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TL Audio 5060 Preset 2-Channel Tube Compressor

Studio compressor from TL Audio belonging to the Ivory 2 series

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«  Very correct, good color but a little soft »

Published on 10/11/13 at 06:02
2u rack, stereo preamp and compressor to 16 presets + manual mode
hybrid solid state / valve
highpass 90Hz, 48V, ID
"Fat eq" +2 dB @ 50Hz,-0.9dB @ 720Hz, +1.8 dB @ 10KHz.
Good input output connections, one of the highlights, though it helps out

UTILIZATION

The manual is very correct, rather well done.
The VU meter of mine seemed to be not too far from reality, a good
Diode for understanding when we start to seek lamps, very useful
Easy to use in general, especially thanks to the presets comp
The "mic gain" I was always thoroughly, static or dynamic mic, for me it was useless knob!
I only used in mono, no problem with that.

SOUND QUALITY

I've owned for a long time and tried everything that was available to me.
This is a device that not color wrong, I had made long mix only with this device, it is a bit dark but the quality is good especially on occasion today. The color is deported to his grave with only the preamp, the same compressor used sparingly will also participate in the phenomenon.
The momentum is good but not extraordinary. It usually gives a good depth to the sound, especially bass.
The compressor presets are very well done, it is a strong point of the machine.
So, on a bass is very good to drive moiter the comp -3 or-5dB of gain reduction.
On guitars, you have to want something a little "roots" because of the color, even without compression.
Vote on this can be well on backing vocals or can be female voice. The preamp gives a lot of condenser microphones.
At the beginning or I had tried on entire mix or color really became overwhelming, really not for my opinion, or an entire track drums in VST: a little "bloated".

OVERALL OPINION

8 years of use, I sold better but I enjoyed it, he made me do a damn good at the time of purchase.
Its strong point for me are serious instruments on which he makes some good apréciable depth, I have not found on other devices, the bass in particular, DI, before the sale, I did not use more than that. At the limit of the vote.
The preamp is a good mid-range, the compressor is good, but it can become a caricature, it is not surgical, it contributes to the overall color in any case which is altogether positive, even if it seems it may sometimes miss the attacks, in particular on the voice siflantes.
Hot but "soft". If you metalheads to SM57 front of the amp is not a good preamp to me .. and I can tell you that I have experienced this case!
The presets are good, especially bass and vocals. Electroacoustic scratches quite as much depth but still very distinctive.
It will tend to pasting electric guitars, but hey it can be a desired effect on a little "thin" guitar.

The value today secondhand report is very good