Rupert Neve Designs 543
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Rupert Neve Designs
543
Product Info
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The 543 is a serious compressor, no doubt about it. It’s got that classic Rupert Neve glue, but with a surprising amount of flexibility thanks to those stepless controls. This is a great choice for engineers and producers looking for surgical compression and that vintage vibe on drums, vocals, or anything needing a polished, powerful sound.
Product Description
- Rupert Neve Designs Portico 543
- Compressor (500 Series)
- Preamplification: stepless from 6 dB to +20 dB
- Threshold range: stepless from 36 dB to + 22 dB
- Ratio range: stepless from 1.1: 1 to limit (40: 1)
- Attack range: stepless from 20 mS to 75 ms
- Release range: infinitely variable from 100 ms to 2.5 seconds
- FF / FB: Feed-Forward or Feed-Back VCA control
- Maximum output level: balanced and floating transformer output
- Max. Output from 20 Hz to 40 kHz is +23 dBu
- Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise: @ 1 kHz
- +20 dBu output level
- No load
- Main Output
- compressor bypassed: better than 0.0006%
- Main Output
- compressor activated: better than 0.02%
- Noise: measured at the main output
- Unweighted
- 22 Hz-22 kHz
- Terminated 40 Ohms
- Frequency range: Main output
- Unity Gain @ 18 Hz
- +/- 3 dB. @ 150 kHz 3 dB
- Crosstalk measured channel to channel: 90 dB @ 15 kHz
- Monitor INPUT LEVEL and GAIN REDUCTION
- Construction: API Series 500 rack format
- • Exceptional transient control with the stepless attack/release
- • Transformer-based output delivers Rupert Neve's signature warmth
- • Remarkably low distortion, even with compression engaged
- • Flexible FF/FB mode offers diverse tonal shaping options
- • Price point places it firmly in the premium-priced category
- • Limited to a single channel, demanding multiple units for stereo
- • Steep learning curve mastering the vast parameter ranges
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