The AMS Neve 33609/N utilizes a Class-A design for distortion-free performance with enhanced punch and clarity. At restrained settings, the 33609/N is relatively transparent, providing the all-important glue to a stereo buss while preserving transients and dynamic relationships. Even at extreme settings, the 33609/N remains musical with a signature warmth that has made it a “desert island” compressor for many pro audio luminaries. While the 33609/N offers several advances over previous iterations, it hearkens back to the original “metal knob” 33609, with its diode-bridge topology and discrete output stage, which is brimming with a warm, inviting analog attitude.
Specifications:
- Meticulously designed according to exacting 1970s specifications
- Discrete Class-A design provides low-distortion performance and unmatched fidelity
- Made with handwired Neve transformers in Burnley, England
- Independently selectable limiter and compressor
- Limiter and compressor sections can be used independently or in series
- Brickwall-style limiter with variable recovery times (stepped at 50ms, 100ms, 200ms, 800ms) and 2 AUTO modes
- Versatile compressor with 5 ratio settings (1.5:1. 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, and 6:1) and 6 recovery settings (100ms, 400ms, 800ms, 1.5s, and 2 AUTO modes)
- Fast and slow attack options
- Pre-limiter gain makeup control
- Use in stereo or dual-mono during tracking and mixdown
- Moving coil meters for monitoring input, output, and gain-reduction levels