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Chapter 9: BF76 47
Chapter 9: BF76
The BF76 is a vintage-style compressor plug-in
that is available in TDM, RTAS, and AudioSuite
formats.
Modeled after the solid-state (transistor) 1176
studio compressor, the Bomb Factory BF76 pre-
serves every sonic subtlety of this classic piece
of studio gear.
How the Bomb Factory BF76 Works
The 1176 Compressor, originally introduced in
the late 1970s, uses a FET (field-effect transis-
tor). The 1176 also uses solid state amplifica-
tion. The 1176 still provides an extremely high
quality audio signal path, but because of these
internal differences offers a much different
compression sound than other compressors.
Four selectable compression ratios are pro-
vided, along with controls allowing variable at-
tack and release times.
Various explanations overheard in the control
room include “its 100:1 compression ratio!” or
equally adept quantitative analysis like “it
makes it super squishy sounding.” Now you can
enjoy this sound—previously only available to
super-serious-pro-engineers working in expen-
sive pro recording studios—in the privacy of
your own cubicle.
BF76 Controls
BF76 provides the following controls:
Input The Input control sets the input signal
level to the compressor, which, in the 1176 de-
sign, determines both the threshold and amount
of peak reduction.
Output The Output control sets output level. Use
it to bring the signal back to unity after applying
gain reduction.
Attack and Release The Attack and Release con-
trols set the attack and release times of the com-
pressor. Full counterclockwise is slowest, and
full clockwise is fastest. Attack times vary be-
tween 0.4 milliseconds to 5.7 milliseconds. Re-
lease times vary between 0.06 and 1.1 seconds.
The Bomb Factory BF76
Deep inside the 1176