Do you like SSL Quad Bus compression? If you do this is the bus compressor for you! Industry standard Alan Smart C2 in flawless condition. Tested and guaranteed. Try it and if you don’t like it just pay the return shipping and we’ll refund you in full. Comes with a 3 month Sonic Circus warranty.
The C2 compressor houses two independant mono compressors, or in STEREO mode, the left-hand controls operate both audio channels, with the right-hand controls not used, giving true Stereo operation. The C2M version has one set of controls and two audio channels for Stereo use, whilst the C2R is a dual channel remote expander for building up to 8 channel systems controlled from one C2M or C2.
The characteristic sound of this unit arises mostly from the fast response at the onset of compression, which when delayed to occur around the mid range attack settings (after 0.3 to 3 milliseconds) results in a window through which transients can still pass. When used accross a mix, or with any dynamic programme, this has the effect of adding ‘punch’, as the sidechain ‘breathes’ around these transients, while still controlling overall levels. CRUSH mode has been developed as an extension of this ‘musicality’, adding to and accentuating the factors involved in producing the character of the unit. CRUSH may sound surprising to those interested in more gentle applications, being capable of exaggerated compression effects, but in conjunction with the fast limit settings also introduced with this unit, it allows the C2 to be used for a much wider range of applications than the C1.
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Reduces sensitivity to low frequency compression. The C2 input is split through 150Hz -6dB/octave High Pass filter to feed the External Sidechain input. The C2 operates as normal, untill the ‘External Sidechain’ switches selected. (External signals can still be connected if required, with or without the filters) Priced at UK£30 per a pair of cables (one per channel). |
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C2 Family Specifications: |
Power: | 100v-240v AC selectable, 30 watts. |
Noise floor: | Below -104 dBm (flat 20Hz-20Khz). |
Distortion: | Below 0.005% (1K/+4 THD 20Hz-20Khz) |
Frq. Response: | Within 1/2dB from 20Hz to 100Khz. |
Depth in rack: | 258mm. |
Main input: | Balanced, impedance 1K8 per leg. |
Sidechain i/p: | Balanced, impedance 10K per leg. |
Output: | Discrete transistor. Above +26dBm into 600 ohm load. |
Threshold: | Adjustable -20 to +20dBm. |
Make-up gain: | Adjustable 0 to +20dBm. |