The ultimate 500 Series stereo bus compressor that does so much more than any of its competitors. Dual mono! Stereo linked! Mid/Side compression! Stereo Width control! Sweepable Side-chain filter! Cinemag Steel Core Output Transformers!
This is the flexible toolbox of 500 Series compressors that can track when required to, fantastic across the 2-buss, and all the way into mixdown and mastering duties. Perfect for those needing a high end compressor for all stages in the recording and production process.
Check out the great features below.
Physical
- Size : API™ 500 Series dual module compatible (76mm wide by 133mm high by 150mm deep)
- Weight : 1.14kg (2.5lbs)
- Power requirements : ±16 volts dc at ±230mA to the standard API 500 Series pin-outs.
- Fusing : On board 'auto reset' polyfuses protecting the ±16V rails
Main processor audio path
- Frequency response : -0.25dB at 10Hz, -0.5dB at 70kHz
- Distortion (on board selectable to low or high coloration)
Low color : 0.06% up to 500Hz, < 0.02% at 1kHz and above
High color : 0.2% to 1% up to 500Hz, typically 0.04% at 1kHz and above
(level and frequency dependent)
Maximum input level (electronically balanced)
Input impedance
Output Noise
- -90dBu RMS unweighted, measured 22Hz to 22kHz
- -92dBu RMS A-weighted, measured 22Hz to 22kHz
Maximum Output Level (transformer balanced)
- +28dBu at 1kHz and above, +24dBu at 50Hz (onset of transformer core saturation)
Output Gain (post compressor)
Output impedance
- 50 ohms (low color) or 600ohms (high color)
Compressor
- Threshold range : +13dBu to -27dBu
- Attack Time : 1ms or 10ms
- Release Time : programme related from 50ms to 1.5s
- Ratio 1:1 to 30:1
- Gain reduction meter: calibrated in dB
High Pass Filter
- Sweepable : 17Hz to 2.1kz, 12dB per octave
- Switchable to mono sidechain or SIDE audio path
Metering
- Selectable to either level or gain reduction
- Level metering : LEFT/RIGHT or MID/SIDE depending on mode setting
- Level metering : 0dB (red LED calibrated at +18dBu)
- Gain Reduction metering : measures from top of scale (red LED) downwards (1dB to 12dB+)