Warm Audio WA76-D
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Warm Audio
WA76-D
Product Info
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The Warm Audio WA76-D is a surprisingly accurate and well-built recreation of the classic 1176. It’s a fantastic option for engineers and producers seeking that iconic FET compression character without the premium price tag of a vintage unit. Great for drums, vocals, and anything needing a punchy, aggressive sound.
Product Description
- Warm Audio WA76-D
- FET Compressor
- Analogue
- discrete FET compressor
- Faithful reproduction of the ‘Rev D’ FET compressor with additional features
- Premium O-12 input and 5002 output transformers from CineMag USA
- VU metre options: Gain Reduction
- +8 dB or +4 dB
- Class-A line-level output amplifier
- Input impedance switchable between 600 Ohm and 10 kOhm
- Dry/wet control for parallel compression
- Variable sidechain high-pass filter: 30 - 300 Hz
- 12 dB/octave
- Active bypass for operation as a line amplifier and true bypass option for A/B comparisons
- Stereo link and external sidechain input
- Attack: 20 µS - 0.8 mS
- Release: 50 mS - 1.1 seconds
- "All-Buttons-In" setting for experimental and hard limiter tones
- Frequency response: ± 1 dB 20 Hz - 20.000 Hz
- Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR): 86 dB
- Total harmonic distortion (THD): -64 dB (at -8 dBu)
- Balanced XLR and TRS inputs and outputs
- Dimensions: 483 x 90 x 159 mm
- Weight: 3.7 kg
- • CineMag transformers deliver a genuine, thick, and punchy 1176 sound.
- • The active bypass is genuinely useful for clean gain and A/B comparisons.
- • Dry/wet control allows for seamless parallel compression experimentation.
- • The selectable input impedance accommodates various microphone and preamp types.
- • VU meter options are a cost-saving measure, not a premium feature.
- • Discrete Class-A output amplifier can introduce noise in quieter scenarios.
- • While versatile, it's fundamentally a 1176 recreation – limited flexibility.
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