L-1 Synthesizer Stereo Discrete Microcompressor Silver

Perfect condition, from a non-smoking home studio. This was a DIY build that I completed. While I have extensive SMD/THT soldering experience, this DIY build only required that I solder on the capacitors, potentiometers, and ICs. All of the SMD soldering was already completed by the manufacturer.

From the designer:
This compact but hi-quality compressor uses THAT4301 dynamics processor.

THAT 4301 Dynamics Processor, dubbed "THAT Analog Engine®", combines in a single IC all the active circuitry needed to construct a wide range of dynamics processors. The 4301 includes a high-performance, exponentially-controlled Blackmer® VCA, a log-responding RMS-level sensor and three general-purpose opamps.

Design is based on THAT Corp. design notes - Fully Adjustable Compressor / Limiter. This is a feedforward VCA compressor.



Features:



Adjustable by potentiometers Treshold, Ratio, Attack, Release, Makeup gain.
Reduction LED which lights when signal level exceeds treshold.
Treshold, Makeup, Attack and Release can be controlled by CV.
Hard/soft knee switch.
Two timing modes are available -- auto and manual. In auto mode attack and release rates are linked, and depend on the non-linear capacitor circuit. In manual mode, variable, independent adjustments of the attack and release dynamics are possible.
Peak or Automatic timing detector options.
Sidechain in to external sidechain processing.
Envelope out allows to patch any VCA as compressor.
Full reverse polarity protection.
Power consumption: V+ 43mA, V- 30mA.