Since the early 70s, the first Rupert Neve diode bridge compressors have been loved for how they managed to blend and punch drums, instruments and buss mixes.
However, these features were unfortunately accompanied by inflexible controls and limited versatility.
Il Dual Diode Bridge Compressor it was designed to evoke the soul of these vintage compressors but accompanying them with modern features such as advanced timing control, significantly lower background noise, step controls, high voltage power supply, internal parallel processing and more.
Unlike VCA compressors, designed to achieve accurate sonic clarity, the rich harmonic content of the Dual Diode Bridge Compressor it is designed to produce a wide range of sound colors. Based on the circuits of the famous "shelford channel”The 5254 can work either in dual mono or stereo together with Rupert Neve Designs custom transformers and class A electronics, all tailored to a 1U 19” body. Five years after Mr. Rupert Neve's first compressor design, the Dual Diode Bridge Compressor reinvents the personality of these classic circuits with new levels of precision and control, enhanced creative power and improved punch for tracks, mixes and masters.
The diode bridge
While the VCA compressor featured in the Portico II Channel and Master Buss Processor delivers extremely clear sound, the diode bridge compression features harmonically rich tones that can play an essential role in enhancing and bringing out important sources such as vocals from the mix. electric guitars, basses and drums.
RND's effort was to be able to reproduce the unique tone of these vintage classic units, while improving background noise, expanding the inflexible time constants, adding a sidechain detection full wave to improve dynamic response and expanding the threshold and ratio controls.
Il Dual Diode Bridge Compressor, offering the powerful sound of these vintage units with controls tailored to modern needs, is a dynamic instrument that can have its say on any type of species o track.
Main features
- Classic Diode Bridge Sound: evokes the sound used in many hits of the last 50 years.
- Advanced Timing Controls: customize the envelope of your compression with unified timing controls, which enable a wide range of sonic responses compared to clones or vintage units.
- Custom transformers and Class A line amplifiers: vintage warmth meets the precision and improved headroom of Rupert Neve pair transformer line stages.
- 31-Position Controls: accurately recall and match your settings with speed and precision.
- Integrated parallel compression: the internal blend control allows you to work in with interventions of fine
- Full Wave Sidechain Detection: an improvement over the vintage half wave unit design. The new sidechain detector is much more accurate.
- Stereo Linking: uses the compressor in stereo or dual mono configuration.
- Universal internal power supply: EIC connection for worldwide compatible AC power, 90-240V in a 1U chassis
Very interesting is the idea of creating a historical vintage outboard revisited for the realization of modern productions.
We hope to soon have one of these products in our hands to be able to study it, listen to it and share impressions with all of you.
Useful Information
Producer: Ruper Neve Designs
Italian distributor: Midware srl
Antonio Campeglia
