Rupert Neve Designs 5046 OptoFet compressor – compressor
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The OptoFET is a high-quality analog dual-stage compressor and waveshaper that brings together two classic dynamic principles in one 1U rack unit: a completely newly designed FET compressor and an optimized optical compressor. By cleverly combining these two circuits, the OptoFET offers an exceptionally wide range of dynamic and tonal control, suitable for tracking, mixing, mastering, sound design, and live applications. In Dual Stage mode, the FET and OPTO compressors work in series, allowing a commonly used studio technique to be applied easily and reproducibly for maximum control over critical signals such as vocals, drums, and buses.
In addition to serial compression, the OptoFET can also be used as a Dual Band compressor. In this mode, the low and high frequency ranges are split via a variable crossover, after which each compressor processes its own frequency band independently. This opens up new creative possibilities for tone shaping and dynamics, for example, by keeping the low-end controlled and tight while the mids and highs gain extra definition, attack, or character. The crossover frequency is continuously adjustable, allowing the OptoFET to be precisely tuned to the source material.
Both compressors feature fully variable attack, release, threshold, make-up gain, and parallel blend, complemented by side-chain high-pass filters. Unique harmonic modes enhance the character: GRIT transforms the FET compressor into an expressive waveshaper with additional overtone structure, while BLOOM in the optical compressor provides richer low-order harmonics and a audibly fuller low-end. Thanks to global input and output trims and multiple gain stages, the OptoFET can be used transparently or expressively, without unwanted clipping of the transformer-balanced output. For stereo applications, two units can be linked in dual mono, with fully detented controls for precise recall.
Features
- Analog dual-stage / dual-band compressor and waveshaper
- 1U 19” rack unit, mono, linkable for dual mono
- Combination of newly designed FET compressor and optimized optical compressor
- Dual Stage mode with serial compression and reversible order
- Dual Band mode with variable crossover from 50 Hz to 500 Hz
- Fully variable attack, release, threshold, and make-up gain (up to +20 dB) per compressor
- Parallel blend control per compressor and side-chain high-pass filter at 125 Hz
- FET compressor: attack 100 µs – 50 ms, release 50 ms – 1.5 s, ratio 4:1 or 8:1, GRIT harmonic mode
- OPTO compressor: attack 5 ms – 50 ms, release 50 ms – 1.5 s, ratio 2:1 or 5:1, BLOOM harmonic mode
- Global input and output trim of ±12 dB and hard-wire bypass
- Transformer-balanced XLR inputs and outputs
- 31-position detented potentiometers for precise recall
- Maximum input and output levels: +24 dBu
- Frequency response: 6 Hz – 70 kHz (±0.1 dB)
- THD+N: 0.002% at 0 dBu
- Dimensions: 48.3 × 21 × 4.5 cm
- Weight: 3.6 kg
| Merk | Rupert Neve Designs |
|---|---|
| Barcode (EAN) | 601570371936 |
