FET based limiter in a 500 series package. A favorite on bass guitar.

Old-school VCA compressor/limiter. Not especially flexible, but works well on kick drum and bass guitar. Modified with UTC transformer installed on the output.

Industry standard VCA based compressor/limiter. No frills. Works especially well on bass guitar.

Workhorse VCA limiter.  Stereo or dual mono.

Very usable and excellent sounding (is that possible?) gate. Frequency specific key input feature is very easy to use and the “key listen” function allows the gates to be used as steep hi and/or low pass filters. Good for getting that over-the-phone voice.

Tube driven stereo compressor limiter based on the Fairchild 670. Ours is an older unit with the 6386 vari-mu tubes. Can be pushed hard while remaining surprisingly transparent. Works equally well on individual instruments and master bus applications.

This compressor is a bit squirrely, but good for adding color. De-esser is handy too.

Stereo FET compressor in half rack package. Lots of tonal options via switches on front panel.

These are combination fast peak limiters and RMS compressors in a single unit. Designed for use in radio broadcast as the last line of defense before the transmitter, these are excellent for squashing signals. The circuit is identical to the Urei BL40, which utilizes an LA3A optical circuit for the RMS compression and an 1176 FET circuit for the fast limiting. Best part is the controls are recessed for the real “set-it-and-forget-it” broadcast-style. Adjustments need to be made with a screwdriver. They even come equipped with a protective guard to prevent nosey engineers from tweaking with the settings. DON’T TOUCH!!!

Handmade in Michigan by our friend, Bill Skibbe. This is based on the Teletronix LA-2A design. Very smooth and easy sound.

Utilitarian VCA compressors/limiters.

Classic FET based compressor/limiter. Rev. D clone.

Stereo or dual mono version of the Urei 1176-LN (rev D/E) in a 2 rack space box. Same sound (or very similar to) mono version in half the space AND it’s stereo linkable!

Heir to the Valley People/Kepex gate.  Discrete VCA based gate/expander.  Very fast transient response.