Warm Audio WA-1B Optical Compressor

Warm Audio WA-1B Optical Compressor
1-channel Tube Optical Compressor
Tube-opto-fueled, Lydkraft-style Compression
The Warm Audio WA-1B delivers the smooth, tube-opto sound of one of the most coveted hardware compressors ever built. This meticulous re-creation boasts an identical control set to the original unit, enabling you to dial in effective dynamics control with ear-grabbing results. The original hardware’s velvety-smooth sound and forgiving behavior have made it an industry standard for hip-hop vocals, and the WA-1B follows suit – it’s tailor-made for highly dynamic sources, infusing them with a tube-driven analog warmth that’s impossible to ignore. It’s not just for vocals, either; the WA-1B works its sonic magic on guitars, bass, keyboards, and every other signal it touches. Are you craving world-class, Lydkraft-style compression? You’ll be fully satisfied with the Warm Audio WA-1B.

Warm Audio WA-1B Optical Compressor Features:
Delivers the smooth, tube-opto sound and forgiving behavior of the industry-renowned Lydkraft-style compressor
Boasts an identical control set to the original hardware unit
Threshold and Ratio controls dial in everything from soft, musical dynamic control to hard-smashing compression
Attack and Release controls are switchable between Fixed and Manual modes
Fixed/Manual dueling time-constant mode provides a hyper-musical release-time curve
Analog meter with Input, Compression, and Output modes
Bypass switch takes the compression circuitry completely out of your signal
Handwired, true-to-spec, 270V, discrete analog signal path
Through-hole components and custom-core Lundahl transformers yield full-on Lydkraft-style tone
Employs select tubes from JJ and Tung-Sol and a high-precision optical element
Hand-tested and inspected by Warm Audio’s world-class technicians in Austin, TX

What’s in the box
1 X wa1b
1x plug
1 x guide