Orangeburg, SC, United States
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Take control of your dynamic range in your 500 series rack with this awesome FET compressor!
The Action is a FET compressor reminiscent of the MC77. Designed to work in standard “500″ racks.The Action features a constant impedance 600 ohm input attenuator feeding the input transformer, just like our MC77 units. This makes the input more resistant to overload by hot signals. After the input transformer, the signal is attenuated by the same gain reduction FET as in the MC77. The attenuated signal is buffered by our class A KDJ3 opamp, which feeds the output fader. Lastly, our class AB KDJ4 output opamp drives our custom hexafilar nickel and steel output transformer. The total gain (with no attenuation) is 45dB, just like the MC77.Attack and release times cover a broader range than the MC77, which can cause distortion… which may or may not be what you are looking for. Use at extremes with caution. The ratios are the same as the MC77, and the threshhold moves up as the ratio goes up, just like the MC77.Stereo linking is accomplished by cross connecting pins 3 & 6 on the edge connector. On the Purple Sweet Ten, there is a second output XLR that can be used to link two Actions. The link is accomplished using a XLR-F to XLR-F cable with pin 2 on one XLR-F connecting to pin 3 on the other XLR-F and vice versa. Plug in the cable, flip the front panel switch and you are linked. Non-Purple racks do not have an easy way to connect pins 3 and 6, and will need modification to link two Action units.Purple Audio Action 500 Compressor Features
Input attenuator feeding input transformer
Output level control
Input and output tricolor LED metering
Eight LED GR metering
Five ratios including “All buttons in” mode
Attack and Release controls
True Relay Bypass
Stereo Linking
Purple Audio Action 500 Compressor Specifications
Total Gain: 45dBu
Ratios: 4:1, 8:1, 12:1, 20:1, ∞:1 (All buttons in)
Attack time: Variable from 800 to 20 microseconds
Release time: Variable from 1.1 seconds to 50 mls
Input impedance: 600 ohms
Output impedance: 600 ohms
Current consumption: 90ma
Compression on/off switch
Discrete signal path
Over Current Resettable Fused
ROHS – Lead Free
Price$825
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