The four Ratio options-4, 8, 12, and 20:1-are available via pushbuttons the original’s famous “all-buttons mode”-a more aggressive response especially good on drums, achieved by pressing all the Ratio buttons in together-is available here as a separate “All” button at the top. The attack and release times are true to the original’s, with attacks as fast as 0.2 milliseconds (2 microseconds). The plug-in-like all of the 3 Compressors-is faithful to the original layout, with Input and Output knobs, and fast-acting Attack and Release controls that are clearly marked to indicate that-just like the original’s-they operate backwards compared to most attack and release knobs. The hardware unit is a transistorized design that utilizes FET-Field-Effect Transistor-circuitry, which provides for fast, aggressive compression. A drop-down panel adds a set of additional features-these include the choice of internal or external sidechain control, along with sidechain filters and EQ, and in stereo instances there are detection mode options that include MS operation.Īn original Urei 1176 (top) the Comp FET-76 (bottom) Upper and lower toolbars provide a preset browser at the top, and options to calibrate the VU meter at the bottom. The 3 Compressors all include photo-realistic front panels that for most part duplicate the control sets of the original hardware units, with the occasional extra control. Let’s take a look at Arturia’s take on these classic models. Together, these three emulations offer a useful range of compression sounds and responses.
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The Sta-Level bears a clear resemblance to the LA-2A-both being tube designs-but its internal circuitry is quite different.
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You might expect that the third model would be the remaining member of that familiar triumvirate of classic comps, the Teletronix LA-2A, but that’s where Arturia has pulled a switch-the third compressor is instead a model of the Sta-Level, a tube compressor that may be somewhat less familiar to many engineers and producers. The first two are models of the Urei 1176 FET compressor and the dbx 165 VCA compressor-both famous for their specific sound and response. Arturia has modeled three classic analog compressors, each known for its distinctive compression circuitry, but with a slight twist. The 3 Compressors are available separately or as a bundle, in all the usual formats-AAX, AU, and VST2/3.