Golden Age Project COMP-3A 1 Channel Vintage Style Compressor and Leveler

Styled after the industry standard UREI LA-3A, The Golden Age Project COMP-3A is a one-channel compressor and audio leveler which seeks to update the classic design with, among other things, a high-pass side-chain knob. It utilizes an electro-luminescent panel and a photoelectric cell to control overall levels. The resulting compression carries the characteristics of continuously-variable, program-dependent operation: a noticeable and colorful effect, rather than a transparent curtailing of the dynamic range.

The COMP-3A uses independent resistors, capacitors, and transistors to achieve this desired effect, and features separate transformer-balanced input and output stages which can handle almost any load, be it balanced or unbalanced. Additionally, should you choose to purchase two units (quite often cheaper than buying one of a similar style), you can daisy-chain them together via a link jack and switch to achieve stereo compression.