Warm Audio WA-1B Optical Compressor

Description: Tube-opto-fueled, Lydkraft-style Compression The Warm Audio WA-1B delivers the smooth, tube-opto sound of one of the most coveted hardware compressors ever built. This meticulous re-creation boasts an identical control set to the original unit, enabling you to dial in effective dynamics control with ear-grabbing results. The original hardware's velvety-smooth sound and forgiving behavior have made it an industry standard for hip-hop vocals, and the WA-1B follows suit — it's tailor-made for highly dynamic sources, infusing them with a tube-driven analog warmth that's impossible to ignore. It's not just for vocals, either; the WA-1B works its sonic magic on guitars, bass, keyboards, and every other signal it touches. Are you craving world-class, Lydkraft-style compression? You'll be fully satisfied with the Warm Audio WA-1B.Smooth tube-optical compression The WA-1B is a spot-on re-creation of the industry-renowned Lydkraft-style compressor. When running it through its paces here at Sweetwater, we found that the WA-1B not Sweetwater is an Authorized Warm Audio Dealer Genuine Open Box Item Sweetwater's 2-year warranty Warm Audio WA-1B Optical Compressor 1-channel Tube Optical Compressor Tube-opto-fueled, Lydkraft-style Compression The Warm Audio WA-1B delivers the smooth, tube-opto sound of one of the most coveted hardware compressors ever built. This meticulous re-creation boasts an identical control set to the original unit, enabling you to dial in effective dynamics control with ear-grabbing results. The original hardware's velvety-smooth sound and forgiving behavior have made it an industry standard for hip-hop vocals, and the WA-1B follows suit — it's tailor-made for highly dynamic sources, infusing them with a tube-driven analog warmth that's impossible to ignore. It's not just for vocals, either; the WA-1B works its sonic magic on guitars, bass, keyboards, and every other signal it touches. Are you craving world-class, Lydkraft-style compression? You'll be fully satisfied with the Warm Audio WA-1B.Smooth tube-optical compression The WA-1B is a spot-on re-creation of the industry-renowned Lydkraft-style compressor. When running it through its paces here at Sweetwater, we found that the WA-1B not only replicates the forgiving nature of the original unit, but it also reproduces the smooth tube-optical warmth that's made the original the go-to compressor for hip-hop vocals, albeit with more open-sounding upper frequencies. In short, if you're having difficulty nailing that sound, the WA-1B is the right compressor to give it to you. A familiar set of controls The Warm Audio WA-1B should seem very familiar to anyone who's spent any amount of time with the Danish-built hardware that inspired it. Its Threshold and Ratio controls dial in everything from soft, musical dynamic control to hard-smashing — yet eminently transparent — compression. Its Attack and Release controls are switchable between Fixed and Manual modes, enabling you to employ the natural timing of the compressor's optical element in Fixed mode or a more specified behavior in Manual mode. You get a Fixed/Manual dueling time-constant mode for a hyper-musical release-time curve. You also get an analog meter with Input, Compression, and Output modes and a hard Bypass switch.Premium components Crack open the WA-1B, and you'll find a handwired, true-to-spec, 270-volt, discrete analog signal path replete with through-hole components and custom-core Lundahl transformers for full-on Lydkraft-style tone. You also get select tubes from JJ and Tung-Sol and a high-precision optical element for sweet-sounding analog character and unbeatable accuracy. Moreover, the WA-1B was methodically hand-tested and inspected by Warm Audio's world-class technicians in Austin, Texas.Warm Audio WA-1B Optical Compressor Features: Delivers the smooth, tube-opto sound and forgiving behavior of the industry-renowned Lydkraft-style compressor Boasts an identical control set to the original hardware unit Threshold and Ratio controls dial in everything from soft, musical dynamic control to hard-smashing compression Attack and Release controls are switchable between Fixed and Manual modes Fixed/Manual dueling time-constant mode provides a hyper-musical release-time curve Analog meter with Input, Compression, and Output modes Bypass switch takes the compression circuitry completely out of your signal Handwired, true-to-spec, 270V, discrete analog signal path Through-hole components and custom-core Lundahl transformers yield full-on Lydkraft-style tone Employs select tubes from JJ and Tung-Sol and a high-precision optical element Hand-tested and inspected by Warm Audio's world-class technicians in Austin, TX SpecificationDetail Type Tube-Optical Compressor Number of Channels Single channel Controls Gain, Ratio, Threshold, Attack, Release Threshold -40dB to 0dB Ratio 2:1 to 10:1 Frequency Response 5Hz-25kHz (-3dB) Inputs 1 x XLR, 1 x 1/4" TRS Outputs 1 x XLR, 1 x 1/4" TRS Sidechain I/O 2 x 1/4" Tubes 12AX7 Tung-Sol, JJ 12AU7 Rack Spaces 2U Power Source Standard IEC AC Power Cable Height 3.5" Width 19" RETURN INFORMATION We want you to be completely happy with your purchase from Sweetwater. 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Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana

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