ, vintage-style GR meter, 5 touch-sensitive encoders
I/O: Balanced XLR input/output; USB-B and Ethernet on rear
Notable use: Toby Francis, Tony Maserati
Notes: Digitally-controlled analog: standalone 2U rack version of the FET-compressor concept (successor to the discontinued Beta76), fully analog signal path with Carnhill input/output transformers, USB/Ethernet total recall and plugin control (VST2/VST3/AU/AAX/AAX DSP). year_intro (2023) based on NAMM 2023 announcement thread dating; not explicitly printed on the product page. price_usd ($1,400 single / ~$3,000 stereo pair) observed at Sweetwater; not an official WesAudio MSRP.