B16 VCA Compressor
The SCA B16 is a basic VCA compressor designed around the powerful THAT Corporation 4301 dynamics processor IC. It shares the basic features and familiar controls of popular VCA compressors such as the dbx 160, but includes features especially useful for tracking and mixing. First, the relay-switched 6dB pad allows the module to accommodate signals up to +30dBu without clipping. Second, the mix control enables the user to balance compressed and uncompressed signals without using an extra effects return or mixer channel. State of the art line receiver and driver ICs along with Burr-Brown op-amps provide a pristine signal path, and the board can accommodate any of three optional output transformers. Despite its power and features, the B16 has relatively few components and is very easy to assemble.
Features| Switchable Hard/Soft Knee | Soft knee for unobtrusive gain reduction or hard knee for aggressive limiting. |
| Input Pad and Bypass | Relay switched 6dB pad and direct bypass |
| Mix Control | Combine direct and compressed signals without an effects return or mixer channel |
| Wide Control Range | Makeup Gain: +/-24dB Threshold: -40dBu to +20dBu Ratio: 1:1 to infinite |
| Optional Output Transformer | Install the same output transformers used on our very popular A12 preamp module. Solve isolation problems or just add transformer coloration to the signal. CMOQ-2S - 100% Steel laminations for maximum "color". CMOQ-2L - 50/50 Steel/high-nickel laminations, maximum versatility. CMOQ-2H - 100% High-nickel laminations for maximum accuracy. |
| Program dependent attack and release | Non-linear capacitor circuit adapts timing according to the speed and level of signal transients. |
| High Quality Components | Bourns concentric potentiometers, E-Switch sealed toggle switches, and Neutrik connectors will provide years of service. |
| Flexible Power Supply | Huge reservoir capacitors and on-board voltage regulators minimize noise and crosstalk. |
