Chameleon Labs 7721 Stereo VCA Compressor

Chameleon Labs 7721 Stereo VCA Compressor

Add power to your tracks with the Chameleon Labs 7721 VCA Compressor.

The Chameleon team re-evaluated the design details involved with creating a compressor for the modern studio. The result was the use of voltage control amplifier (VCA) technology for detection and voltage control in a circuit design that provides low noise and transparency.

Available settings:

• Soft Knee / Hard Knee - you can change from a softer arriving effect to a faster, limiting effect
• Peak / RMS detection schemes - Peak engages the compressor by monitoring instantaneous voltage signals. RMS engages by comparing the average energy in the signal to the threshold setting
• High Pass Filter – Allows low frequencies to be filtered out to avoid pumping effects.
• Classic Controls – Threshold, Attack, Release, Ratio
• Blend – allows mixing of the original uncompressed signal with the compressed signal

Chameleon Labs 7721 Features:

• IC based input section for low noise
• VCA-based signal detection
• Side chain input allows a separate source to be used as the compression trigger
• VU meter for input/output level and gain reduction monitoring
• IC based, ultra-low noise output stage
• Selectable high pass filter
• Threshold, Attack, Release, and Ratio controls
• Selectable detection type, Peak or RMS
• Blend control allows mixing of compressed signal with the original signal
• Selectable compression types, Soft or Hard Knee
• Super low noise internal power supply
• 1 RU steel enclosure with aluminum front panel, laser etched graphics, and milled aluminum knobs