Vertigo Sound VSC-3 Compressor
MPN #VSC-3 Compressor
The VSC-3 is the legal successor of the VSC-2, which now is a modern classic and can be found in many top class studios around the world.
VSC-3 QUAD DISCRETE COMPRESSOR
Combine the best of modern hi-tech, design with the best sonics of the past
THE DISCRETE VCA 1979
99% of all newer designs use an I-ntegrated C-ircuit for this job which makes production easy and cost extensive. Here's the big difference!
The Vertigo Sound 1979 is a fully discrete Voltage Controlled Amplifier. This VCA colours the signal the more you compress and ?Make Up" the output. This basic effect plus a very well thought out circuitry and choice of components gives you a fresh, punchy precise sound without sounding dull or nasty even if the unit is pushed hard.
THE CONCEPT OF THE VSC-3
The Quad Discrete Compressor uses four discrete 1979 VCAs in it's two channels. Each channel has one VCA in the Audio Path and another in the sidechain. In Stereo SC Mode both sidechains are fully active; they are not summed together. The higher signal peak on either channel results in equal compression of both.
In Stereo SC Mode the VSC-2 reacts even to out of phase signal peaks without image shift. This is a unique innovation, far removed from simple Stereo Linking. The precision of this technique makes the Vertigo ideally suited for Mastering and Mix Bus compression. The Mono SC Mode is the exact opposite and is primarly designed to work in combination with RMS or for effect compression.With Dual Mode each channel has entirely separate controls and metering.
Crosstallk is less than minus 100dB, like two separate units!
Vertigo Sound spent a lot of effort making a good product even better. The VSC-3 can do all the tricks the VSC-2 is known and loved for plus a bunch of new features and options.
The VSC-3 is still named QUAD DISCRETE COMPRESSOR because it`s topology stays the same.
It is so named, because it uses 4 VCAs built using only discrete components. It's design is a nod toward the best VCA based compressors of the 70s and 80s.
The Vertigo VCA is in fact named 1979. Some of the best features of these classic Compressors have been complimented in the VSC.
This classic based topology is combined with a modern mastering grade signal path. Some unique and innovative features lie beneath the bonnet, such as the ratio which increases with level in 'Soft' mode.
Features
ONE FOR ALL!
Dual Mono, True Stereo SC & Mono summed SC functionalityswitchable to RMS or PEAK DetectionDual - Mono, no shared contols - Mid side capabilityStereo and Mono SC Mode Channel A controls become masterThe Stereo signal is phase coherent under all settingsNo phase shift or L-R problems can occur due to the innovative SC designSignal path is of Mastering qualityReal stereo mode! Channel A is stereo masterThere is a minimum of circuitry with a hard relay bypassSettings from Soft Knee (Soft=TipToe) to Hard Knee (Brick)The Ratio selection switch compensates to provide equal loudness, allowing immediate comparisonEasy to recall! All parameters are detented (optional for Threshold & Makeup)Wide selection of time constants. You can choose between 10 Attack and Release settingsSlow and fast Auto release ModeSide chain High Pass Filters with two switchable frequencies are provided onboard20 segment gainreduction bargraph meter for each channel 0,25dB to 20dBHandsome parameter control via customized scale rangesInternal components are of the ultimate quality, modified where necessaryA Toroid transformer ensures no PSU noiseThe '1979' VCA is made of individual components, no Integrated CircuitsEncased in a ceramic material for thermal stabilityDiscrete VCA adds vintage character to the soundThe harder it compresses the more it coloursThis VCA delivers Real Analogue punchA Cinemag transformer and a state of the art line-out driver complete the picture by providing perfectly balanced In and Outs
Specifications
True Stereo SC /Mono summed SC/ Dual Mono switchableCinemag Balanced In. That 1646 outDynamic Range: 115 dbFrequency response: 10 Hz ... 70 kHz at -3dB gainreductionMax. Output Level: + 27 dBu / 600 Ohm balanced floatingSignal to Noise Ratio at + 6 dBu = 97 db (20..20 kHz, unweighted, RMS)Noise: - 91 dBu (20 Hz - 22 khz - unweighted, RMS) @ 0 db Unity GainCrosstalk between channels: > 100 db at any frequencyPower consumption: max 12 Watts
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