Golden Age Project COMP 554 MKII
Key Features
- 500-series diode bridge compressor
- Smooth, vintage character with a unique style, inspired by vintage 2254 units
- Discrete circuitry design provides enhanced personality
- Stepped controls for easy recall
Golden Age Project COMP 554 MKII Overview
The Golden Age Project COMP 554 MKII is the revised 500-series version of their popular COMP 54 unit. Upgrading knobs and switches for an improved tactile experience, as well as adding some additional functionality, Golden Age Project have ensured that COMP-554 MKII provides an improved user experience while adding its unique diode bridge sound to your 500-series rack. Featuring stepped controls for easy recalling of compression settings, except for continuous gain control for smoother balancing, the COMP 554 MKII has exceptional attention to detail in its design, even down to its control systems.
Providing a musical and highly versatile sound that feels very much its own, diode bridge compression adds a unique tool to your sonic palette, and the COMP 554 MKII delivers this at an accessible price without compromise. Featuring three different sidechain options, as well as switchable sidechain frequencies for adjusting control over low-end and air EQ to add sparkling treble, the COMP 554 gives you flexible processing for any mono source.
Product Ref: 218434
Full Description
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- Warm and musical diode bridge compression from this compact 500-series module
- Vintage design based around discrete components and circuitry for more characterful sound
- Transformer balanced input and output for added warmth
- Compatible with optional upgrade to Carnhill transformers
- Full control over attack, recovery, ratio, and threshold for highly customisable and flexible compression
- Stepped controls provide easy recall options
- Continuously variable make-up gain controls allow for adjusting levels to best fit your mix
- Three selectable sidechain frequencies and routing options for control over low-end frequencies
- Balanced external sidechain input and output adds clean, noiseless signal control
- Separate switches for hardwired bypass and compression output for easy comparisons to dry signal
- Two insert connectors for interfacing with other outboard units
- Switchable output or gain reduction metering with two reference levels (+4 dBu or +12 dBu)
- Stereo linking option for connecting two units together for stereo sources such as drums or mix buses
- Three position air EQ shelf at 30 kHz for adding high-end detail
- Output termination switch for achieving different tones
- Soft start circuit gradually increases power supply to prevent overloading when switching on
Specifications
- Product Code: COMP-554MKII
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