Level-Or

...the main thing I need is some compression. Not expensive, just old and crappy. Any suggestions? Is the Standard Audio Level-Or an accurate tribute piece? Lo-fi is good. The most expensive piece I'll probably add to this setup is an 1176, since I've been intending to get one for my main rig anyway. At...

...for ValhallaDelay in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW2iqXckcVU The first four bars are dry, consisting of a single Flea 249 microphone through a Standard Audio Level-Or. ValhallaDelay then kicks in with all of its classic phaser glory for the duration of the clip, utilizing the 4-stage mode with some diffusion added for extra phaser soup! I gotta admit, I'm FANATIC...

My picks would be: 1. BAE 1073 or Avedis MA5 2. Daking Mic Pre 500 or AEA RPQ 500 3. Retro Doublewide II or Buzz Audio Essence 4. API 550B or Electrodyne 511 5. Standard Audio Level-Or MkII to print parallel distortion