The AudioScape Buss Compressor is a faithful, sonically authentic recreation of the legendary British console centre-section Quad Compressor. Built around a custom-designed PCB with a true QUAD VCA design, it captures every nuance and timbre of the original. Its exclusive stereo sidechain replicates the functionality of the classic desks, delivering a more open, natural, and euphonic sound, even under heavy compression, while avoiding the stereo image shrinkage often seen in lesser units.
Updated with original Sifam knobs and power switch, it now features a 160Hz high-pass filter in the sidechain, allowing low-end material like kick drums and basslines to pass untouched, preserving their punch and clarity. This ensures the compressor adds the legendary glue, cohesion, and stereo width the original is known for, without compromising on tone or character.
Handcrafted one at a time in the USA, the AudioScape Buss Compressor embodies true boutique quality, free from unnecessary mods that could detract from its iconic performance. It comes with an inherently integrated “Turbo Mod,” eliminating the need for external sidechain boards and preserving the purity of its sound and reliability. A premium recreation for those who demand the best in dynamic control.
AudioScape Buss Compressor Features
- Handcrafted in the USA
- Stylish 1U 19″ Rackmount USA Made Case & Front Panel
- Custom-Designed PCB (using original Center Section Scheme) with proper Attack/Release Values and EXCEPTIONAL Noise Specs
- THAT Corporation VCA’s
- True-Stereo VCA Controlled Compression (Custom Turbo Mod) – Not Summed Mono Like Other Designs
- IN/OUT Compression Switch
- 160hz Internal Sidechain High-Pass Filter Switch (Exclusive Design)
- Continuously Variable Threshold Control
- Stepped Attack / Release / Ratio Switches
- Continuously Variable +/- 20dB Make-Up Gain Control
- Highest Quality, USA-Sourced Components Used Throughout (chosen to achieve the most Sonically Authentic Recreation)
- Alpha Potentiometers and Rotary Switches
- Backlit, Original-Styled Analog dB Gain Reduction Meter
- Period-Correct Replica Knobs
- Electronically Balanced +4dBu Circuitry
- Neutrik XLR Input and Output connectors
- Antek Power Transformer
- Internal 120V/240V Power Supply
