Front End Audio acquires previously owned gear through our Buy-Back program. You can purchase used gear at a great price but there are no manufacturer warranties with these items. These items have been inspected and/or tested by our staff to make sure each one is in working condition and comes with our commitment to service. This Manley Stereo Variable MU looks great and functions perfectly. Its a great deal for a great compressor!
The Manley Stereo Variable MU Compressor is one of the very few compressors that has become a real standard in recording studios and contributed to most hit records over the last decade and probably the next! The Variable Mu Limiter Compressor is the GLUE that holds the mix together while crystallizing it into a professional, final product. The Variable MU has been Manley's best selling product for many years. It is one of the very few compressors that has become a real standard in Mastering studios and contributed to most hit records over the last decade and probably the next. "Mu" is tube-speak for gain, and Variable Mu is Manley's registered trademark for this limiter compressor. It works by using the "remote cut-off" or re-biasing of a vacuum tube to achieve compression. The precious vintage Fairchild 670 also uses this technique and is one of few all-tube compressor to do so, that we know of. Even the side-chain has glowing rectifier bottles. How's it work? The unique 5670 dual triode is at the center of the peak-reducing and compression action constantly being re-biased by the vacuum tube rectified side-chain control voltages which cause this tube to smoothly change its gain. Just like that.
Manley Stereo Variable MU Compressor Includes
- Manley Stereo Variable MU Limiter Compressor
- IEC Power Cable
- Manual
