Tube compressors/limiters

Optical · 3rd November 2002, 12:44 PM

Hi, does anyone have or know where to find any decent valve compressor schematics, primarily for a software recording studio that needs a nice hardware valve compressor.

mono or stereo, anythign would be great at this point as ive been unable to find anything

fdegrove · 3rd November 2002, 01:55 PM

Hi,

Hope this helps you out:

http://recordist.com/ampex/compschm.html

Rgds,

Robert Morin · 3rd November 2002, 03:40 PM

A good place to start is here;

http://www.triodeel.com/studio.htm

also a good primer is here

http://www.tangible-technology.com/dynamics_index.html

Don't build a unit that needs a 6386!

happy dynamic range squashin'
Robert Morin

Optical · 3rd November 2002, 07:42 PM

hey thanks guys!

anymore?

also has anybody tried making one of these? im interested to know how they would compare to other similar models..

Brett · 3rd November 2002, 07:45 PM

There was a tube compressor in audioxpress last year (2001) but I don't have the issue at hand to tell you the month. It was a moderately complex beast but used cheapish tubes iirc. If I find the issue, I'll post it.

gyraf · 6th November 2002, 12:36 PM

I think the best is to start building an optical (!) compressor

Here's a good description of doing your own optical tube compressor, the Teletronics LA2-A:

http://www.americanproaudio.net/LA2/index.html

also

http://recording.org/users/kev/BLA2a.htm

Jakob Erland
Gyraf Audio
www.gyraf.dk

3rd November 2002, 12:44 PM	#1
Optical diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand	Tube compressors/limiters Hi, does anyone have or know where to find any decent valve compressor schematics, primarily for a software recording studio that needs a nice hardware valve compressor. mono or stereo, anythign would be great at this point as ive been unable to find anything

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fdegrove diyAudio Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium	COMPRESSOR Hi, Hope this helps you out: http://recordist.com/ampex/compschm.html Rgds, __________________ Frank

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3rd November 2002, 03:40 PM	#3
Robert Morin diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: sylmar, CA. USA	A good place to start is here; http://www.triodeel.com/studio.htm also a good primer is here http://www.tangible-technology.com/dynamics_index.html Don't build a unit that needs a 6386! happy dynamic range squashin' Robert Morin

3rd November 2002, 07:42 PM	#4
Optical diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand	hey thanks guys! anymore? also has anybody tried making one of these? im interested to know how they would compare to other similar models..

3rd November 2002, 07:45 PM	#5
Brett diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2002	There was a tube compressor in audioxpress last year (2001) but I don't have the issue at hand to tell you the month. It was a moderately complex beast but used cheapish tubes iirc. If I find the issue, I'll post it.

6th November 2002, 12:36 PM	#6
gyraf diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Aarhus, Denmark	I think the best is to start building an optical (!) compressor Here's a good description of doing your own optical tube compressor, the Teletronics LA2-A: http://www.americanproaudio.net/LA2/index.html also http://recording.org/users/kev/BLA2a.htm Jakob Erland Gyraf Audio www.gyraf.dk