Tube-Tech SMC2B Stereo Multi-Band Valve Compressor

SMC2B Stereo Multi-Band Valve Compressor description:

The Tube-Tech SMC2B Stereo Multi-Band Valve Compressor. High-end, powerful multiband valve compression used for precision dynamic control.

The Tube-Tech SMC2B stereo multi-band compressor features three independent optical stereo compressors. The signal is divided into three bands (Low, Mid and High) by a x-over network (6dB/octav) with variable frequencies, 60Hz to 1,2kHz for Low/Mid band and 1.2kHz to 6kHz for Mid/High band. The design of the x-over network, maintains an optimum summing of the three bands, so the frequency response will be flat within +/-O.25dB when the gain controls for each band are set at the same level. The three compressors (common for the two channels) feature Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Release and Output gain and a display showing gain reduction. A balance control compensates for differences (+/- 1.5db) between channels 1 and 2. Both Input and output are balanced and have fully floating transformers with a static screen. The power supply and the side chain circuit are based on solid-state circuit. All DC voltages are stabilized, except the voltage for the output stage.

The main features of the Tube-Tech SMC2B include:

• High-end, powerful multiband valve compression used for precision dynamic control
• Highly respected worldwide, noted for its use on the mix buss plus vocals, bass, guitar and other instrument tracking tasks
• Three compressor bands per channel
• Variable x-over frequency between bands
• Optical gain reduction elements
• Variable attack, ratio, threshold and release
• Master Output gain (off to +10dB)
• Low, Mid, High output gain (off to +10dB)
• Balance control (+/- 1,5db)
• LED display showing compression
• Extremely low noise
• Conductive plastic pots
• Clickless bypass relay