Airfield Audio Liminator M2
MPN #LiminatorM2
70's style, Class A, dual transformer, stereo compressor with switched controls, multiple frequency selections for the sidechain HPF and ratio range better suited for mastering
American Jensen transformers for a clean uncolored soundBritish made Sowter transformers for extra rich musical harmonics5 position step rotary switch on Attack, Release and RatioContinuously variable adjustment on Threshold and Output gainAnalog VU meter is switchable for: input and output plus gain reductionAll front panel controls pots and switches are extremely high grade qualityNearly identical to the Liminator 2 with added switched controls, multiple frequency selections for the sidechain bass cut and different ratio range more suited to mastering
Features
Vintage David Miller design70's Class A electronicsCompletely hand-assembledDistortion-free Opto attenuator compressor systemSwitchable input transformers - 2 modes0 - 20 dB gain reductionMaximum output level of 32 dBuLow THD + noise, less than .02%Link switch (on both models) and a true relay bypass switchSilver soldering on all connectionsCircuit board made with 3 ounce copperTransformer balanced XLR in and out connections+4 / +14 dBu meter level switch (on stereo version only)Switchable 115/230 VAC operation
Specifications
Class A stereo mastering compressor with switchable input transformers: Jensen for clean sound, Sowter for rich harmonics5-position rotary switches for Attack (8"80 ms), Release (0.1"6 s), and Ratio (1.2:1 to 8:1)Frequency response: ±0.25 dB from 20 Hz to 20 kHz; -2 dB at 10 Hz and 68 kHz (Transformer 1), -2 dB at 10 Hz and 120 kHz (Transformer 2)Maximum output level: +32 dBu into 600?; THD <0.02% at unity gain, 4 dBu inputFeatures include side-chain high-pass filter (Off, 40, 80, 160, 300 Hz), true relay bypass, and link function for stereo operation
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