TK Audio Releases 500 Series BC501 Stereo Bus Compressor
TK Audio’s 500 series BC501 stereo compressor features all of the power of their rack-mount BC1-S compressor, with additional features from their BC2-ME mastering compressor. Some of these features include additional ratio settings, the THD switch that adds more harmonic content, and three high pass filter stages.
“The Magic Glue” now in 500 series format.
The BC501 from TK Audio is available now for $1059 MSRP. Here are full details from TK Audio:
TK Audio’s newest 500 series module, BC501 stereo bus compressor. Featuring all the power of TK’s flagship BC1-S
The new BC-501 adds even more functions taken from the BC2-ME mastering compressor, such as additional ratio settings (1.25:1, 6:1), a THD switch that adds more even harmonics to the signal, and three HPF settings from which to choose (80Hz, 150Hz, 220Hz).
All controls are detented for easy, precise recall. A dedicated Wet/Dry knob allows blending between the original and compressed signals, and an external sidechain input (accessible via stereo 1/8″ mini TRS jack) is also provided.
All products are individually hand built and tested in Sweden.
Features
- Ratio 1:25, 1.5:1, 2:1, 4:1, 6:1, 10:1
- Attack 0.1, 0.3, 0.6, 1, 3, 6, 10, 30, 60, 120mS
- Release 50, 100, 300, 600mS, 1.2S and Auto (50mS/2S)
- HPF 80Hz, 150Hz and 220Hz (6dB/oct)
- External sidechain input via a stereo 3.5mm TRS
- THD circuit that adds even harmonics
- Blend control from dry to wet in 21 steps
- Threshold and Make-up in 41 steps
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