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WesAudio ngBusComp

Stereo bus compressor (standalone rack, quad-VCA)

Compressor / Limiter

$3,299Manufacturer list price

Specifications

Type
Compressor / Limiter
Description
Stereo bus compressor (standalone rack, quad-VCA)
Topology
Quad VCA (THAT 2181) + digital recall (NG)
Signal path
Analog (recallable / digitally controlled)
Channels
2
Channel format
stereo/dual-mono/mid-side
Form factor
rack unit
Rack units
3U
Connection
USB/Ethernet
Powered
true
Power (W)
20
Frequency response
0-300kHz (-3dB)
Introduced
2020
Country of manufacture
Poland

Details

Controls: 5 touch-sensitive encoders per channel, Mix knob, selectable output stage (electronically or transformer balanced)

I/O: TRS external sidechain inputs per channel; USB-B and Ethernet

Notable use: Tony Maserati, Stuart White, Toby Francis, Mitch McCarthy

Notes: Digitally-controlled analog: standalone 3U rack bus compressor (quad-VCA design), fully analog with selectable transformer-balanced output, USB/Ethernet total recall and DAW automation. This is the product explicitly named in the task brief ('ngBusComp'). year_intro (2020) based on trade press citing NAMM 2020 introduction. price_usd ($3,299 list, seen on sale as low as $2,999) observed at Sweetwater; not an official WesAudio MSRP.

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