BUZZ AUDIO SOC 1.1 SOC1.1 Stereo Optical Compressor NEW

Buzz Audio SOC 1.1 Stereo Optical Compressor NEW Delivered In The UK Mainland Including VAT For £1,546.75

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The SOC 1.1 Stereo Optical Compressor is based on the Light Dependant Resistor (LDR) technology from the past (Urei LA Series), but incorporates a unique Differential Drive Side Chain (DDSC) topology to create a more adjustable and musical compression characteristic. Gain reduction is totally passive, no distortions introduced by semiconductor elements, the signal path is kept to a minimum. LDR selection and matching within a Stereo unit ensures accurate tracking compared to vintage LDR designs.

Design Features....
Big knobs, large back lit VU meters, Bourns conductive plastic pots and reliable C&K switches
Separate power supply regulators for audio/sidechain sections and for each channel.
Auto Bypass/Mute relay when power lost. Gain reduction metering that doesn't drift
New generation of opamps utilised in the audio path.

Modern music styles generally require the bass tracks to be compressed and nothing can sound sweeter in this application than a good optical compressor - say hello to the Buzz Audio SOC-1.1. Considerable design effort has been placed on how the SOC responds to low frequency content resulting in a totally new and unique "Differential Drive Side Chain" (DDSC) topology. The DDSC design also has spin offs for mix buss and vocal tracking applications plus the soft knee "sound" of the SOC has won favour with recordists of acoustic and classical music styles where gentle levelling without artifacts and "pumping" are important.

The SOC is based on the Light Dependant Resistor (LDR) technology as used in many classic compressors, but the DDSC topology plus Buzz Audio's own Opto Gain Reduction Module design create a more adjustable, predictable and coherent compression characteristic.  Gain reduction is totally passive, there are no distortions introduced from semiconductor elements and the signal path is kept to a minimum.  LDR selection and matching within a stereo unit ensures accurate tracking compared to vintage optical designs.

A common problem with older opto compressor designs (and many modern ones) is the inherent slow attack time of the LDR elements, which is not so desireable for modern mix buss applications. A unique "speed up" circuit in the DDSC circuit of the SOC effectively reduces the attack time to less than 1mS (in fast attack mode). Buzz Audio believe this is the fastest attack time of any LDR based compressor on the market today and finally makes the LDR technology suitable for stereo mixdown (2 buss) compression tasks.

All the features available on the SOC allows users to create many different flavours of compression, from full on squash to just gentle levelling. A very useful piece of kit destined to become a classic.

• Controls for:- Attack(3) Release (6) Ratio (4) Drive and Out Levels.
• Big knobs, large back-lit VU meters, conductive plastic pots and reliable switches.
• Separate power supply regulators for audio/sidechain sections.
• Each channel individually power regulated.
• Auto bypass/mute relay when power lost.
• Electronically balanced inputs and outputs on XLR.
• Gain reduction metering that doesn't drift !!
• New generation opamps utilized in the audio path.
• Unique Differential Sidechain circuit design.
• Performance comparable to many tube compressors costing a lot more !!