The DS-1 MK3 compressor/limiter/de-esser raises the bar high for outboard mastering gear. Renowned mastering guru Bob Katz has called it "the least digital sounding dynamics processor I have ever used" and reports that he has used it on 90 percent of his mastering projects.
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The Gambit DS-1 MK3 is a compressor / limiter / de-esser, supporting all the features needed in a DVD or CD mastering environment: 96kHz 40bit processing, simultaneous de-essing and limiting spiced with a host of signal processing capabilities.
Features:
full band crossover in frequency selective mode (ranging from 41 Hz to 17.7kHz)
upward expansion to re-introduce dynamics in previously compressed signals
a second completely independent dynamics section working as a final peaklimiter in both modes (frequency selective and full band compressor)
an additional gain control ahead of this peak limiter allows to further boost loudness
""parallel compression"" mode (original and compressed signal mixed) for lowering compression artefacts
Add to this the standard features of the DS1 (MIDI controller and snapshot remote control, touch sensitive knobs, backlit LCD, non-volatile backup memory for up to 3 x 128 snapshots, 24bit I/O), and you have the most comprehensive full band and band selective dynamics tool available for money.
Current DS1 owners can upgrade their units to the MK2 version by replacing the DSP board.
