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ALAN SMART C2 STEREO COMPRESSOR
C2 compressor High performance stereo mix or instrument compressor.130dB dynamic range, external sidechain inputs, 'Crush' mode, fast limit. New generation VCA's, fast slew rate amplifiers.(Also available in multichannel versions) Two sets of controls and two audio channels.
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ALAN SMART C1 COMPRESSOR
C1 Original black front panel version of C2 compressor. (Two sets of controls and two audio channels, but no sidechain inputs, or crush facility). Popular in UK and US west coast studios.

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$2345

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API 2500 COMPRESSOR
The API 2500 is a versatile stereo bus compressor that allows adjustment of sonic qualities that can alter the punch and tone of the stereo mix. The 19" rack mountable unit features ATI's patented "thrust" circuit for a chest-hitting, punchy bottom end. With its dual channel design, the API 2500 is set up for stereo compression, but can also be used as two separate units via a single compression setting. The 2500 boasts a range of parameters that make it incredibly musical.
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$2500

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API 525 DISCRETE COMPRESSOR RE-ISSUE
Originally released in the 70's, the API 525 is a "feedback" type compressor, such as the 1176 and 660, etc. An input (threshold) control and output (make-up gain) control are provided. An additional "Ceiling" fine tune function modifies threshold and make-up gain for precise changes in compression without changes in output. The 525 is an identical re-issue of one of the most popular API products ever. API LUNCHBOX IS REQUIRED-EMAIL FOR MORE INFO OR CHECK OUT OUR API PAGE
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$1016
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AVALON 747 TUBE STEREO SPECTRAL OPTO COMPRESSOR
The Avalon VT-747SP combines a creative STEREO tube-discrete Class A spectral-opto-compressor with a musical six band program equalizer, L-R output level and gain reduction metering and internal regulated power supplies in a 2U space. Ideal for high performance DAW input signal conditioning, stereo buss compression-EQ, stereo keyboards and analog mastering applications.


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$2450

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CHAMELEON LABS 7720
The Model 7720 Stereo Compressor is based on a trusted design and is electronically balanced, utilizing "THAT Corporation" (formerly DBX) VCA circuitry. It features a low component count in order to provide the cleanest signal path possible. In accordance with Chameleon Labs' ongoing dedication to end users, unique features have been implemented (direct from consumer suggestions) to make the 7720 more versatile than your average mix buss compressor.

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CHANDLER TG12413 ZENER LIMITER
The EMI TG12413 Zener Limiter is the ultimate TG Limiter issued in celebration of the 75th birthday of Abbey Road Studios. The Zener Limiter was conceived by Chandler Limited designer Wade Goeke and is based on the vintage EMI circuits used to record The Beatles and Pink Floyd. This newest EMI Limiter continues the tradition of EMI Limiters started in 1956 with the RS114 tube limiter, and continued with the RS168 Zener Limiter in 1966, part of the TG12345 console channel in 1968 and TG12413 in 1974. Power supply required-click on one of our Pro Audio specialists for more info.
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$4500
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CHANDLER LIMITED TG1 EMI ABBEY ROAD STEREO COMPRESSOR
The Chandler Limited TG1 is a recreation of the classic EMI TG12413 Limiter used in custom EMI and Abbey Road recording and mastering consoles from the late 60's. These rare pieces were never commercially available and only EMI owned studios had access to them. Our version has been remade from the original design information and circuit board drawings as provided by Abbey Road and EMI to ensure extreme authenticity! Power supply required-click on one of our Pro Audio specialists for more info.
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$3675

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CHANDLER LIMITED LTD2 MONO COMPRESSOR
The Chandler Limited LTD-2 is a hand-wired 2254/2264/33609 that has been handmade using parts and build techniques from the original manufacture of the modules. Grounding, wiring techniques, original transformers, transistors, and much more attribute to the special sound of these units and have been painstakingly recreated in each LTD-2. Power supply required-click on one of our Pro Audio specialists for more info.
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$1495

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CHANDLER LIMITED GERMANIUM COMPRESSOR
The Germanium series continues with the GERMANIUM Compressor. The GERM Comp starts with the same all class A amp found in the GERM Pre and Tone Control and is transformer balanced in and out. The result is a musical powerhouse for ready for tracking, mixing, and mastering. Power supply required-click on one of our Pro Audio specialists for more info.
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$1525

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CRANE SONG LTD. TRAKKER CLASS A COMPRESSOR/LIMITER
TRAKKER is a high quality Single Channel Discrete Class A Compressor Limiter. It functions either as a musically transparent compressor or as a vintage compressor - limiter with selectable hard or soft knee.
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$2550

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CRANE SONG LTD. STC-8 STEREO CLASS A COMPRESSOR/PEAK LIMITER
The STC-8 is a high quality stereo compressor combined with a remarkably dependable peak limiter, providing overload protection critical to digital recording and broadcast transmitters. The STC-8's compressor is engineered to provide musically transparent gain control, but is also capable of emulating vintage equipment and creating distinctive new sounds.

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$4450

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DRAMASTIC AUDIO OBSIDIAN
-TXIO Enhanced Transformer Balnced I/O-Electronically Balanced External Side-Chain Input XLR-Precision Stepped Controls To Accurately Recall Settings-VCA Feed-Forward Compression-Internal High Pass Filter-Voltage Select 115/230v Operation-Ratio Settings: 2:1, 4:1, 8:1, 10:1, 12:1, and-Attack Control Range: 0.1, 0.3, 1.0, 3.0, 10, and 30 mSec-Release Control Range: 0.1, 0.3, 0.6, 1.2sec, AUTO, and Lo-Fi-Makeup Gain Output-Hand Crafted In The USA-1 Year Limited Warranty

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$3295

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DW FEARN VT7 DUAL VACUUM TUBE COMPRESSOR
The VT-7 has an all Class-A vacuum tube audio path, like all our products. The gain reduction elements utilize circuitry that duplicates the sound and characteristics of the finest classic vacuum tube compressors, without depending on tubes that are no longer manufactured. The control circuitry is modern solid-state analog.

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$4500

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EMPIRICAL LABS EL-8SX DISTRESSOR W/ BRITISH MODE
Distressor gets its name from its feature of incorporating harmonic DISTortion with a classic knee compRESSOR. For instance, the Distortion 2 setting introduces a 2nd order harmonic, which adds tube-like analog warmth to the signal and the Distortion 3 setting introduces a 3rd order harmonic, which simulates tape saturation (great for guitars, bass and drums)!

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EMPIRICAL LABS EL-8XM SINGLE CHANNEL DISTRESSOR
The Emprical Labs Distressor EL-8xm is a unique analog compressor that allows the user to add 2nd or 3rd order harmonic distortion to the signal, emulating tape saturation and the classic tube compressor sound of the '60's and '70's. The Distressor also offers advanced sidechain EQ, eight unique curves and Empirical Labs' exclusive "Binary Stepped Interface" providing hundreds of options with just a few control settings.

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$1530

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EMPIRICAL LABS EL-8M Single-channel Analog Distressor with Harmonic Distortion
The Empirical Labs EL-8M Distressor restores _warmth _ orputs some of that _vintage _ sound in your digital recordings. It works with all types of music. It adds extra _oomph _ to complex digital mixes by adding second- and third-order harmonic distortion.

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$1350

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EMPIRICAL LABS EL-8S DUAL MONO/ STEREO PAIR ANALOG COMPRESSOR WITH HARMONIC DISTORTIONThe Empirical Labs Distressor is an automatic gain (or volume) control device (AGC in engineering terms) designed for pro audio (music) applications. Basically, it electronically controls the volume of just about any source in a very pleasing, and "musical" manner - adding fullness, intelligibility, and especially in the Distressor's case - excitement. This type of device is often called a "limiter" or "compressor" by audio industry people. Its most probable uses will be in recording studios, live sound situations, movie sound production, and radio broadcast production.
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$2700

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GROOVE TUBES GLORY COMPRESSOR
The Groove Tubes Glory Comp is a true all-tube compressor, employing seven high-quality and selected vacuum tubes to accomplish its dynamics processing. Its output tubes – a pair of 6005s – offer tremendous output power driving a custom wound and robust output transformer (the Glory Comp can actually drive a speaker all on its own!).

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$2799

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MANLEY SLAM STEREO COMPRESSOR
SLAM! stands for "Stereo Limiter And Micpre" and it pretty much describes what it will do to most VU meters. We had to put a switch on this limiter to drop its internal VU meters down 3 & 6dB to keep the poor little needles from bending– it'll get LOUD fast !
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$5940

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MANLEY ELOP OPTICAL LIMITER/COMPRESSOR
Set it and forget it! Our ELOP® Limiters make your job easy. The photo-resistor in combination with a fixed resistor simply act as a changing voltage divider to attenuate the signal--  like a smart volume control.
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MANLEY VARIABLE MU
The MANLEY VARIABLE MU® LIMITER COMPRESSOR has been our best selling product for many years. It is one of the very few compressors that has become a real standard in Mastering studios and contributed to most hit records over the last decade and probably the next. "Mu" is tube-speak for gain, and Variable Mu® is our registered trademark for this limiter compressor. It works by using the "remote cut-off" or re-biasing of a vacuum tube to achieve compression.
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$3600

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PENDULUM AUDIO ES8 REMOTE CUTOFF TUBE COMPRESSOR
The ES-8 is the modern channel limiter designed to have the compression characteristics of a vintage unit, but with a higher level of sonic accuracy.

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$3150
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RETRO INSTRUMENTS STA-LEVEL
The Retro Instruments STA-LEVEL is a replica of the legendary 1956 Gates STA-LEVEL. The STA-LEVEL dominated the sound of hit radio in the 1960's. Now these super musical sounding compressors have found their way into today's hits. The Retro Gold Edition celebrates fifty years of the products existence. Each Retro STA-LEVEL is point-to-point hand wired in the normal tradition. We wanted to fully capture the magic of the original sound. We think you'll find it very useful in your studio.

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RETRO INSTRUMENTS 176
The 176 tube compressor is here!! Functions include precision knob scales for easy recall, continuously variable attack/release, four ratios (2:1, 4:1, 8:1, 12:1) and a wide-range sidechain highpass filter. The unit also offers -20 dB of gain reduction, a greater-than-76dB signal-to-noise ratio, flat frequency response (within 0.5 dB) from 20 to 20k Hz and harmonic distortion that's less than 1%. It comes in a handsome and decidedly Soviet-looking gray, enameled steel enclosure that can be strapped in stereo (or more), with a limited lifetime warranty. It rocks!!


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RUPERT NEVE PORTICO RANGE 5043 2 CHANNEL COMPRESSOR
The 5043 Compressor/Limiter Duo is a new and powerful approach to dynamic processing! This new addition to the Portico range is designed with both tracking and mixing applications in mind.

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$1750
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SSL X LOGIC COMPRESSOR DUAL CHANNEL STEREO COMPRESSOR
The XLogic Multichannel Compressor unit is a 2U rack-mounting six-channel compressor. It utilises classic SSL centre compressor design elements within a SuperAnalogue design topology. This brings the dual benefits of spectacular surround audio performance with a universally acclaimed compressor characteristic.
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$4185
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TUBE-TECH CL1B OPTO CELL MONO COMPRESSOR
The TUBE-TECH CL 1B Compressor features a gain-reduction element, positioned immediately after the input transformer. It is controlled by the sidechain amplifier, which also contain the two time control circuits – one for fixed and one for variable Attack/Release.

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$2800

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TUBE-TECH LCA2B STEREO COMPRESSOR/LIMITER
Doubling desirability and authenticity. The TUBE-TECH LCA 2B is a two-channel unit with an independent compressor and limiter per channel.
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$4400

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UNIVERSAL AUDIO 2-1176 TWIN VINTAGE LIMITING AMP
Finally, a true stereo 1176! With over 2000 units already sold to date since the year 2000 re-birth of Universal Audio’s 1176LN, it is clear the public’s love affair with the legendary sound of the 1176 is still as passionate as ever.
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UNIVERSAL AUDIO 1176LN LIMITING AMP
The original Universal Audio 1176LN designed by Bill Putnam was a major breakthrough in limiter technology – the first true peak limiter with all transistor circuitry offering superior performance and a signature sound. Evolved from the popular Universal Audio 175 and 176 vacuum tube limiters, the 1176LN retained the proven qualities of these industry leaders, and set the standard for all limiters to follow.

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$1999.97
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UNIVERSAL AUDIO 2-LA-2 TWIN T4 LEVELING AMP
The 2-LA-2 is not an exact component clone of the classic LA-2A, but a feature-enhanced stereo evolution of its ancestor that elegantly combines two channels of silky, tube-amplified, stereo matched optical gain reduction in one unit.

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UNIVERSAL AUDIO LA-2A TELETRONIX LEVELING AMP
Audio professionals passionate about their compressors revere the LA-2A. The original was immediately acknowledged for its natural compression characteristics. A unique electro-optical attenuator system allows instantaneous gain reduction with no increase in harmonic distortion – an accomplishment at the time, still appreciated today.
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$2999.97

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UNIVERSAL AUDIO LA-3A CLASSIC AUDIO LEVELAR
The original LA-3A Audio Leveler made its debut at the 1969 NY AES show and marked the departure from the tube design of the Teletronix LA-2A Leveling Amplifier. The LA-3A incorporated components and design concepts from the Putnam-designed 1176LN Limiting Amplifier. Immediately embraced as a studio workhorse and still widely used today, the LA-3A remains a favorite of engineers and producers worldwide for its unique compression characteristics and sonic signature.

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UNIVERSAL AUDIO DUAL LA-3A
The original LA-3A Leveling Amplifier made its debut at the 1969 NY AES show and marked the departure from the tube design of the Teletronix LA-2A Leveling Amplifier. The LA-3A incorporated components and design concepts from the Putnam-designed 1176LN Limiting Amplifier. Immediately embraced as a studio workhorse and still widely used today, the LA-3A remains a favorite of engineers and producers worldwide for its unique compression characteristics and sonic signature.

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VINTECH 609CA COMPRESSOR
The Vintech Audio 609CA is a transformer balanced stereo compressor/limiter with with class A, all discrete output amplifiers.

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