The AudioScape 76A is a no-compromise recreation of the iconic UREI 1176 “Blueface” Revision FET compressor circuit, known for its aggressive, thick, and harmonically rich sound. This unit captures the analogue legend’s distinct character, offering rich harmonic overtones and a touch of pleasant grit when pushed.
A key element of the original’s sound was the iron-core input transformer, which the AudioScape 76A faithfully replicates with a Cinemag CO-12 transformer – the most authentic reproduction available today. Coupled with vintage NOS 1970s FETs, the AudioScape 76A delivers the blazing-fast attack and release times that define the original, ensuring its compression action and sonic behaviour remain true to the vintage units.
The AudioScape 76A excels at adding upper-mid lift and beautifully complex, programme-dependent compression to lead vocals, bass, drum rooms, and more. It includes the infamous “ALL BUTTONS IN” ratio mode, allowing for a wide range of creative compression effects. Designed for sonic accuracy, the AudioScape 76A maintains excellent low-end retention, even under heavy compression, without ever falling apart.
Built with premium components, the AudioScape 76A combines carbon composition resistors in the audio path for vintage coloration with precision metal film resistors in the sidechain for flawless operation. It features a Triad power transformer and a custom-wound Cinemag output transformer, ensuring both reliability and a beautifully vintage vibe. The 76A is fast, authentic, and unmistakably analogue.
Features
- Handcrafted in the USA
- Stylish 2U 19″ Rackmount
- Cinemag CO-12 Input Transformer (the BEST and most accurate recreation of the original UTC Iron from yore!)
- Custom-Wound Cinemag Output Transformer
- NOS 1970’s FETs (found in the original units) utilized in Crucial Areas of the Compressor/Amplifier Sections
- Period-Correct Attack & Release Time Constants (aka FAST, FAST, FAST!)
- Cornell Dubilier Polypropylene Capacitors
- Mallory Capacitors
- NOS Allen Bradley Carbon Comp Resistors
- Fully Variable Input/Output and Attack/Release
- Attack On/Off Switch (Bypasses Compression; Use the 76A as a Line Amp for it’s Exhilarating Saturation and Harmonics!)
- Original Style Push-Button Ratio Control (4:1/8:1/12:1/20:1/”ABI” and any Combination therein!)
- +55dB Total Output Gain
- Electronically Balanced +4dBu circuitry
- Alpha Potentiometers
- Custom Vintage-Styled dB Gain-Reduction Meter
- Original-Style Pilot Light
- Highest-Quality Recreation Knobs
- Real Metal Neutrik XLR Input and Output Connectors
- Triad International Series Toroidal Power Transformer
- Internal 120V/240V Power Supply
