Warm Audio WA-1B Optical Compressor
- $1,199.00
- Brand: Warm Audio
- Product Code:1500000411696
- Availability:In Stock
The Warm Audio WA-1B is the latest in a series of dynamics processors modeled after the ubiquitous tools that have shaped the sound of recorded music for decades. The WA-1B is an accurate recreation of a celebrated tube-based opti..
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The Warm Audio WA-1B is the latest in a series of dynamics processors modeled after the ubiquitous tools that have shaped the sound of recorded music for decades. The WA-1B is an accurate recreation of a celebrated tube-based optical compressor from Denmark, originally released in 1987 as the CL 1A, and again in 1991 as the CL 1B. Relatively “young” compared to the ’60s LA-2A that inspired it, the CL 1B has countless hits under its belt thanks to the musical shimmer it gives to vocals, and it’s widely considered the not-so-secret weapon for hip-hop, R&B and pop artists. The Warm Audio WA-1B captures the same magic as the original, excelling on highly dynamic sources that demand a vintage flavor with the benefit of modern precision.
Features
- Accurate recreation of a world-class Scandinavian compressor
- Features all of the classic controls of the original
- Supports a variable threshold
- Infinite controls between 2:1 and 10:1
- Attack/Release controls
- Meter switch has three settings: input, compression, and output
- 100% discrete analog signal path
- Handwired through-hole circuitry
Specs
- Rack Spaces: 2U
- Accurate recreation of a world-class Scandinavian compressor combining smooth tube-optical warmth with precision controls
- True-to-spec 270 volt, 100% discrete analog signal path - handwired with through-hole components
- Transformer-balanced fully floating input and output - Custom-core large transformers from Scandinavian Manufacturer, Lundahl in Sweden
- 12ax7 Tung-Sol & JJ 12au7 tubes
- Frequency response @ -3 dB: 5 Hz to 25 kHz
- Self-Noise: < -75 dBU @ 30 dB gain
- CMRR: > 60 dB @ 10 kHz
- Ratio from 2:1 to 10:1
- Variable Threshold: Off to -40 dBU
- Continuously variable attack and release times: fast-slow
- Output gain: Off to +30 dBU
- Input impedance: 600Ω
- Two bus connectors to connect multiple sidechains
- Meter (VU) input, output, or compression amount
- Linear, low-noise power supply with toroidal power transformer
