{"product_id":"vertigo-sound-vsc-3-compressor","title":"VERTIGO SOUND VSC-3 Compressor","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVertigo Sound VSC-3\u003c\/strong\u003e is a two channel compressor built around four discrete 1979 VCAs: one in the audio path and one in the sidechain of each channel. The topology nods to the best VCA compressors of the seventies and eighties, while the signal path itself is modern and mastering grade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSoft TipToe: compression you do not hear starting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most exposed moment in compression is the threshold crossing, where the ear catches something switching on. Soft mode is not a conventional soft knee. It is a level dependent ratio that rises smoothly from 1:1 up to 8:1 as the signal grows, which keeps the onset of gain reduction inaudible and brings the character close to classic opto and variable mu designs. For firmer work there are 2:1, 4:1, 8:1, 10:1 and Brick at 40:1, and the ratio switch compensates for loudness, so you compare tone rather than level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eA sidechain that does not pump on the kick\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the compressor starts breathing along with kick and bass, you engage the SC filter. Both curves are deliberately gentle, so the low end is not cut out of the detector entirely, only processed less. Stereo SC mode uses both independent detectors, and the higher peak on either channel triggers reduction on both, so the VSC-3 responds to out of phase signals without shifting the stereo image. Mono SC narrows the image but glues a subgroup harder. The detector itself switches between Peak and RMS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour discrete 1979 VCAs across two channels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft TipToe mode with a ratio rising from 1:1 to 8:1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRatio settings: 2:1, 4:1, 8:1, 10:1 and Brick at 40:1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoudness compensation when changing ratio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTen attack times from 0.1 ms to 40 ms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTen release times including Auto fast and Auto slow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSC filter with two gentle curves in each sidechain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating modes: Stereo, Dual Mono and Mono SC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetector switchable between Peak and RMS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNon linear gain reduction meter with fine resolution to 6 dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGold plated stepped switches for ratio, attack and release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrue hardwire bypass of the whole processor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThreshold range: -22 dBu to +23 dBu with a zoom between -6 and +10 dBu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake up gain: up to +22 dBu with a zoom between 0 and +6 dBu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDynamic range: 117 dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrequency response: 10 Hz to 70 kHz (-3 dB)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximum input level: +22 dBu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximum output level: +27 dBu into 600 Ohm, balanced floating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSignal to noise ratio at +6 dBu: 97 dB (20 Hz-20 kHz, unweighted, RMS)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoise: -91 dBu (20 Hz-22 kHz, unweighted, RMS) at 0 dB unity gain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrosstalk between channels: better than 100 dB at any frequency\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCinemag transformer input, That 1646 or Burr Brown output\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePower consumption: max 12 W\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMains voltage: 115 V or 230 V\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"VERTIGO SOUND","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58444335087948,"sku":"36412","price":5640.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/9854\/1644\/files\/VERTIGOSOUNDVSC-3compressor1.jpg?v=1786977904","url":"https:\/\/noiseroom.lt\/lt\/products\/vertigo-sound-vsc-3-compressor","provider":"Noise Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}