Lastly the signal goes through the new Shadow Hills custom transformer-switching network. There is an insertable filter in the side chain to limit pumping with bass heavy material.
And there are six release times selectable. There are six ratios: 1.2 to 1, 2 to 1, 3 to 1, 4 to 1, 6 to 1, and 10 to 1. There are no electrolytic caps or IC chips in the audio path. The second stage is the discrete Class-A VCA compressor. This section utilizes the same T4B optical attenuator as the LA2A and LA3A, but is optimized for mastering. The input stage is transformer balanced, followed by Shadow Hills' fully discrete optical compressor. There is enough gain in each section to overdrive the hottest tape, or clip your converters, if you're into that sort of thing. Both feed the switchable custom output transformers, Nickel, Iron, and Steel.
Essentially it is two compressors in series, per channel, that can act in stereo, or dual mono.įirst comes the mastering grade electro optical compressor, followed by the discrete Class-A compressor/limiter. It is possible to independently bypass both compression sections and have your signal go through the input transformer and transformer selector only.The Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor has extraordinary functionality, and also provides mastering grade compression and limiting for tracking and mixing. There is an insertable filter in the side chain to limit pumping with bass heavy material.īoth sections are hardwire bypassable allowing you to completely remove either from the chain. And there are six release times selectable: 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 8, 1.2, and Auto. There is six attack settings: 0.1, 0.5, 1, 5, 10, and 30 milliseconds. The second stage is a discrete Class A VCA compressor. The input stage is transformer balanced, followed by an optical compressor section. These versatile bypass and metering options make the Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor suitable as both a tracking compressor and a bus compressor. The metering can reflect optical gain reduction, discrete gain reduction, or output level. The optical section is entirely bypassable, and it’s possible to bypass both compression sections to use the transformer section alone. The Shadow Hills Industries Mastering Compressor is a mastering-grade compressor/limiter with two compressors (stereo or dual mono) in series and three different output transformer selections (Nickel, Iron, and Steel) to choose between clean, colored, and dirty textures.
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