Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5043 H Compressor / Limiter Duo

Portico 5043 H Compressor / Limiter Duo description:

The Rupert Neve Designs PORTICO 5043 H Compressor/Limiter Duo. Delivers the rich warmth that is so revered in Mr. Rupert Neve's classic designs, two channels of musical sounding dynamics as well as ultra-transparent "brick-wall" limiting in a half rack 1RU space.

The Rupert Neve Designs PORTICO 5043 H Compressor/Limiter Duo is a new and powerful approach to dynamic processing. This new addition to the Portico range is designed with both tracking and mixing applications in mind. The Portico 5043 embodies two independent Compressor-Limiters (Channels A and B) housed within a half rack, 1U module. They can be used independently or connected in sequence to provide two separate control slopes. When used independently, for example, as a stereo pair, linking the D.C. control circuits via a front panel Push-Button, enables the level of each unit, “A” and “B”, to be held in a constant relationship. Rear panel TRS connections are provided to link multiple 5043s. This linking may also be extended to the former AMEK CIB and DMCL units. When used in sequence, the Portico 5043 can be configured easily to provide dual slope compression and limiting. Any number of Portico modules that are equipped with the mysterious “TO BUSS” button may be sent to the BUSS input of the 5043 which makes it the ideal choice to form the core of a simple and cost-effective Portico mixing system. The Line input, when selected, provides a dedicated, transformer-balanced 10K impedance bridging input so that the 5043 may be inserted or included in any appropriate part of the signal chain at Console line-up level.

The main features of the Rupert Neve Designs PORTICO 5043 H include:

• Delivers the rich warmth that is so revered in Mr. Rupert Neve's classic designs, two channels of musical sounding dynamics as well as ultra-transparent "brick-wall" limiting in a half rack 1RU space
• Gain Range: Continuously variable from –6 dB to +20 dB
• Threshold Range: Continuously variable from –36 dB to +22 dB
• Ratio Range: Cotinuously variable from 1.1:1 to “Limit” (40:1)
• Attack Range: Continuously variable from 20mS to 75mS
• Release Range: Continuously variable from 100mS to 2.5 Seconds
• FF/FB: Feed-Forward or Feed-Back VCA control
• S/C or LINK: Multiple 5043’s may be daisy-chained via the rear panel jacks. When an individual channel is engaged, it’s control voltage appears at the rear panel LINK jack. When both channels are engaged they are linked together internally and their control voltage also appears at the rear panel LINK jack
• LINE or BUSS input select: Slects rear XLR input or 1/4 in Buss Input jacks to accept Portico series buss outputs
• Maximum Output Level: Balanced and Floating Transformer Output +25 dBu
• Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise: @ 1kHz, +20 dBu output level, no load. Main Output, compressor bypassed Better than 0.0006%. Main Output, compressor engaged Better than 0.02%
• Noise: Measured at Main Output, un-weighted, 22Hz-22kHz, Terminated 40 Ohms. With Gain at Unity, Compressor disengaged Better than –103 dBu. With Gain at Unity, Compressor engaged: Better than –92 dBu
• Frequency Response: Main Output, Unity Gain @ 18 Hz, –3 dB. @ 150 kHz –3 dB. Crosstalk Measured Channel to Channel: Better than –80 dB @ 16kHz.
• METERS A/B: Monitors INPUT LEVEL and GAIN REDUCTION of either Channel A or Channel B
• 5043 Power: Voltage Range: 9 to 18 Volts DC, 9Watts, Connector: 5.5mm X 2.5mm DC jack, Center Positive, Current consumption: @ 9VDC = 1.0 A typical, @12VDC = 730 mA typical, @15VDC= 570 mA typical, @18VDC= 480 mA typical