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The Little Labs LL2A is an all original, fast, soft knee, state of the art compressor limiter with mastering audio fidelity. Ideally suited for everyday use on vocals and full-range material. The LL2A is ideal when you need a completely colorless vocal compression.
Type of Compressor
It uses a four-quadrant multiplier as the gain reduction element; no commercially available compressor uses this technique. Also, the LL2A is a feed-back compressor.
Circuit Topology
The audio signal path uses only two active components: a four-quadrant multiplier and the same output driver used in our popular Monotor headphone amp. The side chain uses multiple four-quadrant multipliers. This compressor is completely differential from input to output, never unbalancing the signal. This fully differential circuit topology also has the bonus of being capable of running unbalanced in stereo!
Attack and Release
The fixed soft knee 400-microsecond attack is designed after the very popular
Fairchild 670 number three setting but with a faster 0.9-second release close to
the two setting. It is a tweaked version of the go-to vocal setting on the Fairchild.
Where it Shines
Vocals! Designed for vocals, the vocal setup is quick and uncomplicated, with just threshold and output (make-up gain) controls.
Little Labs LL2A With Rack Kit
- Two-knob fast setup, with high quality stepped, resettable threshold and gain controls.
- Fast 400-microsecond attack, 0.9 second release soft knee compression. Also, a 2400-microsecond attack, 4.9 second release for bass, available in stand-alone mode.
- Minimalist zen differential circuit topology utilizing only two active components in the audio signal circuit path.
- Unique linear voltage multiplier gain reduction, a voltage-controlled attenuation (not amplification) unlike any other commercially available compressor.
- True VU ballistic, accurate, fun neon Nixie tube metering.
- Internal state of the art super low noise linear voltage regulation, providing full current/ voltage for active audio components and a 1MHz low noise high voltage supply for the Nixie tube.
- Linkable for two LL2A compressor stereo balanced use, or a single LL2A can be used for unbalanced stereo!
- Rear panel TRS balanced side chain insert, TS link jack, XLR and TRS balanced mono i/o jacks, stereo unbalanced use TRS (tip-left, ring-right), or XLR pin 2-left pin 3-right.
- Rack-mountable - Up to 2 LL2A compressor limiters fit in a 1u space.
- Made in California, USA.