The compressor, limiter, peak limiter and de-esser reference 19-inch rack unit. Electronic classic with a lot of capacitors and DBX vca equipped with high quality. Weaknesses: The chemical capacitors must be replaced at least every ten years, leave the road and especially in the well ventilated it will wear less, this applies also to all the electronic stuff, because n not like to put on and off in succession, and finally the knobs very fragile, very expensive and not easy to replace.

UTILIZATION

Orders for compression, limiting and de-essing are very easy and intuitive. The manual is well done, put out the lack of electronic schematic for the sav, if of course you want to troubleshoot yourself. As against the various configurations from the rear terminal block is not easy for non-pro.

SOUND QUALITY

The effects obtained with this machine can be insane as very soft. Useful for radio work to magnify sounds and voices. If you like compression finesse, it's possible but not as much used in this way.

OVERALL OPINION

Certainly this compressor is very poor value for money, because they are too expensive to buy new or even used (beware of second hand ones they're often out of breath, caution, and never buy it from a radio-station : it will certainly seem beautiful, but not in the inside...) But remains the legendary compressor. If you can afford to buy it and maintain it then you need it.