SPL Kultube Universal Compressor

Kultube Universal Compressor description:

The SPL KULTUBE Universal Compressor. Extremely versatile compressor with a broad range of control facilities that cover all typical compressor applications, great from MIx Buss to drums, vocals and everything else.

The SPL KULTUBE is an extremely versatile compressor with a broad range of control facilities that cover all typical compressor applications. From improved stereo mixes in the "MIDI Studio" to surround mastering with several devices connected, all jobs can be undertaken to the highest degree of sound quality. You can, for example, choose between the hard and soft-knee characteristic and insert external devices via a side-chain input for external control. With the unique "Progressive Time Control" for attack and release, time constants can be optimised by unique circuitry that reacts both to the input signal and to the user settings - for example, fast impulses are intercepted by an attack time as fast as 20 us. In master/slave mode, any number of devices can be controlled from one master unit.

The main features of the SPL KULTUBE include:

• Extremely versatile compressor with a broad range of control facilities that cover all typical compressor applications, great from MIx Buss to drums, vocals and everything else
• Stereo Compressor with discrete gain cells (instead of VCAs)
• Progressive Time Control enables user optimization of attack and release times that work in conjunction with the unit's signal responsive circuitry to provide the best attributes of manual and auto compressors at the same time
• Adjustable tube saturation with output level adjustment
• Selectable soft or hard knee characteristics
• Unique decompression mode
• Large VU meter displays gain reduction or (mono summed) output level
• Switchable side-chain inputs on the front panel
• Slave mode for multi-channel operation
• Frequency response (100 kHz = -3 dB): 10 Hz-100 k
• THD & N (at 0 dBu): > 83 dB
• S/N (A-weighted): 90 dBu
• Input impedance Line: 20 kOhm
• Max. input level Line: +22 dBu
• Max. output level XLR/jack: +24 dBu
• Options: 24/96 AD/DA converter, Lundahl input and output transformers