SPL Venos Stereo Bus Compressor

Operating Principles of a Compressor

The basic operating principles of a compressor/limiter can be easily explained. The level of an audio signal is reduced according to the specified Attack time and Ratio whenever it exceeds a given threshold. This reduction ceases when the Release time elapses, while the compressed signal is amplified with the Make-Up Gain. Compressors basically differ from each other in the technology used. This technology – tubes, opto, FET, or VCA – is what gives a compressor its particular character. Some units sound soft and silky, some sound pounding, while some others make sound fatter, and there are those that make sound clearer, harder or more percussive. The trick resides in how the unit is technically designed, in the signature of the maker. Different compressors with the exact same settings might work and sound completely different. They provide different sounds for different applications and music styles.

Venos Stereo Bus Compressor

Adding size, depth and impact to a stereo signal has never been easier. The Venos stereo bus compressor is based on the same design as many legendary vintage tube compressors. Venos expands this impressive sonic signature with two revolutionary hyper-compression modes, opening up new dimensions of sound. With SPL 120V technology this sound is crowned to king of dynamics.