The Ivory 5050 came directly from user requests for a simple, yet great-sounding, valve front end and boasts the winning combination of a mic/line/instrument preamp and mono compressor, making it a very cost-effective way of processing your audio sources. The Ivory 5050 now features extras including a 30dB pad, hard/soft knee compression modes, a fully balanced line output, and an optional digital output.
The 5050 compressor features two valve stages, one in the preamp circuit, and one in the gain control element of the compressor. These Sovtek valve stages are run from a stabilized 150V DC power supply. So whether it's your best microphone, your vintage Strat, or your latest sample-don't trust it with anything less than the TL Audio 5050.
Features:
- Preamp stage provides variable Input Gain, +48V, 90Hz filter and 30dB pad
- Compressor section with control of Threshold, Ratio, Gain Make-Up and Bypass
- Attack time switchable between Fast (0.5mS) and Slow (20mS)
- Release time switchable between Fast (40mS) and Slow (2S)
- Automatic Hold facility reduces low-frequency compressor distortion
- New hard/soft knee compression modes
- Output fader permits complete attenuation through to +15dB of extra output gain
- Two 8 segment LED meters provide indication of output level & gain reduction
- Front panel instrument DI input
- Balanced XLR mic input
- New balanced line input/output on jack connectors
- New optional 24 bit digital output
