Vintage Audio M76 Discrete Fet Limiting Amplifier
Vintage Audio M76 Discrete Fet Limiting Amplifier Compressor Congratulations on your purchase of your new Vintage Audio M76 Discrete Fet Limiting Amplifier. The M76 is based on the beloved 1176 Compressor and Rivals even the finest designs. These wonderful sounding compressors offer an all discrete design coupled with Cinemag input and output transformers. The custom input transformer is modeled after the original Ouncer transformer and has great bandwidth and color making it excellent at track stacking.
Caution! As with all professional equipment, please be sure to read all necessary literature prior to hooking devices up and powering them on. All units are set for voltage based on the original sale destination. Please consult the tag below the AC inlet if you purchased a unit “used” or second hand to make sure it is set for the right voltage before applying AC voltage. About Vintage Audio Vintage Audio is a small group of folks who love electronics and music. All are musicians and Geeks at heart.
So about your new compressor The Vintage Audio M76 is a single channel Fet limiting amplifier that is based on one of the most beloved audio pieces of all time. The M76 has all of the features offered by the original including: Selectable Ratio, Variable Attack and Release, Stereo linking and Aggro mode which models the All Buttons in Mode. This feature provides great character and an aggressive compression. The Aggro Ratio position is nice for effects, squashing room mics or other sources.
Front Panel Controls Overview Input Control: Here the user is able to adjust the amount of input level sent into the M76’s internal circuitry. The input level attenuator determines how much of the signal is over the threshold and therefore compressed. Output Control: The output control allows the user adjust the amount of level that is being sent to the output section and output transformer. This is post compression and only affects the output level of the M76.
Just like on the original 1176 the link merely sums the Sidechain Detection. All controls are still need to be independently set for stereo operation. Ratio Select: The Ratio control allows the user to select from: 4:1, 8:1, 10:1, 20:1 and Aggro (All Buttons In) compression ratios. Meter Select: Here the user can select to see Gain Reduction (GR), Output, or Bypass the compression circuit on the VU Meter. VU Meter: Here we find our Reference in terms of what is happening inside the M76.
Stereo Linking the M76 The M76 comes built with its Internal Stereo Link Loop set to Master. If you bought two units at the same time New from Revive Audio, your units will already be set up and ready for stereo use. Simply connect the ¼ TRS cable (provided when a stereo pair is purchased) between the units Sidechain inputs and set both units to Link (Red Led should illuminate).
Specifications Input Impendance: 600 Ohm floating, transformer coupled. Output Impedance: 600 Ohm Floating transformer coupled Frequency Response: 20-20Khz+/- 1db Gain: 45 db of total gain at full input no limiting Distortion: >.5% T.H.D at +22 dbm Signal to Noise Ratio: >82db at Limiting threshold Attack Times: Variable times of: 20uSec - 800uSec. Release Times: Variable times of 50 mili Sec - 1.1 Sec’s. Fuse: 250V Slow Blow 5x20mm, 315ma (120vac), 175ma (240vac). Dimensions: 19x3.
Vintage Audio All Vintage Audio products come with a full One Year warranty against defect and are built to the highest standard. For more info on this or other Vintage Audio products or to request service please see us at ReviveAudio.com Again, Thanks for your purchase! We are confident that you will enjoy your new Vintage Audio unit for years to come.
