Drawmer 1968 MkII - 2-Channel JFET Tube Compressor

Drawmer has a long history with valves (tubes), from Mr. Drawmer's first product, an all valve keyboard. Being one of the first to combine active tube stages with low noise solid state electronics gave Drawmer the perfect combination of reliability, low noise, and "more musical" sound quality. Drawmer continues their collaboration with Mercenary Audio with the introduction of the 1968 Mercenary Edition Stereo FET Valve Compressor.

• 2-channel compressor with variable output stages and itchable high pass filters
• Super-fast compression with variable threshold, attack and release
• Expanded metering capabilities for 2-bus use
• Quality Drawmer construction at a studio-friendly price

A fast, flexible compressor
The 1968 is a 1U FET 2-bus compressor with variable tube output stages and several unique features that make it ideal for critical compression. The Drawmer 1968 is only 2 buss compressor that offers speed for tracking and tone across the 2 busses. Using itchable HP filters in the detector stage Drawmer calls "BIG" and user variable tube stages across the outputs, the 1968 remains well behaved even during periods of heavy bass or high compression. The result is solid, predictable compression where others fail, even under a wide variety of circumstances.

FET circuits for super-fast capability
The 1968 features 2 FET super fast compressors with variable threshold, attack and release. There is a variable output gain control which directly controls the tube output stages and can produce overdrive effects. A itchable BIG control on each channel enables bass heavy inputs and compressed output that doesn't pump. Both dual mono for tracking and true stereo link operation for 2 bus work are provided, as is side chain access and side chain listen capability.

VU meters plus LED warning indicators
The metering on the has also been expanded to meet the demands of modern tracking and 2 buss requirements. The VU meter can display either gain reduction or output levels while a sophisticated LED warning system has been implemented to warn the user as they approach the maximum operating level. 1968

A quality product from Drawmer
Housed in a stainless steel enclosure, everything about the Drawmer 1968 has the legendary Drawmer quality. Selling at this price, it is the most aggressively priced FET compressor on the market today! You can search but you may never find a better compressor at this price!

Drawmer 1968 FET Valve Compressor Features:

• Balanced +4dB XLR inputs and outputs.
• Bandwidth <10Hz to 22KHz -1dB
• Sidechain input (1/4" TRS)
• Maximum input level +20dBu
• Maximum output level +22dB (balanced)
• VU metering of gain reduction and output levels
• VU/LED red warning glow to signify "approaching clipping"
• itchable +10dB mode on VU
• Output Impedance 50 Ohms
• Distortion at 1kHz: Line Input with BYPASS selected,< 0.1%; Line Input with NORMAL selected,< 0.35%
• Release Times: 100 ms, 500ms, 1 sec, 200ms to 2 sec semi-automatic/signal dependant, 500ms to 5 sec semi-automatic/signal dependant, automatic 1 sec to 10 sec signal dependant

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