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TUBE-TECH SMC 2B Stereo Multiband

Stereo Multi-Band Compressor

Features :
• The world's only "all tube based" multiband compressor design
• Three bands per channel with variable crossover frequencies between bands
• Stereo sidechain with variable Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Release and Gain controls for all three bands
• Master Output Gain (off to +10 dB)
• Balance Control (+/-1,5 dB)
• LED display showing compression
• Freq. response @ -3 dB: 5 Hz to 60 kHz
• Low noise: < -60 dBu @10 dB gain
• Conductive plastic potentiometers
• Clickless bypass relay

The Tube-Tech SMC 2B Stereo Multiband Compressor is an all tube-based compressor that adds the warmth of vintage quality masters to your mix.

Variable crossover points ensure precise control with all three bands of opto-compression. Independent band specific Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Release & Gain parameters make the SMC 2B as flexible as it is accurate.

The SMC 2B Stereo Multiband Compressor features three independent optical stereo compressors. The signal is divided into three bands (Low, Mid & High) by 6 dB/octave x-over networks with variable frequencies: 60-1200 Hz for Low/Mid band and 1,2-6 kHz for the Mid/High band.

The design of the x-over networks optimizes the summing of all three bands, resulting in a flat frequency response (within +/-0,25 dB), when the gain controls for each band are set at the same level. The three compressors feature Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Release and Gain and a display showing gain reduction. Master levels are set with Output Gain and Balance controls.

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