LC/1
Classic Opto compressor with ratio selection
All discreet class A VF600 amplifiers with custom wound Cinemag input and output transformers. Quality parts used throughout.
Controls:
Gain reduction
6 selectable ratios: 2:1, 4:1, 6:1, 8:1, 10:1, 12:1
Output level
Switches:
Link, bypass, 250Hz hi pass filter, VU - gain reduction or output level
Analog VU meter
Specifications:
Gain reductions up to 40dB
Input impedance >100K ohms balance
Output impedance 600 ohms balance
Frequency response +/- 0.5dB@20Hz to 50KHz
Output signal to noise -95dB or greater
THD + noise .01%@1KHz/+4dBu
Reserve makeup gain +15dB
Looking around the studio: Vertigo VSC-3 Elysia Alpha Buzz Audio SOC-M Knif Vari-Mu 2 API 525 x2 Dramastic Obsidian Elysia Xpressor x3 Tree Audio L/C1 IGS Zen IGS Alter SSL X-rack XR618 x2 SSL X-rack VHD Pre XR627 with the Listen Mic Compressor x2 Maselec MLA-3 Aphex 661 expressor SPL Dynamaxx DBX 560A Limiters: Maselec MPL-2 Rockruepel Limit 1 Alesis Microlimiter (So much fun for trashy limiting!) HF Compressors: DERR esser x2 Saturation: (I've used Saturation...
...the lows and mids too much. Devices that come to mind are the usual suspects I guess: Buzz Audio Essence, Tree Audio L/C1, Stam Audio SA-1B5 (or the A?), APA Leviathan. What also keep grabbing (haha!) my attention are the Chandler Little Devil compressor and also the Empirical Labs Pump. What do you all think? Looking...
...During the Week" which has LTL TAPEC on all tracks and SM57 INDIE has some tracks going through a Tree LC/1 compressor. I'll try to compile most of my preamp comparisons in the next post.
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