1176 compressor11/24/2023 ![]() ![]() The All-Button mode, also known as the “British Mode”, is when you push in ALL of the ratio buttons simultaneously on your 1176 (4:1, 8:1, 12:1, 20:1). At higher ratio/thresholds, the knee is also harder, which is obviously useful for controlling peaks while lower ratio/thresholds have a softer knee for subtler gain reduction. The 1176 is a feedback style compressor and although it does have a fixed threshold, the threshold changes depending on the ratio. The 1176 doesn’t have one but instead uses the input level to define the amount of voltage going into the compressor. Most compressors have a threshold, the voltage level where the gain reduction starts. However, unlike many other devices, the 1176LN attack and release times get faster, not slower, as their corresponding knobs are turned up (clockwise). Attack time can be set to between 20 microseconds and 800 microseconds, while release time can be set to between 50 milliseconds and 1100 milliseconds (1.1 seconds). In the 1176LN, both the attack and release times are user-selectable. The main key to the sonic imprint of any limiter or compressor lies in its attack and release times these are the parameters which most affect how “tight” or how “open” the sound will be after gain reduction. The 1176 is extremely versatile since it can be used as a compressor or limiter, and is definitely unique in a few ways. The greater voltage that is applied to the gate, the more gain reduction the signal will receive. The signal used for gain control is sensed after the gain reduction (feedback style compression) and it is fed to the gate of the FET. The signal attenuation helps not to overdrive the FET in the gain reduction stage.Ĭompression is achieved by a Field Effect Transistor (FET), used as a variable resistor. The input section has a potentiometer to control the amount of attenuation, followed by the transformer. And maybe nice to know: The output transformer is a custom Bill Putnam Sr. The design features 3 stages: transformer input stage, gain reduction and a Class A (1108 style) output stage. But for now, we’ll focus on the current 1176 reissue. We will go through all different revisions of the 1176 below and we’ll talk more about different components used throughout the years. A major breakthrough in limiter technology. redesigned his successful 175 & 176 using FET’s, and so the 1176 was born. While designing his own consoles and equipment in the 1950s, he decided to found his own design and manufacturing company, Universal Audio.įrom building pre-amps and compressors inside recording consoles, he decided to create an outboard tube-based compressor, the 175 & 176. He was the first engineer to use artificial reverberation using echo chambers for commercial recordings. At the bottom of this page, you’ll find a cool interactive unit that you can play around with while listening to music.īill Putnam Sr., a well known producer and engineer, started recording in the early 1930s. It’s time for our second article! And for this one we decided to have an in-depth look into one of the most iconic compressors/limiters used in music production, the 1176. ![]()
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