How good is CL1B?
CL1B Compressor This unit is great for vocals and bass GTR. I do mostly hip hop recordings so this compressor gets a workout mostly on vocals. My usual setting for this unit is set to fixed with about 10 db of gain and -15 on the threshold with about 6:1 on the ratio. It sounds smooth and silky like butter.
What kind of compressor is the CL1B?
all-tube optical mono compressor
CL1B: The Industry Standard Vocal Compressor! The TUBE-TECH CL 1B is an all-tube optical mono compressor. It delivers a very musical and smooth compression, preserving the clarity of the source even at extreme settings, and this is where CL 1B really stands out compared to other compressors.
What are tube compressors?
Tube compressors achieve compression by re-biasing the tube to control the gain reduction. This characteristically imparts a warm smoothness and slight harmonic distortion to the sound.
Who uses Tube Tech cl1b?
Kanye West
The dynamics processor that has been used for Kanye’s vocals throughout the recording as well as for all his live performances is the Tube-Tech CL-1B.
What is an optical compressor?
An optical compressor is an analog compressor that uses a light element and optical cell to alter the dynamics of an audio signal. As the amplitude of the audio signal increases, the light element emits more light and causes the optical cell to attenuate the amplitude of the output signal.
What are tube compressors good for?
Tube compressors use tubes to apply gain reduction! These types of compressors tend to have a slower response to transients relative to other types of compressors, making them a good choice for instrument or mix buses.
What is the fastest audio compressor?
FET or “Field Effect Transistor” is the beast of all compressor designs. It is aggressive and has a unique coloured tone that many professional mix engineers love. It has the fastest attack and release reaction time of all four designs.
What is a PWM compressor?
A PWM compressor is a type of compressor that utilizes pulse width modulation to effectively alters the amplitude of the input signal, thereby compressing it. Altering the parameters will alter the PWM system to control the amount of compression.
What is the Tube Tech CL 1B?
A studio staple across a variety of genres, the Tube Tech CL 1B takes the classic warm opto compression recipe and modernizes it with selectable Fixed, Manual, or Fix/Man attack and release settings, making it useful on myriad sources.
What is the Tube-Tech Classic channel?
The Tube-Tech Classic Channel (the heart of the Complete Collection) combines the CL 1B optical compressor with the PE 1C and the ME 1B, two complementary tube-driven passive equalizers.
What makes Tube-Tech MkII so special?
The Tube-Tech MkII collections all use our very latest high-resolution graphics standards to match up to their extraordinary sound quality. Even on the biggest, most impressive screens, these units look sharp, clean, and real, so you’re always in the moment. What is the Classic Channel?
What is the Best Tube-Tech device?
With thousands of units sold, the CL 1B is by far the most successful TUBE-TECH device to date, and its distinctive sound can be heard on countless legendary recordings.